Tag: Love

  • Ziggy Marley shines light on love, unity amidst political violence

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    July 13, 2024 will forever be remembered as the day there was an assassination attempt on former President and current Presidential candidate Donald J. Trump during his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.  The news was heard around the world. The video of a triumphant, bloodied Trump with a fist in the air, yelling “Fight, fight, fight”…

  • Former tourists grateful to be locals

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    For the past several years, my wife, Kari, and I have come to Jefferson County to soak at Boulder Hot Springs Inn, Spa and Retreat Center. We’ve celebrated birthdays and anniversaries here. The water and the intimate nature of the place – which emphasizes healing and recovery – attracted us to the rustic, historic refuge.…

  • Moving In

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    She got off her bike and looked in the direction of the U-Haul. When we locked eyes everything escaped me, the past a distant memory. The moment I saw her I stopped caring about it all.  Stepping off her bike, she walked my way and gave me a smile, a kind, welcome-to-the-neighborhood expression, her dirty…

  • Falling Out

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    “I wonder how we look to other people,” Penny said. “Do you think we look happy?” She took a sip of her Guinness and stared blankly into the mirror behind the bar. under a poster for “The Commitments,” a movie we both loved about an Irish soul band. We were at O’Connell’s Pub on Main…

  • Paying tribute to Grandpa, the most grateful man I’ve known

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    On Saturday, April 18, my grandfather Marshall Cheek Kidd passed away. He had just turned 97, and, for the first time, was really starting to feel his age. The life of the party was slowing down, both physically and mentally. It was hard to believe, but the man with the gift of gab suddenly had…

  • There’s no ‘one size fits all’ when it comes to proposing

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    Are you thinking about popping the question? If so, how do you know you’re ready to make the move? Do you create the mood or wait for the moment to present itself? Do you involve others or keep it private? There is no “one size fits all” here. The best proposal is not about what…

  • Magic waters: Hot springs are magnificent for both humans and wildlife

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    When my wife, Kari, stepped into the natural, 94-degree pool at Days Inn Thermopolis last Labor Day weekend, she was overcome with euphoria. She smiled and let out a big sigh. Completely captivated, she became one with the water. Such is the salvation in the hot springs of Wyoming. Upon dipping in, your sorrows and…

  • Set Free By Love

    Set Free By Love

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    “Where there is love, there is joy.” – Mother Teresa Kari wore her light blue sundress – the one she wore the first night we went to dinner. We went to The Mint, a restaurant I’d go to regularly – only this time I didn’t order a drink, which made me uncomfortable. “Are you sure I…

  • Catalina Island

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    “Dwayne Johnson has it covered, babe.” Half asleep, unsure of what was going on, that’s all I could muster. The alarm continued to sound, and Kari wasn’t comforted. “What? Seriously, Charlie, I think something’s up.” I opened my eyes a little more, looking up at Kari from the cot, feeling like I’d been asleep for…

  • Frank Valach: reflections on a life built of love

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    “This is how I get my exercise,” said Frank Valach, 99, as he pushes himself toward the cafeteria in a wheelchair Thursday at The Villa, where he’s lived the last three years. A beloved father, grandfather and literal community builder (for most his life he was a bricklayer), Frank has been an integral part of…