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Time For Conversation

Staring across my cluttered desk, I spotted a elderly gentleman headed toward my office.  He meandered across the breezeway to my door. Without knocking, the door slid open and his head poked inside.  He looked like the kind of guy that has been retired awhile and has plenty of time on his hands.  This is the kiss […]

Those Who Are Already Close…

My goal for you, dear readers, is to take a close look at your life and notice one person today that you take for granted.  Then tell them how much you appreciate them. What are you waiting for? Now is a good time… We will wait until you get back to finish this story… Surely […]

Uppie’s Update – Week 4

Ok, I’m not going to bore you with all of the details of that massive list.  But what I will do is bless you with this weeks “highs” and “lows” as the relate to my goals.. As I said before, most lose sight of their resolutions or goals by Valentine’s Day… Ha!  I beat the […]

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Trusting In Yourself

Trusting yourself is tantamount to believing in yourself. One thing you guys have learned about me is that I am a music enthusiast.  Metal and Rock to be exact.  There is one song that I adopted as a mantra for my life.  The lyrics signify to me my “starting point” in life. The place where […]

Uppie’s Update – Week 26

Ok, the first thing I admit is that I haven’t posted much on here in the last two weeks.  I’ll cover that in a bit. Secondly, it appears that somewhere along the way I miscalculated the number of weeks that have passed, making my update count inaccurate.  That is now corrected… So! Back to life… […]

Play Ball with Paul Lebowitz

Admittedly, I had not been a huge fan of sports in general.  The only real staples I subscribed to was basketball and football.  And they both had to be at the collegiate level.  None of this “Pro” stuff. Over the last couple of years, thanks to my lovely wife, I picked up the NHL addiction […]

Uppie’s Update – Week 22

Finally! Never could’ve done it without my wife’s constant support… And the postive vibes from you guys…

Our New Home

A brief and shaky glimpse of our new home… Closing on Friday! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy5ltfcOzso

Trust

I often thought that I should trust others more. After spending years without letting a soul into my little world, it finally dawned on me a few years ago that I was going to die alone if I didn’t let some of the people in my world to get closer. Trust is earned, right? Easier […]

Uppie’s Update – Week 20

Holy cow, guys!  Sorry I missed last week.  So much going on has really taken my time.  But that’s ok.  You probably needed the break anyway. Here’s the skinny: House is under contract and it appears we close on June 18th.  (Yay!  I miss having a home). Weight is stuck at 179.  Might have something […]

Blog O’ The Week – It’s Just Di!

Well, a long time friend and real world blogger is about to appear on your web browser or feed reader. Let me introduce you to Di Andres… I often follow blogs for one reason:  The authors are authentic. Di never disappoints. She is honest, open and shares of her life down to the details. From […]

Blog O’ The Week – Frances Elliott Upton

Ok, so they say “Pride” is a bad thing…  But in this case, I disagree. Welcome to the blog of my niece, Frances Elliott Upton. It’s pretty much a photo blog of her life.  Almost from day one. Back to the pride thing…? I am continually amazed by my brother.  He’s a resilient, talented and […]

It’s Not What You’ve Got…

…it’s what you give… Courtesy of the band Tesla (unbeknownst to them). Question is, “What do you have to give?”. Many of us really would like to give of our time, our hearts, ourselves, our pocketbooks.  Sometimes there is no abundance in some of those categories to give from. So, step 1? Take Inventory! Some […]