The Day We Lost Born Again Smitty

“I must have been drinking from the Fountain of Youth.”

It’s a powerful piece of music, a piece of music that could rightfully become a 2026 anthem for all nations of the world, in welcoming a peaceful dawn…

I can only imagine the reaction those Commandments might have had in France…“No adultery?  Hey, I’m French!”

It can happen, as art so often becomes a catalyst for creativity.

Still, on my daily walks, I gaze up there and long to be gliding down, with a song in my heart, carving turns to the beat of Lido Shuffle, and thanking those who came before me formaking Diamond Peak such a wonderful place to capture the essence of life with a perfect run…

I was invited to John Rolf’s bachelor party the night before he married Pocahontas...

If ever there was an act of God that was identifiable to me,that was it…

If you do those two things, read good books and provide yourself with some solitude, your story will jump out just like that Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. ..

At the end of my string, I turned to that Oracle of Prophecy, my ex-wife, whose favorite team is the Bengals, though she calls them the “Bagels.”

Whether deep into a good game of poker, or enjoying a cigar with friends, he was forever cheerful, and just booming with good fellowship…