Daily Archives: 30/08/2011

A Teller of Stories

I have always loved “stories.”  As a kid I loved to listen to my Mom and Dad tell stories of their respective childhoods.  Then I loved the stories of Vacation Bible School.  Many of those stories are with me today.  … Continue reading

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The Bridge of My Nose…

This F-111 video was produced in Australia.  I had the opportunity to fly F-111s a couple times when I was ‘down under’ myself.  What a blast!  For aviators, this is a clip that can really get your blood boiling! I … Continue reading

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Okiksapa 1

Never trust a fart over 50.

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Okiksapa

‘Okiksapa’ is a Lakota Sioux word meaning, “to have gained wisdom from experience.” When I got sober I was looking “to make sense of it all.”  I walked out of a 28-day program at 48 and thought to myself, “What … Continue reading

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