Dedicated to the
memory
Of my parents and
my wife’s parents.
They did the best
they could
To make a better
life for both of us
And their
grandchildren.
So …I was thinking about some of my best days
as I walked the streets of Encinitas one morning.
(Since it is a given that every day the Good Lord allows
me
to walk up and smell the roses, is a good day:)
The 10 Best Days of
My Life…So Far…
1. The day I married Pamela Jean
2-3 (a tie) The days Nicholas and Anna were born
4-5 (a tie, again) The days they graduated from college
6. The day I received the San Diego County’s
Teacher
of the Year Award
7. Kathy and Mark McWilliams Wedding Day
8-9 (a tie, what can I say?) The days I took my family
To
see Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band
10. The day I proposed to Pam at the Ventana Inn in Big
Sur
Honorable
Mentions:
The 16 years as Mt. Carmel High School’s Speech and
Debate
Coach
and State Champions/National Finalists- 1991
The day both of us were in Pam and Jim Reifeiss’ wedding
The day both of us watched Bob Bjorkquist give away
His
daughter Olivia to Ben
The surprise on my 60th birthday that arrived
at my front door
Every day I spoke at various schools about 9.11 to Springsteen’s
“The Rising”
Everyday my students and I danced through the decades
The last day I taught my freshman English class:
My
final day as a teacher
When
my students stood on their desks and
Recited:’’Oh,
Captain, My Captain”
In the Metaphor Cafe
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