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Grief, That Thing, No one Wants to Talk About

    Grief, that thing, it seems, hardly anyone wants to talk about, but everyone goes through at some point in their life. It seems strange to start an article by apologizing, in advance, for what you are about to read, but I do apologize if any of this offends you.  Please
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A Letter to Kevin

At the beginning of my book, I start with what I call “A Letter to Kevin.” The idea, for this letter, came after watching the movie, “Taking Chance” with Kevin Bacon.  It was quite by accident that I watched it.  I was on a business trip, (don’t recall where), lying in bed, flipping t
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Men and Friends Breakfast

My friend, Dave Cooke, and I will be sharing our faith based stories, at Chaparral Christian Church, Saturday, October 25th, at 8:30 am. Breakfast will be served and is by donation,  so please RSVP at (480) 991-9878 and bring a friend. For more information you can go to their link at:
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ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, with Magma Ranch Mustangs Ladies Softball Team

For the record, this was 40lbs. of ice, in three, five gallon buckets. (None of this 2-year-old, sand lot bucket stuff, with three ice cubes floating in it.) I watched the Jon Blais video, of him conquering the Hawaii Ironman, after he was diagnosed with ALS.  At the time, I was prepa
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Always Love the Reviews

We received the email below, this week, and thought we would share it with you. Dr. Jerry Cook is the author of several books, so we are very appreciative of his kind words… Well, we are always appreciative of kind words!  :o)  Aren’t you? Barry Thank you very much for sha
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Book Excerpt from “6 Minutes Wrestling With Life”

I just finished John Passaro’s book titled “6 Minutes Wrestling With Life.”   John chronicles the day his oldest daughter, Jess, had a seizure and the resulting brain injury.  The doctors told him to “pull the plug” because she would never recover.  John
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A Hillbilly’s Guide to Trucks and Cell Phones

Okay, for all y’all hillbillies out there I have a news flash for y’all about yer cell phones. Ya, don’t got to hold that cell phone in yer hand or cradle it between yer shoulder and yer head when yer drivin’ yer truck. Besides it puts a krik in yer neck. They got these new fangled th
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Read a Great Book for Free!

How would you like to read a great book for Free?   The only “catch” is that you write a short review and post it on your social media accounts and Amazon.  This is for a limited time only!!    Book synopsis:  Inspiration meets adventure, in Barry’s book that chronicles the tragic dea
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“Impaired to the Slightest Degree.”

I recently spoke at a MADD Victim Impact Panel, (VIP).  The MADD VIP is mandatory for anyone convicted of a DUI, in the state of Arizona.  They hold these meetings, once a month, in several valley cities.  This particular one had roughly 300 people attending.   I was the third of thre
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