Lonnie's Notes

Seven Words

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They say that life is funny, but I’m here to tell you that it is only funny looking back.

I have many bad experiences buying things cheap at garage sales. Some folks call them yard sale or tag sales. You know what it is.

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They say that life is funny, but I’m here to tell you that it is only funny looking back.

At least that is true when I think about my first experience at an auction.

The first auction I ever attended was in Chandler, Oklahoma. My good friend JB heard about it and took me. The first one was fun to watch, but I went home and looked at our old, tiny refrigerator and realized I could buy one at a great discount by getting it at auction. The next week I got to the auction early and waited for an interesting refrigerator to come to the front. Continue reading →

ski accident

They say that life is funny, but I’m here to tell you that it is only funny looking back.

At least that is true when I think about my first day of skiing.

What’s a beginnings skier doing on a 11,000-foot Colorado mountaintop? I wish you had asked me that before I got to there, but looking back to when I was a brave and foolish 33-year-old, I’m not sure I could have answered that question. Continue reading →