Month: June 2016

It's 4:22 AM Mountain Standard Time June 25, 2016. Garry is completing this blog post with a pure heart, a clear mind and a steady hand. All good signs because at 7:00 AM he will be at the wheel of his beloved Titanium  RAV 4, headed for the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA. [...]

He also watches, in his mind’s eye, his graceful classmate Constance Delaney flowing in the grace of her youth. A tardy disclaimer: Some of the names of people mentioned in this blog have been changed. Partly to protect their innocence, but mostly to keep them from suing me. A few years ago I got a call from [...]

All that follows is dedicated to two men who have transcended fear, ignorance and physical imprisonment by virtue of the sheer exuberance of their joyous spirits. Nelson Mandela spent most of his life imprisoned for striking a blow against Apartheid, but returned to unite his country. Muhammad Ali entered the prison of Parkinson disease in the prime of [...]