April 14, 2013 36 of 65 Call Me “Coach” Sports for children begin at such an early age! Our son Michael began playing organized baseball while still in kindergarten. We enrolled him in Jefferson County’s tee ball league – a form of the game in which the ball is placed on a stationary tee inContinue reading “DAY 36 – CALL ME “COACH””
Category Archives: 65 Years in 65 Days
DAY 35 – CONVERSATIONS
April 13, 2013 35 of 65 Conversations Browsing through book stores is one of life’s small pleasures. Denver’s Tattered Cover is one of the best. It began as a small shop in Cherry Creek some 40 years ago and now – even in the age of ebooks – maintains large stores in three locations withContinue reading “DAY 35 – CONVERSATIONS”
DAY 34 – IT’S 1..2..3..WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING FOR?
April 2, 2013 34 of 65 Its 1..2..3..What Are We Fighting For The defining event of our generation was the Vietnam War. Like World War II for the generation before us, World War I before that and the Civil War only a few years earlier, EVERYONE in the country had some friend or loved oneContinue reading “DAY 34 – IT’S 1..2..3..WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING FOR?”
DAY 33 – IT’S A SMALL WORLD
April 11, 2013 33 of 65 It’s a Small World It is a small world, and Santa Fe, New Mexico is someplace near its center. That is a good thing; we have always loved that part of the country. In 1979, Cathy and I spent a long weekend in Santa Fe to attend the Opera. Continue reading “DAY 33 – IT’S A SMALL WORLD”
DAY 32 – I’M GLAD I ASKED
April 10, 2013 32 of 65 I’m Glad I Asked One Request: In my senior year of high school, the English department changed the curriculum so that students would not simply take “Senior English”; but, to be “more like college,” we could choose a specific subject to study each quarter. The Creative Writing class taughtContinue reading “DAY 32 – I’M GLAD I ASKED”
DAY 31 – GHOSTS OF AUSCHWITZ
April 9, 2013 31 of 65 Ghosts of Auschwitz This is a travel story. Let me set the stage. Our son Michael was participating in a summer session of Semester at Sea, taking classes while sailing to exotic locales on a cruise ship for three months. An optional parents’ trip was scheduled to meet theContinue reading “DAY 31 – GHOSTS OF AUSCHWITZ”
DAY 30 – HEALING – PART 1
April 8, 2013 30 of 65 Healing – Part 1 Although healing may not be THE purpose of life, it is important. The word “healing” literally means to make whole. It applies in many different contexts – to take some condition or some thing that is broken or lacking and make it complete. Most commonly,Continue reading “DAY 30 – HEALING – PART 1”
DAY 29 – OF MY MANY SHORTCOMINGS . . .
April 7, 2013 29 of 65 Of My Many Shortcomings . . . Of my many shortcomings, one of the most glaring is my lack of skill in repairing mechanical devices or things around the house. It is not that I am afraid of hard work. In fact, I am on such good terms withContinue reading “DAY 29 – OF MY MANY SHORTCOMINGS . . .”
DAY 28 – SPAIN
April 6, 2013 28 of 65 Spain Every morning there’s a halo hangin’ From the corner of my girlfriend’s four post bed, I know it’s not mine but I’ll see if I can use it for The weekend or a one-night stand. –Sugar Ray, “Every Morning” (1999) It was the Spring of 1999 at theContinue reading “DAY 28 – SPAIN”
DAY 27 – THE PURPOSE OF LIFE
April 5, 2013 27 of 65 The Purpose of Life I don’t want to keep you in suspense. There is no reason to wait until Day 65; we can pause right now for a brief moment to discuss the purpose of life on the Earth. Understand that my intent is not to impose a particular belief,Continue reading “DAY 27 – THE PURPOSE OF LIFE”
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