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The Next 1000 Days

And all the days before then? There is one main element of our lives we have in common. Yes it’s true we are all born & we shall all die. But I’m talking about in between. “The Dash,” some call it. In however long that dash is one thing and only one thing is the same for all. The time we spend in between passes exact the same without question. It is the C in E=MC2. The C is Celeritas....

Life Changing, It’s the Simple Things really

It hadn’t really sunk in. What all it would mean, that is. Ok, I knew I had a “life changing” injury and had just undergone three spinal surgeries, but what did “life changing” really mean? Does anyone actual consider the weight of those words, really? “Life changing.” If none of this makes sense, then I think you may have skipped forward in the blog. Go back and read the others. I promise it’ll bring it all in focus. Now, where...

Why is it We Only Make Note of First Times

‘I’ll never forget the first time I……” Even as I type this my wife was telling her mom a first time story herself. It seems we hang on those firsts. “I’ll never forget the first time…” We talk a lot about firsts, don’t we. There are pictures we take and stories we tell about them. News makers are often the first to do something. Our parents watch our firsts and celebrate them. Firsts are a benchmark of accomplishment and of...

The First Fish Story

“Eventually the watcher joined the river, and there was only one of us. I believe it was the river.”― Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It I don’t remember precisely the first time that I cast a line into a body of water, but I remember my first rod. It was red with a Zebco 202 on it. My dad taught me how to tie a knot, bait the hook, press the button, roll back, and then sling forward sending...