A Journey to 50 - Chris's Life

Do you know what it is like to turn 50? I don't, but I'm learning. Each day, as I draw closer to this milestone, I write about how I got here, where I'm going and the thoughts I have along the way.

Friday, November 25, 2011

The Last Entry

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Well, I turned 50. Now what? There is a scene in the movie " Finding Nemo " where the fish have escape the aquarium, have someh...

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Time makes a difference

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In the December 2011 issue of Wired, Jeff Bezos (the CEO of Amazon) talks about the "culmination of the many things we've been doin...

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

It's been a good life....

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Yesterday, apparently a young airman who was going through some problems at work brought a pistol into his work and was hold up in that buil...

Monday, November 21, 2011

The Joy of Work

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Is there such a thing as "Joy of Work"? I think there is. Kahlil Gibran in his book " The Prophet " writes: "Y...

Sunday, November 20, 2011

If you follow every dream, you might get lost....

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Neil Young has a song that says, " If you follow every dream, you might get lost. " I think he was dealing with middle age when h...

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Rubbing shoulders with greatness, a CU graduate retires

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My Boss, CAPT Frank Doris is retiring soon. As bosses go, he was one of the best. He wasn't soft on me, but he knew my strengths a...

Friday, November 18, 2011

Stand and Deliver

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"Stand and deliver" is a quote I read out of President Grant's memoir . I don't recall the details, but he was in a bit o...

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Chris's Life: I spent 24 years in the Army, mostly as a helicopter pilot. I was also a civilian / military exercise planner. As such I worked with the civilian governments and the militaries of many countries to include Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Germany, Azerbaijan, Morocco, Tunisia, Angola, South Africa, South Korea, and a few others.

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