Another Project
I’ve been doing this blog for a little over two years now, and I am truly grateful for those of you who have stuck with me this long. I know that the posts have...
Category: Living, Loving and Laughing
America’s Game
I’ve been watching Ken Burns’ series on baseball this week while Louise is out of town. I don’t know why I had never watched it before. It reminds me that, even though I love...
Looking Ahead to Surfside
On Saturday, June 15, for I believe the 37th straight year, the Cooper Clan will get together at Surfside Beach, SC, arriving from all parts of the states (and maybe even from Japan). My...
Myrtle Beach Marathon (Correction)
If you’re a regular subscriber to this blog, there’s probably an error on the previous post about the Myrtle Beach Marathon. I noticed after I hit “Publish” that at one point in the story...
The Myrtle Beach Marathon
Some of my friends have asked when would I post the Myrtle Beach Marathon story. I guess it’s time. That story has been around the world a couple of times, so many of you...
Leaving Cooper Ridge
Leigh and I knew we were going to write Finding Strong several years before we actually started it. We didn’t know the title (as a matter of fact, Leigh never knew the title of...
A Walhalla Saturday Night
Since Leigh passed away in 2012, I’ve seen her or imagined seeing her on several occasions. Whenever I see a young woman running along the road, I imagine that it is Leigh. That thought...
Full Disclosure
It’s interesting, and a little frightening, how politicians and so-called important people are so closely scrutinized these days. It seems that if the media or the opposing political party disagrees with a point of...
Another Bucket List Item Checked
Louise and I accomplished another bucket list item over the holidays with our trip to England. It’s a bit unusual that with 28 years in the Army, I never crossed the Atlantic to visit...
Taking a Step Back
(hint: if you don’t read this post to the end, you’ll be disappointed, and you won’t even know why.) I think it’s time I take a step back and review my original intent for...