May 4, 2013 56 of 65 Happiness (They Say) Is a Warm Gun On my first or second day at the University of Colorado, before classes began, I met a girl named Teddy. I met quite a few people during that orientation week, but Teddy was memorable because she had long hair flowing down almostContinue reading “DAY 56 – HAPPINESS (THEY SAY) IS A WARM GUN”
Category Archives: 65 Years in 65 Days
DAY 55 – SPACE MUSIC
May 3, 2013 55 of 65 Space Music The summer of 1969. I was 21 and it seemed a good time for rock and roll. Everyone remembers the Woodstock Nation as summer wound down in August. Heck, I remember it and I was over a thousand miles away. The first major concert event that yearContinue reading “DAY 55 – SPACE MUSIC”
DAY 54 – HEALING-PART 4
May 2, 2013 54 of 65 Healing – Part 4 My Dad was 91 years old and my Mother 84 when they decided to make the trip. My cousin’s daughter – my Mother’s grandniece – was to be married in Dallas. My parents were in Arvada, Colorado. Recognizing their mortality, they wanted to go toContinue reading “DAY 54 – HEALING-PART 4”
DAY 53 – A HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AS IT IS MEANT TO BE
May 1, 2013 53 of 65 A Happy Birthday, As It Is Meant To Be There are people who were absolutely meant to be born into this world. Our son Michael is certainly one of them. He came into the world on October 12, 1983. My wife Cathy had suffered a miscarriage in the summerContinue reading “DAY 53 – A HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AS IT IS MEANT TO BE”
DAY 52 – WHEN THE TEACHER IS READY
April 30, 2013 52 of 65 When the Teacher Is Ready Between 2000 and 2004, I had a business called Gilpin Title – a title company primarily serving the mountain areas of Boulder, Gilpin, Clear Creek and Jefferson Counties in Colorado. Most of the larger Denver title companies are reluctant to work in those areasContinue reading “DAY 52 – WHEN THE TEACHER IS READY”
DAY 51 – PARTNERSHIP IN BUSINESS
April 29, 2013 51 of 65 Partnership in Business This is a difficult essay for me to write. Though I never seem to have much luck in my choice of business partners, I would like to be fair and objective in discussing them. I was president of Clear Creek-Gilpin Abstract & Title Corp. for moreContinue reading “DAY 51 – PARTNERSHIP IN BUSINESS”
DAY 50 – GREG LOUGANIS AND ME
April 28, 2013 50 of 65 Greg Louganis and Me Greg Louganis has long been recognized as America’s greatest diver. He won gold medals in both platform and spring board in the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games. Until his retirement from competition, much of his life was spent in or above the water. More recently,Continue reading “DAY 50 – GREG LOUGANIS AND ME”
DAY 49 – THE WAY OF A PILGRIM
April 27, 2013 49 of 65 The Way of a Pilgrim Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. I had heard the Jesus Prayer from time to time. I appreciated its simplicity without knowing its tradition. Finally, whenContinue reading “DAY 49 – THE WAY OF A PILGRIM”
DAY 48 – CH…CH…CH…CHANGES
April 26, 2013 48 of 65 Ch…Ch…Ch…Changes A short time before I graduated from high school, my parents embarked on a new career. They opened a sporting goods store called Sportline in the Arvada Plaza Shopping Center. It was a brave thing for them to do. They had no experience in that business and openingContinue reading “DAY 48 – CH…CH…CH…CHANGES”
DAY 47 – YOU ARE GETTING VERY SLEEPY . . . (JUST A SUGGESTION)
April 25, 2013 47 of 65 You Are Getting Very Sleepy . . . (Just a Suggestion) I was quite young when I was born, and spent the first months of life as a baby. It seems that nothing much happened in those earliest days – at least nothing memorable – because I remember nothing.Continue reading “DAY 47 – YOU ARE GETTING VERY SLEEPY . . . (JUST A SUGGESTION)”
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