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Sentarse
My dogs pay no attention to me, so I figure it must be a language barrier. Although all four are Swiss shepherds, and German is the popular language, I flunked German in high school and squeezed by in Introductory Spanish because Señorita Klector (teacher) thought Tim …
Who’s your Mrs. Calabash?
If you are as aged as me, you might remember The Jimmy Durante Show. Jimmy would always end his comedy hour by shouting out, “And goodnight Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are.” Pretend today that you have a popular television show. Who would your Mrs. Calabash be? I think we …
What I wish I had known
One question comes up quite often at the weekly CONNECTIONS gatherings: What do you know now that you wish you had known back in your younger days? Here are my four favorites: 1. It’s more gratifying to understand than be understood. 2. Don’t take yourself too seriously. No …
Sing me a country song
Even though my kids make fun of me, I still love good old country songs. However, sometimes the lyrics are just plain stupid. For example, I just heard this one: “Friend, Don’t Take Her, She’s All I Got.” First off, the request is to this guy’s friend. Who wants …
Giddy up
My one famous horseback ride was back when Colorado was still part of the wild west, maybe around the turn of the century. I was attempting to wrestle up an account from a hospital group just south of Colorado Springs. As a savvy sales guy, it was apparent to me that the top …