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Charley Mallon 1966 Passport Photo Early in 1966 I had a decision to make; consent to being drafted into the army or accept a last minute invitation to training for a two-year Peace Corps assignment in Venezuela. I had just gotten my Associate of Arts degree after two plus years of junior college and [...]
Charley Mallon, circa 1985 Rugby has been a very important part of my life. Most of my friends and many of my adventures in life have come from my participation in this sport. I was never particularly good at it, but as the sport most always assured “anyone who came to practice got [...] It’s an old joke: What is the difference between jogging and running? Answer: Running is my speed and faster, anyone else is just jogging. I have been running/jogging on a fairly regular basis since I was 25, so that is 40 plus years now. In thinking about it, the reason I run is split 50/50 [...] Do you believe in Karma? I can remember years ago when things were not going well for us in the sanitary paper business, standing up in front of the sales people who reported to me and saying “at least we don’t sell insurance,” thinking that was the bottom of the barrel. In 1999 I decided [...] I flunked Spanish in high school. Twice. So, you’ll understand why I was concerned when I went to the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona in the spring of 1966 for Peace Corps training as part of a group destined to spend two years in Venezuela. Of course, the program put a high priority on learning [...] Guest Blogger Sue Klahr Part 2: Lessons Learned If cancer could happen to me, the picture of good health, it can happen to anyone, at any time. I learned, and continue to learn, many life lessons Sue Klahr Race for the Cure through this experience. As an extension of last week’s blog entry, I [...] This past Sunday, October 2, 2011, I had the honor and privilege to participate in Denver’s annual Race for the Cure. I was there to celebrate my friend Sue Klahr’s 10 year anniversary of surviving breast cancer. Our group of about 25 was there to be part of the 5K race/walk event. The weather was [...] This spring I went with a friend to visit Hong Kong and attend their famous annual Rugby 7’s tournament. I had never been to Asia before and had always had a fascination for the Hong Kong/British history. We spent 8 days there, five sightseeing and three dedicated to the Rugby matches and all that entails. [...] The 2011 Rugby World Cup is presently being contested in New Zealand from September 9th to October 23rd. This small nation of 4 million is hosting the planet’s third largest sporting event after the Olympics and the Soccer World Cup. These games are held every 4 years with 20 national teams competing. Starting in 1987, this [...] August and September mean peaches in Colorado. A firm, ripe peach has always been my favorite fruit, but I have often been disappointed with those that I have purchase in stores. Since moving to Colorado however, I have discovered fruit from our Western Slope. Each year at this time, we here on the Front Range [...] |
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