We all have stories. And our families have stories. What are they? What do they say about us, about our parents, about our families? We were talking about Chuck’s story last night – well, really about Chuck’s mom’s and dad’s story. Their story is one of romance, of timing, and choices. Chuck is not [...]
Arthur L. Flick
In honor of the many men and women who have fought and died for our country, I thought I’d tell my Dad’s story. He was a Captain in the Air Force, a bomber pilot in World War II.
He was a guy who first and foremost loved to fly. I [...]
I am spending a week in Pennsylvania visiting my sister. It’s been great to see her, and we’ve been having fun: we spent a day and a night at the Omni Bedford Springs Resort (a very nice place!), and yesterday hit the Strip District where you can buy meats, fish, cheese, and a whole [...]
We’re just home from a week in Colorado visiting family and doing a bit of sightseeing. Chuck’s niece Katie had been visiting us in California for a few weeks with a friend, so we all flew back to Colorado together and Katie’s mom (and Chuck’s sister) Angie met us at the airport. We then [...]
This weekend marked the 16th annual El Prieto Handicap – Chuck’s annual race. It’s a very neat event, held in the San Gabriel Mountains in an area called Oak Grove Park. Two miles of the race is on a single track trail called El Prieto (hence the race name), and every year the [...]