Monthly Archives: September 2008

Like being a kid again

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Jim Cota

There’s something about birthday parties that make everyone feel like a kid again. Especially kids’ birthday parties. Lily celebrated her eighth this weekend with fourteen of her closest friends and a few party crashers (her brother, her sisters, Grandma, and … Continue reading →

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USA! USA! USA! USA!

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Jim Cota

For the first time in nine years, Team USA has recovered the Ryder Cup. Jack and I spent our Sunday on the grounds of Valhalla, walking amongst the crowds and 24 of the best golfers in the world. We were … Continue reading →

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Inside a Norman Rockwell painting

Posted on September 13, 2008 by Jim Cota

I’m sitting in the front yard, saved from the heat by the shade of the maple and elms, watching seven kids running a lemonade stand near the street. They’re selling raspberry lemonade for twenty-five cents a cup, probably losing a … Continue reading →

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Drop and give me 100 pushups!

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Jim Cota

Or, as Chief Petty Office Paet used to say in boot camp, “Pushup position, hut!” (Although the exclamation mark may be misplaced, he was a smallish Filipino guy who never raised his voice.) So the days of actually doing 100 … Continue reading →

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