A Year of Change

It’s getting hot in places like Arizona (duh), and Vegas (double duh, both are in the desert) and places like our own Denver. Up here, it’s just about perfect. Soon every tv pundit will be preaching Global Warming. Whether or not you believe in it, we are in a pattern of unsettled weather. The problem is things happen on Earth sometimes in cycles that are hundreds of years apart. This means it’s sometimes hard to tell, as if this happened in the year 1524, there’s not a lot of records of that time. Anyhow, get ready for a hot summer.

Lori and I were both tired yesterday. I felt bad for her as she had to work in Frisco until about 6:15. Today she gets to work from home.

Father’s Day this weekend. Jag is coming up so we’ll all be together. Not sure what we’re doing. Hopefully something low maintenance. Maybe we’ll bbq and hang out. Just happy to hang with the boys.

Time to get moving, have a nice Thursday, stay hydrated and God Bless

After a busy day, Lori and I were out of here a little after 3. We made it to Jeff and Tina’s around 5:30 or so. Tina was going to go with us to the concert but was too tired from gardening all day. We visited for about an hour and then took off for the show.

We made it in around 7. The first band was super loud, and frankly, hard to listen to. It was almost comical. After about an hour, around 8:30, Tesla went on. It was a great show, and the band was great. For Lori, it was a flashback seeing them again and hearing all the songs live. Fun time and the Mission Ballroom is a great venue.

We were out of there a little after 10pm. We decided to try to make it through the highway closures and get home. Looking on our phones, we went up Clear Creek canyon to try to avoid the closure on I-70. We almost made it to Idaho Springs but at the last turn off, it too was closed. So up to Central City we went. We cruised through town and headed down the back way to Idaho Springs where we could get on I-70 west. There was roadwork on and off all the way to the tunnel, but we whizzed through most of it, avoiding the 20-minute traffic holds at the tunnel. In the end, I had us home by 12:15 which was 2 hours and 10 minutes.

We went right to bed as Lori is in Frisco today. It’s almost 7am now. Super nice up here. It’s going to be sunny and warm today. Probably close to 90 degrees. Phoenix is looking at 110!

Lastly, Lori has a doctor at the hospital who has Parkinson’s and is the head of hospice. Yesterday he wrote down the five things his patients in hospice say. I don’t remember them all, but the first one was, I wish I didn’t work so long, then, I wish I stayed in touch with my friends. Next was I wish I did more things I always wanted to do, and there were a couple others. Makes you think. Any day could be your last. Are you really living your life the way you want to? For us, with us both now in our 60’s, we’re going to do more things we want to. That includes travel, working less, and more things with the kids. You always hear hindsight is 20/20. Well, here’s your chance to see into the future. Just make it happen. You’ll be surprised at what you can do if you really want to do it!

God Bless.

Tonight we’re off to the concert. We have an extra ticket and Jag was going to go, but he has too much work. So, Tina is going with us in his place. We’ll stay at their house after the show and then I’ll drop Lori at work in Frisco tomorrow morning. Should be fun. We’ll need to leave here by 3:30 this afternoon at the latest.

Nice up here, no storms like in Denver. Hopefully there will be none tonight. Looks like if there are any, they’ll be down south. Super green up here with everything growing. Lori has tons of birds, almost too many.

Biden has lost it, it’s in full view every day on tv. Almost like it’s normal now to see him screw up. Really crazy that this guy is even a figure head as the President. I think Trump is going to win in a landslide. The sham trial seems to have helped him. What a time in history.

That’s it, time to get moving, have a great Tuesday and God Bless.

Nice outside. Looks like Denver was hit pretty hard yesterday. Big time rain and hail down south of town. Sort of muggy and hazy outside right now. Not sure if it’s humidity or smoke from a fire somewhere. The Southwest part of the Country is under an excessive heat warning. Triple digit temps down in Arizona. Robi said it was 108 degrees the other day. That’s too hot, and it’s only early June.

Ty went golfing yesterday. Not sure what Jag did. We had a call with him and Ava and her parents to meet them. We might all take a trip after graduation next year. We’ll see. They seem nice and fun. Ava’s mom remarried so Andre is her stepdad.

Time to get moving. We have the Tesla concert tomorrow night at the Mission Ballroom in Denver. Lori grew up with them in Sacramento. Should be fun.

Have a great day and week, God Bless.

Lori has her, as she calls it, bird sanctuary, all set up. We finally found a really cool bird bath yesterday for $50! It was at a nursery, and we thought for sure, it’d be $350. We think it was just decoration as it was the only one, they had. When the girl said $50, we both said, “we’ll take it”, at the same time. It took a couple hours before the birds started using it. We have a bunch of different kinds from pigeons to blue jays, to red and orange headed finches to grosbeaks, which are really colorful. Throw is a couple dozen chipmunks and it’s pretty busy in the backyard. Oh, and I don’t want to forget the magpies!

The GoPro games are going on in Vail. Ty went to hang out yesterday but we’re staying clear of that mess. Had some wind but no rain. Looks like a warm week ahead.

Oh, my 50th high school reunion is August 3rd! That should be fun to see who is still around. Harry is driving out so at least I’ll know one person, ha.

We had a good workout yesterday and need to head out to the gym again now, so time to get moving. Have a great Sunday and God Bless.

The one morning where we managed to sleep in, we’re working out at 7! The alarm just went off at 5:45 and we were both sound asleep. Figures.

Yesterday I weeded a bunch of the front yard, made a Costco run and hung out. Lori worked from her computer and phone as usual. She sure works hard.

We were thinking of going down to Boulder today, but there’s some triathlon event that’s closing a bunch of streets, so we’re going to pass. A month from today we’ll be landing in Spain! Need to get on our Spanish. I’ve only done two lessons on the computer.

My back is a little sore from golf and weeding but I’ll be fine. Time to get moving as we need to be on the road in 20 minutes. Have a great Saturday, God Bless.

Harley woke us up sometime around 4am. A little later, Lori got out of bed f0r the day, and I went back to sleep until 5:20. That’s pretty much normal these days. Wish I could sleep until around 7.

Ty went camping last night around 9! He and the guys decided to go around 8 last night. Oh, to be 20 years old again. I tweaked the index finger on my right hand during my golf lesson yesterday. Not sure how I did it, but it’s a little sore right now. So is my back, ha. I think that’s from the gym though.

Think we’ll take it easy today. Time to get some coffee and put the trash out. Have a great Friday and God Bless.

6am and Lori is outside on her stool watering her hanging baskets. We have another golf lesson at 10:30 this morning. Get those clubs out Tommy! Sunny and nice up here this morning. It was pretty hot when I left Denver around 11 yesterday morning.

On the way home, I stopped for lunch with Marty where Tom, my guy from California, was hosting a wine tasting. Then Marty and I sat on his back patio at his house and smoked a cigar watching the Blue River roar by. We’re always trying to figure out what the hell is going on with the Country, and what we should do to make sure we’re set up right, especially for our kids.

Water levels in the rivers are high all over the State with the runoff from the snowpack. Sadly, lots of people are drowning this year. Most are not wearing life jackets. That’s kind of like not wearing a seat belt when driving. Not smart.

The heat is on. Looks like the southern States are already experiencing record temps. We have a busy couple of weeks coming up. The Tesla concert is next Tuesday and then two weeks from today, The Rolling Stones! Then two weeks after that is July 4th, and then it’s off to Spain! Throw in Father’s Day and Aspen Food and Wine and our schedule is full.

Today marks 80 years since the landing on the beaches of Normandy known as D-Day. There are a few guys left that were part of that historic event who are still alive and in France for the celebration. Biden is also over there, taking naps and embarrassing our Country. Hard to believe he is the best we can do in 2024. I don’t want to distract or take away from D-Day so no more politics today. Besides, everyone knows what’s going on, no need to beat the drum. It’s nice to see the Fench people still come out and thank us for liberating them almost 8 decades ago. I can’t imagine what those guys went through running on to those beaches with gunfire and artillery raining down on them.

That’s it, time to get moving so we can get to the gym before golf. Have a great day and God Bless.

Yesterday was a great workday. I normally don’t get out into the field to see accounts these days. But yesterday, I took Tom to a couple accounts and then had a fun wine tasting/dinner with my buddy Tim, his wife Deb, Marty and Tom. Poor Tom had to sit through Tim, Marty and my inside jokes, but loved it and sold 120 cases to Tim. It’s really good for Tom to get out here from California and meet the right people, meaning most important buyers, that I know. On my way back from Denver today, I’ll stop in Silverthorne and drop a bottle of Chianti that Tim wants to put on in his nine restaurants.

On the way home, I dropped Ty an order of rigatoni and sausage. I ordered the family style order for my dinner, so I’d have extra.

Lori had a PA give notice yesterday and jump to Steadman. This causes some strain at work for her, but I told her, people come and go from jobs all the time.

Biden finally signed a bill saying only 2500 illegal crossings a day are legal, WTF? This of course doesn’t count any unaccompanied minor or anyone that uses an app on their newly given I-phone. By the way, where do all these illegals get new I-phone 15’s as they cross the border illegally? This still allows 1.8 million illegal crossings a year plus those others. Talk about pandering for votes, ha. We already have 10 million running around the country and if even 5% are criminals, that’s 500,000 or 10,000 per State! Hopefully the voters are smart enough to see through this desperate attempt to try to save his job.

Time to get moving, have a great Wednesday, GB.

It’s been nice, just a little overcast. We’ll take it! This morning, I have a few appointments, and at 5 tonight, a dinner and wine tasting in Silverthorne. Tomorrow I’m getting my haircut down in Denver and then that’s it for the week.

I think Jag is going to New York around July 5th or 6th for a couple days. Then he’ll be up here with Ty while we’re in Spain. July will come fast, so I’m already getting things together. Most important is to learn some basic Spanish. I bought some guidebooks to Madrid and the surrounding areas, and language books yesterday.

Ty needs some work clothes so I’m going to run them up valley and hit the gym for a quick workout. I’ll need to be back by 9 so I can shower and get to Avon by 10.

That’s about it, time to go. Have a great day and God Bless.