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This past football season Michigan won the college football championship. They were coached by Jim Harbaugh. The Baltimore Ravens made the NFL playoffs. They are coached by Jim’s brother John. The announcers told a story about their dad, Jack Harbaugh. As the story was told, the Harbaughs didn’t have a lot of material possessions, butContinue reading “Who Has It Better Than Me”

I really hate it when I go somewhere and leave something at home that I need. That happened often until I found a simple solution. Whatever I need to take with me I put with my car keys, because that is the one thing I have to have to leave home. I also found thatContinue reading “The Key”

I’ve had several nicknames in my life. Most I didn’t like and won’t go into. My favorite by far was Cowboy. As I’ve mentioned my family had a ranch where I worked while growing up. My dad often called me Cowboy. I wear his highschool graduation ring daily. Their mascot was The Cowboys. It’s aContinue reading “Cowboy in the Jungle”

I’ve said in other posts that I am a five on the Enneagram, the Investigator. I live in my head, always thinking and taking things apart mentally. I’ve hacked a lot of things about life through research and thought. That being said, people who know me well might be surprised that I reached the pointContinue reading “A Real Cool Hand”

Anybody who knows me well, knows I’m a big fan of Elton John’s Music. What they might not know is I’m an even bigger fan of his song writing partner, Bernie Taupin’s, lyrics. They aren’t the usual, I miss you I love you, I love you I miss you of most songs. He looks atContinue reading “This Train Doesn’t Stop There Anymore”

I coached basketball for thirteen years. The age of the kids ranged from five to eighteen. I soon learned that one of the most important things with very young players was getting them to focus on the task at hand. In the first practice I would have my assistant coach stretch a foot long cordContinue reading “Focus”

In my last post, I Give Up I talked about how important surrender is in my life. When I surrender my life works. For me, surrender only works if it goes hand in hand with trust. Starting April 12, 2021 through June 12, 2021 I wrote five posts about the value of trust. True surrenderContinue reading “The Flip Side”

I give up. Not something a Texan should say, especially the son of my father. When I was ten my dad and I were putting down a new floor in a cabin we had at the ranch. It took quite a while, so I remember the experience. Years later when I was an adult myContinue reading “I Give Up”

To start off the new year, some people choose to celebrate with an adult beverage. Adding a twist of lemon or lime can change the flavor significantly. When I was coaching basketball I always started practice the same way. After blowing the whistle to gather the players I had them do push ups, with aContinue reading “A Twist”

When I was in college some friends and I went to a football game in Houston and stayed at our family camp house. We had a terrific time so we did the same thing for the conference basketball tournament in the Spring. As I was driving one of the guys said, “This is so muchContinue reading “Glue”