Friday morning on January 23rd started out like any other ordinary day for most of the people of Denver, Colorado. Except for one heavenly angel. The morning started out partly cloudy with temperatures in the single digits and some light snow falling. It was just around 10 A.M. when a middle-aged woman pulled into theContinueContinue reading “Buster… the drugstore kitty that found a loving home”
Category Archives: Life Experiences
Irving and Squiggy Lived On
As a shy middle-school kid, I had only a few close friends. I was considered a nerd, even if that word had not been coined yet. I was into science and mechanics, and I read ferociously. I loved reading about inventors and scientists and how they shaped the world as we know it. I wasn’tContinueContinue reading “Irving and Squiggy Lived On”
Size, and other Options!
Okay, I know some of you who are reading this blog entry will immediately go to the obvious connotation of what the title is all about. So, let’s get it out of the way. Yes, size does matter in a lot of important things in life, but sex aside, there are way more interesting thingsContinueContinue reading “Size, and other Options!”
The Moses Illusion
I have a gym buddy who is always “kidding” around during our workouts. He’ll often stop me in a mid-barbell raise and tell me a silly joke or deliver an amusing anecdote. Today’s ditty went like this… Why did the golfer bring two pairs of socks? In case he got a hole in one. WeContinueContinue reading “The Moses Illusion”
“WE GREW UP ON HOSE WATER”
If you had the privilege of growing up in the 1960’s or 1970’s, you were given some of the most incredible lifetime experiences any kid could imagine. It was a glorious time. You were free in ways you could never imagine today. You really didn’t know how good you had it back then. As IContinueContinue reading ““WE GREW UP ON HOSE WATER””
Christmas and Other Musings…
So here we are again. Another Christmas season. Time to get out the decorations and get festive. It’s also time to remember our past Christmases, and as I remember, some of them were better than others. So, here are some of the more amusing memories from my past and a few other unrelated musings forContinueContinue reading “Christmas and Other Musings…”
“Twas the Nightmare Before Xmas”
I peered through the darkness into the opening of the cavern, only to see those familiar green and red rectangular objects of terror I’ve seen many times before. No, this was not some abandoned cave hidden deep into the side of a mountain in a West Virginia coal mine. This was the cavern of ourContinueContinue reading ““Twas the Nightmare Before Xmas””
AN AMERICAN POET NAMED FROST
America fell in love with a poet. Not just any poet. This was Robert Frost. Frost told his life story through his poetry, but most of his story was of grief and despair. He grew up poor and anxious to find his niche in life. He tried teaching, farming, carpentry, and was a failure atContinueContinue reading “AN AMERICAN POET NAMED FROST”
STIMULATING MINDS IN ROOM 305
I peered through the window of the door marked ROOM 305. I was a bit nervous to begin with, so I hesitated for a moment. I counted six kids. At first glance, they all seemed to be in their early teens, and a mixture of pre-adolescent ethnicities. I took a deep breath and opened theContinueContinue reading “STIMULATING MINDS IN ROOM 305”
YOU WILL EAT YOUR TRIPE AND LIKE IT!
Growing up in a large, poor Italian family didn’t have too many perks. If you were lucky, you got new clothes once a year, when your birthday rolled around, or your godparents came into a few extra bucks from betting on the ponies. I can remember getting a new pair of blue dungarees from myContinueContinue reading “YOU WILL EAT YOUR TRIPE AND LIKE IT!”
