7 years ago. 13 days from today. For all of us there are certain moments, days, dates, events that are a game changer.For us it was June 19, 2003. 7 years ago. 13 days from today. As I get into the month of June almost each day has a special meaning. Births, weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, […]

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Juxtaposition. Amazing how the context shifts with the juxtaposition of events. A baby naming, a wedding, a bedside watch, a tear in the Gulf of Mexico's skin, a fishing, seaside culture in harm's way, accusations, counter accusations. Beginnings, endings and in betweenings. Such is the world and life today. One would think it would bring […]

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The house sat quiet. It was waiting for the return. It was patient. It had been too long since we visited it last. But there it was. Serene, peaceful, unassuming and waiting. We turned the lights on, reset the temperature, checked on the motorcycles, watered the plants and the house came back to life. Just […]

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Not today. Really, not today. Not today will we stand down from the obstacle.Not today will we avoid the risk. Not today will we fail to give it everything. Not today will we turn back from the storm of the nonsense. We so often hear" not today" in a negative way…like we will get it […]

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The staircase seemed longer. There seemed to be 50 steps instead of the 5 that were really there. The house seemed like a mansion, yet it was no different than every other house on the block of "regular" houses. The cars were just late model American made cars. At that time in life there was […]

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What is it exactly. How do two people live in relaxed harmony. After all the adventures and misadventures have been experienced. After all the ebb and flow of the tides that naturally take place over a lifetime together, what is it exactly. This month will be more years together than we could have imaged when […]

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Turn around and she is having her wedding gown fitted. Turn around and she is watching her little boy graduate from pre-school. Turn around and she is chasing her two year old son  through the park heading to the treehouse. Turn around and her little girl is rocking her baby doll to sleep. Turn around. […]

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She always use to say that when it was tight for others it was just right for us. The tight spot was where you would find yourself from time to time and if you were not "right" with it, getting through the easy parts made no matter. It is dealing with the tight spots that […]

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As we ride through Ward, Colorado you get the sense that time has stood still. One " street sign" is of the peace symbol. There is a VW bus with painted windows and a few people sitting on porches. You ride through it as soon as you enter it. Then you see a side road […]

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On a day of motorcycles. On a day of wandering through the backroads of America, I heard the news that Billy died. Dennis Hopper. Is Wyatt right? Easy riding or is it a time of uneasy riding. Can we recapture the thrill of the first cross country adventure. Can we let go of judgments and […]

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