There was a former Governor of Louisiana named Jimmie Davis that was into country music. He recorded “You Are my Sunshine” in 1940 which was written by The Pine Ridge Boys in 1939. The song became very popular and nearly everyone knew the words. Here’s the significance of the song to me. Continue reading
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My daughter Kristi and her family are spending a week up at South Fork, Colorado, this week, and she has been sending pictures on the cloud this week. This reminded me that we did a lot of things up there that I never mentioned in previous blogs. I will use some of her recent pictures to describe some of the other things we did up there in the summers. Continue reading
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Wow, it’s been 22 years since I had my fiftieth birthday bash and I thought I was over the hill then. Enjoy life while you’ve still got enough energy to have a really good time. Continue reading
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And we start another day of our great 2015 summer adventure with the family after a late night recap of a few items Continue reading
This morning we’re heading south to meet the rest of our family for an annual get together for fun in the sun. This story will develop as I tell it. Continue reading
As we get older, it’s so hard to come to the realization that we just can’t do many of the things that we did in the past. A lot of the time, we learn the hard way by pulling a muscle or falling down and then we aren’t able to get up with out help. Here’s a few words about getting old. Continue reading
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Let’s face it, most of us have a thing for hats, I can remember wearing all kinds of hats in the past including one that looked like a set long horn bull horns. Here’s a few examples illustrating what my family is wearing these days.
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The last family dinner you have together on Thanksgiving becomes more special as the years go by and you aren’t able to see some family members anymore while celebrating the life long traditions. Here’s a short story about our last dinner.
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For a single guy, getting married changes his way of living considerably. This transition for me was quite substantial, but I loved every minute of it. Continue reading