During a recent shopping outing, I found myself looking for a good pair of socks. We all know that good footwear is complemented with good socks – or is it? I flipped through several pages of one of my wife’s outdoor wear catalogs. I noticed that absolutely no one in the catalog was wearing socks! The latest high tech sports shoes shown on sock-less feet! When did that happen? Was there an announcement made urging people to not wear socks? I went to the gym and noticed mostly all the Gen Xer’s did not wear any socks while we Baby Boomers still wore socks. That is how our culture ... Read the Post
Dream Lake
The path is steadily upward, well traveled. I walk slowly and purposefully, age causing me to stop frequently. Yet each pause allows time to reflect, rest and marvel in the simple beauty of a lone bluejay, a chipmunk rolling in the dust, a spray of colorful wildflowers growing from a small cleft of a rock. As the elevation rises, the sounds of traffic lower. The crisp mountain air softly blowing on my sun drenched skin. A fragrance of pine sends its soft aroma. Each shadow lends a chill to the air. As I look upward, towering granite sentinels make me feel small in their majestic ... Read the Post