Tuesday, June 18, 2013

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Aged To Perfection

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A Robert Browning verse has been in my head lately, “The best is yet to be, the last of life for which the first was made.” I used to think that statement was referring to an old man relaxing on his pension, not having to try so hard to hone out some life for himself. [...]

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The Wade’s of Russell Springs

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You never know who you’re talking with when you’re talking to a child. They may be a professional athlete some day, the one who finds a cure for cancer or simply the person who inspires people to makes a difference in the lives of others. Traveling to karate studios throughout the United States and Canada [...]

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In God’s Corner

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My name is Shelly Loven, I am Chuck Loven’s daughter. He passed away on October 6th and his Memorial Service was on October 23rd. I felt compelled to find you and share something with you. I do not know if you ever met my Daddy but he has brought us together in a strange way. [...]

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With Each Breath

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Preface: After writing, Tang Soo Do Karate & Toughen-Up for Chuck Norris I began writing short stories that reflected actual experiences in my life. But, before publishing them I changed many of the details within the stories so I wouldn’t be seen in such a personal way. The details that were changed resulted in the stories having little [...]

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Dear Chuck

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Dear Chuck, It was so good to hear from you and even better to hear the good news about a beautiful Christian wife, twins on the way, and entering a whole new and exciting passage of life. When you get back to Tarzana and working out again, I hope you’ll let me jump in a [...]

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Imaginary Lives

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Time’s running out. Life is running along and at one time it was carrying me with it. But, I stumbled on several occasions and life, of course, kept running. Sometimes life came back to pick me up and carry me along and sometimes it just left me on the side of the road. So you [...]

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“Put Off Thy Shoes… “

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In the world of Martial Arts I’ve heard a lot of reasons why we remove our shoes before we go “on the mat”. Now, the “mat” might be the old canvas mat, a hard rubber wrestling mat, or a carpet with duct tape separating students from spectators. It may even be a hard wood floor [...]

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Home Safe

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People who’ve played baseball, and who now walk up to the plate in life, know how hard it is to hit the ball and reach first base, much less be allowed to touch each bag and make it safely home. Most people just stand there and meekly swing at the curves in life as they [...]

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Martial Arts Photography – The Early Days

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It’s hard to believe an article on photography would start out, “In the “old days” there was film… a piece of celluloid covered with a light sensitive emulsion… “Wow, it’s hard to believe that those “old days” are not so old at all. It’s just that technology is advancing so rapidly many of us will [...]

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