Hard pill to swallow

Some things are just too much fun to pass up. The good news about all this health care stuff is we my be lucky and get a charisma bypass!

The latest photo

In case you're wondering, here is the latest photo I have of Seth, Noelle, and the kids. I thought you might like it.

Encounter with a tower

I found these photos the other day and thought you might enjoy them. Yes, this is the mountain featured in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Richard Dreyfus made a mud model of it in his house and his wife (actress Teri Garr) thought he was nuts and left him. The local Indian lore said a maiden had run away from a giant bear and was trapped on top. The bear made all the scratch marks on the sides trying to reach her.

Here is my friend Jeff waiting for his belay up the 4th pitch of the tower (one pitch is about 150 feet). The tower is 800 feet high. Tyler was on this trip with us.

Nancy's appendectomy

Nancy had her appendectomy a few weeks ago and she is recovering nicely. We appreciate all the prayers. It reminded me of the last time we drove down to Tucson. On the way, we looked for the best place to get deep dish apple pie. Well, we all know how to find a good place that has the best deep dish apple pie. Look for the trucks! It was the same logic we used when she went to get her appendectomy. She goes to the Littleton East side General Hospital, because that's where all the truck drivers get operated on. I promised I wouldn't take any photos, but... oh well.

Girls

Girls are dynamite. If you don't believe that, try dropping one. So, I picked up this one and have kept her ever since. Good choice, don't you think? She makes good cookies!

Tyler visits

While Tyler came home from Korea for a visit, he took some time to visit Noelle and his Nephew Andy in Tucson. Looks like the little tyke came away with a new toy! My grandson doesn't have to learn how to speak. He gets everything he wants!

Your Money

It was Fred Thompson of Tennessee who made the biggest rookie mistake. As a freshman Senator new to Washington he naively said, "I've got a lot to learn about Washington. Why, yesterday I accidentally spent some of my own money."

The Pork Flu

If Herbert Hoover did nothing else he was a clairvoyant of sorts and able to predict the future. He said one time, "Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the debt." And, it was Ronald Reagan who reminded us of the governments view of the economy. "If it moves, tax it; if it keeps moving, regulate; if it stops moving, subsidize it."

Crushed by your friends

It puzzles me why everyone had to be on the front row of this photo. Why couldn't we just put the short people in front and the tall ones in back? Instead, we put the big ones on the bottom and the light ones on top. When the photo was over I remember being smashed.

Good habits start early

It's a good thing he's learning about a toothbrush. Otherwise, I can hear it already. Someday the dentist will come back with the X rays and tell little Andy he'll have to have a filling. "What kind of filling would you like?" He will ask. Little Andy will respond, "Do you have chocolate?"

Nobel Prize

It was Adlai Stevenson who said, "They pick a President, and then for four years they pick on him." Lucky Adlai. He also said, "In America, any boy may become President, and I suppose that's just the risk he takes." My question is, "Can anyone win a Nobel prize?"

Daisy goes fishing

Some things are just irresistible. My granddaughter Daisy for one! Here is the latest and greatest photo I thought you would enjoy.

What the heck happened?

Here's an old photo of your author, right here in Denver! Kathy, what were you thinking about? Craig, can you interpret that look? And yes, I do have more old photos! Comments anyone?

Better duck!

The Civil War was a terrible thing. Relics of the past still remind us of the horrible loss of life and destruction. Wait a minute, that cannon is pointed at... hold on... is it loaded?... Uh oh... Lookout Craig!