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A Moment That Lingers…
This morning, while I was out walking Patrick the dog, a runner passed by. Despite temperatures in the high 30s, the guy was wearing a pair of grey running shorts and a short-sleeved shirt. His strides were long and effortless.… Continue reading
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The Cosmic Surfboard
Wednesday here in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, was an absolutely gorgeous day! Not a cloud in the sky… temperatures pleasantly nestling in the high 60s for most of the day… and a very light breeze stirring the leafless limbs of… Continue reading
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I Totally Missed It
Here it is, the first day of March. Which means, I missed it completely. What I mean is, I missed the chance to say anything in this space during the month of February about the fact that it was Black History… Continue reading
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Knowing You… Loving You
They know me so well. They know I drive a 2009 Nissan Altima. They know I play the guitar. (Fortunately, they aren’t terribly clued in about my fumbling, stumbling skill level). They know I am a grandfather. They know I originally… Continue reading
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Making Connections
At the tender age of 12, my mom and dad sent me to summer camp. Pretty standard stuff for a 12-year-old, right? Except at the time, we lived just outside of Columbus, Ohio and this camp was in the beautiful,… Continue reading
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Fitting In
Joan looked me up and down, the slightest traces of disdain visible in the corners of her eyes. “That’s dorky,” she finally said. “What?” I asked, genuinely unsure what in the world she might be referring to. “What you’re wearing,”… Continue reading
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Something from Nothing
For some time now I have had a soft spot in my heart for entrepreneurs. Take Frederick W. Smith, for example. While a student in the business school at Yale University, Smith wrote a paper that outlined a wacky idea… Continue reading
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Wintering
Good morning and happy V-Day from frigid Fort Collins, Colorado. Joan and I woke up to a nippy minus seven degrees Fahrenheit this morning… headed for a daytime high of zero and a nighttime low later of -17. Yes, you… Continue reading
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A Flickering Beacon
The lines are drawn. The boundaries are set. Deep trenches have been dug. Walls, moats, and impenetrable barriers have been set up. Razor wire traces curlicues across the top of our parapets. Each side glares across no man’s land at… Continue reading
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Successful Musings
It’s funny, the way it happens; I hear a random word on the radio and ZIP! ZAP! ZOOM! the wheels start their wild spinning, leading me off into strange and interesting (and hopefully productive) places. The word I heard yesterday was SUCCESS. I… Continue reading
Russellings of the Spirit 