“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 […]
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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 […]
It’s 2:00AM, early December 1967 in Chu Lai, South Viet Nam. I am awakened by an ear splitting explosion and a bright flash of light. The earth, my cot and our 10 person tent are shaking. Other Marines are yelling, “Incoming”. I jump out of the cot in my utilities […]
Trudging the Happy Road Damon Baggs his son, Riley Baggs, John E and I hiked over 18 miles at 10 to 12,000 ft of elevation in the Cottonwood Lakes area of the Sierra Nevada mountains. We went to pay tribute to Damon’s Mom, Riley’s Grandmom and my very good friend […]
My phone rings, demanding some attention, as phones do. “Hello, this is Dr. Dohn, what can I do for you?” “Okay, well, I wish I could help you over the phone but that never seems to work. As important as texting and social media […]
I miss my Mother so much. She was the epitome of acceptance and love. Even while she was a single mother of two with no child support in the early 50’s. Then she found my step-father. When I complain about my step-father moving us 19 times in 14 years I […]
I did a plank (static push up position) to a count of 50 today. This is the first time since my shoulder injury last October. I have been to 4 Chiropractors, Dr. Webb’s Neuro-Emotional work, 3 Physical Therapists, 2 Acupuncturists, a Mexican Curandera Healer, a Bonny Method Music Therapist, a […]