Good Morning All & Happy Friday! A great Happy Birthday to my friend and independent auto restoration specialist and dealer in Utah, Tony, who celebrates his 35th birthday today! Here’s to you, Tony, and I hope you have lots of fun on your special day of celebration! Happy Birthday wishes also go to CBS journalist…Read more
Month: May 2020
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Good Morning All & Happy Thursday! Happy Birthday wishes go to actress Carroll Baker, who is 89 today; to Basketball Hall of Famer and Los Angeles Laker great Jerry West, who turns 82 today; to singer Gladys Knight of “Gladys Knight & The Pips” fame, who is 76 today; to singer/songwriter John Fogerty of “Creedence…Read more
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Good Morning All and Happy Wednesday! A great big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to MaryBeth, my friend in Birmingham, Alabama…human resources professional extraordinaire who celebrates her birthday today! Here’s to you MaryBeth and I hope you have lots of fun on your special day of celebration! And here’s to my friend and volleyball player extraordinare, Rachael, who…Read more
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Good Morning All & Happy Memorial Day to you and your loved ones! Here’s to all of our loved ones who have gone before us and to all those who have given their lives in the cause of freedom and in defending our beloved country! Happy Birthday wishes go to one of the “good guys”…Read more
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Good Morning All & Happy Saturday! Happy Birthday to friend Dave in New Hampshire today! Here’s to you, Dave, and I hope you have lots of fun celebrating with family & friends! Also, let me be one of the first to wish our family friend Kathryn in Portland, Oregon a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I hope…Read more
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Good Morning All & Happy Wednesday! A great big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my friend P.J. Christo, Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias advocate & professional extraordinaire, who is celebrating her 68th birthday today and to my friend Rod Wieber, food bank coordinator extraordinaire, who celebrates his birthday today too! Here’s to both of you! Have fun…Read more
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Good Morning All & Happy Tuesday! Well, wish me luck today! I’m running 4-5 miles this morning with an awesome triathlete, Kevin Grady, along the Centennial Trail. Hopefully, I can draft off of Kevin and keep him within eyesight. I’ll sure need coffee after our run! 7:00 a.m. is a bit early for a retiree…Read more
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Good Morning All & Happy V-E Day and Happy “Outdoor Intercourse Day” (I wonder today will look with “social distancing”???)…Hooray, Hooray for the Eighth of May! This year will have to go down as one of the best birdwatching years of all-time. I’ve never seen so many varieties of birds around our house this Spring. …Read more
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Good Morning All & Happy Wednesday! Well, May 6th is always a big day in the Newbold family…it’s my brother Matt’s birthday! Here’s to you, Matt…husband, father, special education teacher/mentor, track coach, outdoor camper/hiker/adventurer, lover of dogs and humanitarian extraordinaire! I hope you enjoy the attached pictures of one of the true “good guys.” I’m…Read more
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Good Morning and Happy “Cinco de Mayo” Day! No, “Cinco de Mayo” is not Mexico’s Independence Day…it’s the day when the army loyal to the great Benito Juarez defeated an army supporting the Emperor Maximilian (installed as leader of Mexico by France) at the Battle of Puebla. Benito Juarez is often referred to as the…Read more