Richard Torres and I were best friends in High School. I lived in his home during my senior year in high School. The Torres family took me in. We have stayed in touch now for close to 60 years. Richard went into the hospital for a knee replacement during the […]
Yearly Archives: 2018
21 posts
The US Marine Corps The US Marine Corp’s birthday is November 10, 1775. Sabatino’s Restaurant on Balboa Island hosts a buffet for Marines who have served our country. The Sabatino family has felt the loss of several sons serving in the Marines. This luncheon is to honor them and […]
I was watching a rerun of The Big Bang Theory. In this scene Sheldon, Raj and Howard are sitting around the living room. Leonard walks through with his head hung low, kind of shuffling and appearing very sad. Raj says, “What’s the matter with Leonard” Sheldon says, “Oh, he just […]
Innate Intelligence The early Chiropractors professed this strong belief in what they called “Innate Intelligence”. This is the beneficial power that has us heal, grow, reproduce and express ourselves to the fullest. The early Chiropractors held that this power is inborn in all of us. Our task is to remove […]
My personal interesting question: Where did those defining internal conversations that we have come from? The internal stories or voices that we call thoughts, or “just the way we are”. These thoughts that have some of us think we must be homeless or criminals or lazy. Or those thoughts that […]
“Nice is what people resort to when everything else has failed”, Vida Winter, a principal character in The Thirteenth Tale novel. Sometimes “nice” is a manipulative ploy to mask some hidden agenda. Sometimes the agenda is simply to get some validating attention. Sometimes authentic “nice” is out of respect and […]
I can’t dance. I’ve never been able to dance. Well, sometimes I thought I could and would try to dance when I was using alcohol or some other substance. I have taken dance lessons with my daughter and others. I am stiff. I can’t dance. That’s just who I am. […]
Three 17 year old young men and 1 old guy(me) driving California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado Wyoming and home. All in 5 days. Danny said one day that he wanted to see the Rocky Mountains. I, (the old guy driving) also had a reason to visit an old friend in […]
Guest Blogger Steve McCord with a Touching, Swiss Alps Vacation Story The Fall Poem It’s all fun and games, Until launch time Breezing down the Swiss Alps, Admiring snow-capped Jungfrau Suddenly loose rocks upset my front tire The body becomes airborne, an accelerating projectile At point of impact All my […]
“It’s in the water”, Todd yelled. We are at El Dorado golf course on a Wed morning about 8:30AM. The Sun is no longer in our eyes, the grass is still a bit wet, there are 4 of us playing, however Todd and I are partners. There is a faint […]