Good Morning All! Happy Birthday wishes go to musical educator extraordinaire, Sharon Cathey (my son-in-law Joel’s mother)! Here’s to you Sharon for being such an awesome wife, mother, grandmother, educator and all-around cheerleader for those she loves and serves. Happy Birthday to fellow member of “The Amazing Class of ’73” at Olympia High School, Frank…Read more
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Good Morning All! Happy Birthday to actor Woody Harrelson, who turns 58 today; to one of my very favorite singers, Alison Krauss of “Alison Krauss & Union Station” fame (who is originally from Decatur, Illinois, who is 48 today; to actor Daniel Radcliffe of “Harry Potter” fame, who turns 30 today; to actor-comedian Ronnie Cox…Read more
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Good Morning All! Happy Birthday to actor Terence Stamp of Star Wars “The Phantom Menace” fame (he portrayed Chancellor Valorum), who turns 81 today; to one of my favorite game show hosts, Alex Trebek of “Jeopardy” fame, who is 79 today; to actor Danny Glover, who is 73 today; to actor Willem Dafoe , who…Read more
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Good Morning All! Here’s to the intrepid crew of Apollo 11 who, on this day in 1969, landed on the Moon aboard the “Eagle”. Many of us can remember where we were when we saw astronaut Neil Armstrong step out of the lunar module, climb down the ladder and put his foot on the moon…Read more
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Good Morning All! Here’s to Cheryl Fletcher and Celeste Culora (mother of our beloved Sarah), who celebrated their birthdays yesterday (July 18th)! I hope you enjoyed your special day of celebration. The world is a better place because of you two! And Happy Birthday today to Sarah’s brother, Nate Culora, and to our friend Bill…Read more
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Good Morning All! Happy Birthday to my daughter-in law Sarah’s dad, Jim, who turns 58 today. Here’s to you, Jim, on your special day of celebration! Happy Birthday to my good friend, energy company executive & engineer, roofer, carpenter, husband, father & grandfather extraordinaire, Noman, who turns 61 today in Irving, Texas. Here’s to you…Read more
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Good Morning All & Happy Monday! Here’s to our upcoming Fourth of July holiday, as we celebrate the gift of freedom & liberty, purchased through the sacrifices of those who have gone before and those who serve in our armed forces at the present time. Happy Birthday America! May our country remain a bright light…Read more
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Good Morning All! Well, it’s off to The Tana House for a few days! There’s nothing quite like the “Big Sky” of Montana! Happy Birthday to my friend and family member, Sheryl, who celebrates her birthday tomorrow, June 28th. Here’s to you, Sheryl…a bright light and one of the most thoughtful people in the Universe! …Read more
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Good Morning All! Josh, Judy & I had a great time at the Spokane Indians game last night. And what a great game it was…3-2 win over the Boise Hawks with an exciting game ending play by the third baseman, who fielded a line drive hit down the third base line by throwing his body…Read more
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Good Morning All! We had my grandsons Josh and Izaak (Ike) over last night. They were such fun! Little Izaak (Ike), almost 8 months old, is sure a jolly fellow…he moves his hands all around and has a real exuberance for life. He’s good the best smile in the whole wide world! Josh, almost 12…Read more