Month: December 2018

So what is so special about football?  Nothing really. It is just an exciting game that a majority of the people in the country watch and enjoy.  The game, the essence of the game, is no different than any other.  Someone tries to get something they don’t have.  The process is exciting and entertaining, but … Read moreIt’s Just A Game

Really, I don’t even remember his name.  But, he was a friend, and I had promised to take him on a plane ride around Catalina.   It was September 25, 1978 and the sky was so clear you could see twenty miles in every direction, which, I might add, is unusual in Southern California.  We climbed … Read moreOn A Clear Day You Can See Forever

Yesterday Nancy and I played golf with a couple from the Bay Area.  The names of the cities sparked memories of the Bay Area as it grew from a small series of towns into Silicon Valley.  Pete’s Harbor, Sharon Heights, Half-Moon Bay and, of course, the trip on 280 from San Jose to South San … Read moreA Generation That Was Going To Make A Difference

Joe Niekro had a great knuckle ball.  Almost impossible to hit is what batters used to say during the best years of his career.  Several years after his retirement he described how he threw the knuckle ball.  He actually ‘pushed’ the ball out of his hand with his fingers.  Later on, as technology improved, there … Read moreJoe Niekro He Is Not

Everyone knows the story of King Solomon involving the two women and their claims for a baby.  King Solomon solves this problem by offering to cut the baby in two, giving half of the baby to each claimant, thus killing the baby.   One woman agrees to this and the other gives up her claim in … Read moreKing Solomon Rocks

After I retired from IBM, I was at loose ends . . I was glad to have a respite, but too young to quit the work force.  I worked at Pelican Hill Golf Course as a marshal, helped golfers, enjoyed the wonderful conditions on the Pacific Coast, and, of course, collected mountains of Pro-v1 golf … Read moreA Higher Loyalty

Christmas time is a happy time.  I usually start looking for gifts for Christmas two or three months in advance.   As a note, I have learned that functional gifts, like shovels or steam irons, aren’t necessarily the best for Nancy.  But, by Christmas week I have two or three gifts for Nancy which I think … Read moreThe Greatest Christmas Gift

I joined a men’s group to play in a weekly golf tournament here in La Quinta.  After the round, there was food and beer and prizes.  My group, no thanks to me, won a prize.  I was happy.  It offset the entry fee and paid for a venti latte at Starbucks.   I looked around.  … Read moreAnother Sunny Afternoon, Another Season, Another Reason . . .

Yesterday I went to The Center for Preventative Medicine at Loma Linda for a discussion with my doctor.  On my way there I went up a long elevated walkway from the parking lot.  You could walk around it  . . three steps through the planted area or walk 40 steps up the elevated walkway.   … Read moreThe Tide of Change

I have concluded that life is just a series of problems that need to be resolved.   I thought it was about learning mathematics, history, or how to change a tire in the snow when you have forgotten your chains and skidded on black ice to the edge of a cliff during a white-out in Yosemite. … Read moreThe Square Root of 11