Category Archives: Community

Life Is A Teacher, Time Is a Healer

As I have sat in “bloody” quarantine (been watching British Netflix shows) contemplating the great outdoors and missing my wintertime treks into the desert, I have continued to read vociferously (between rounds of Spider Solitaire) and to watch some outstanding … Continue reading

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Isolation Blues: The Trials and Trails of Social Distancing Chapter 3

Life on furlough with local hiking and biking adventures. Continue reading

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Field of Screams

On Friday, August 19, 2016 the Payson Roundup sports section published an article written by Keith Morris concerning the condition of Payson High School Longhorn Field. Field of Screams by Keith Morris Morris hammers home the point that the field might not be … Continue reading

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Still Waiting For Sunday Night: Day 2 Fort Collins

Sleep does not come easy for me as I’m still anxious about getting to see the Pack play against the Broncos. Our Sunday Night Football bus is still there. Breakfast is served in the hotel and it is good for a … Continue reading

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Waiting All Day For Sunday Night: The Journey to Denver Begins

Alright Sunday night where are you? Waiting for the game that leads red,white and blue.You want some football? We want it too. Hey Jack, it’s a fact, the show’s back in town. Stadium’s rockin’, time to crank up the sound. … Continue reading

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Live Like You Were Dying: Grand Canyon Adventure, Part 2: The Climb

The struggles I’m facing The chances I’m taking Sometimes might knock me down But no, I’m not breaking I may not know it But these are the moments that I’m gonna remember most, yeah Just gotta keep going And I, … Continue reading

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I’ve Been to the Mountain Top: Standing on the “Mountain of God”

Mountain of God Sometimes I think of where it is I’ve come from, And the things I’ve left behind. Well, of all I’ve had, what I possess, nothing can quite compare, with what’s in front of me. Even though the … Continue reading

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“It Takes Two” Dear Caitlin Continued

(Dear Caitlin: A Continuation.) It is hard to believe but we are down to just a few days until you are married. Wow, my baby married. I am so excited! As I told you before, it is a day I have been looking … Continue reading

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Dear Caitlin: You’ll Always Be My Little Girl

Gotta hold on easy as I let you go Gonna tell you how much I love you Though you think you already know I remember I thought you looked like an angel Wrapped in pink, so soft and warm You’ve … Continue reading

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Cinco de Mayo: A Journey Back In “Time” when you “Took My Place”

Every year when Cinco de Mayo comes around, I am always ready for a house party. No not because it is an opportunity to drink Mexican beers, but rather I always reflect back to a Cinco de Mayo celebration many … Continue reading

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