As I’ve mentioned before my first born was to be named Curtis but when a wee baby girl showed up instead her name became Candis. My wife Lana had a very difficult time giving birth to our daughter so we were strongly advised not to have any more children. A man needs to have a son though so while living in Ottawa we decided to see if we could adopt a baby.
The way it works in Canada is adoptions are handled by a government agency who informed us that even though we qualified for a child that it may take up to a year or even more to find the perfect match.
While waiting for the process to inch forward we decided to take a little vacation so we headed down to Indianapolis to visit with the Hilliard’s. I can still remember the night we all went to dinner at a restaurant which featured a new thing called a “Sand Reader”. After dinner while having dessert the Reader came over to our table with a small sandbox which was about the size of a serving tray. He had Lana draw in it first and after studying her etchings for a moment or two he said with a puzzled on his face … What I see in the sand may sound a little strange because you obviously aren’t pregnant but it tells me that you are going to have a brand new baby boy in the next few days. Upon returning home three days later we found out that the agency had been calling while we were away to tell us that our three month old baby son Curtis Allen Johns was anxious to come home.
The way it works in Canada is adoptions are handled by a government agency who informed us that even though we qualified for a child that it may take up to a year or even more to find the perfect match.
While waiting for the process to inch forward we decided to take a little vacation so we headed down to Indianapolis to visit with the Hilliard’s. I can still remember the night we all went to dinner at a restaurant which featured a new thing called a “Sand Reader”. After dinner while having dessert the Reader came over to our table with a small sandbox which was about the size of a serving tray. He had Lana draw in it first and after studying her etchings for a moment or two he said with a puzzled on his face … What I see in the sand may sound a little strange because you obviously aren’t pregnant but it tells me that you are going to have a brand new baby boy in the next few days. Upon returning home three days later we found out that the agency had been calling while we were away to tell us that our three month old baby son Curtis Allen Johns was anxious to come home.
Speaking of family it’s almost time for “Buppa” to take Grandson Nathaniel (pictured with me) camping, I hope he enjoys Vegas!
Was it the talent of Frank, Elvis, and The Beatles that created all the magic or was it the technology.
Opportunity is everywhere but lucky breaks sure ain’t.
Just because something isn’t considered illegal certainly doesn’t make it right.
MORE ABSTRACT THOUGHTS ABOUT MANY OTHER THINGS…
Sometimes it’s difficult to be a good father while trying to provide a decent life for your family, but it’s certainly no excuse.
Just because some folks claim that Fox News is wrong doesn’t make all the others right.
The reason a lot of men sleep around is because they’re only looking for that special woman who will listen to their life stories over and over again for the rest of her life.
Behind every man successful or otherwise stands a woman but the ones who are standing behind the unsuccessful men are usually called “the other woman”.
40 may be the perfect age for women cuz that’s usually when their brains and body come together.
A 20 year old bottle of wine and a 20 year old woman are equally delightful.
What’s more expensive do you figure, being a Daddy or a Sugar Daddy.
The only time I like to be told what to do is when I am completely naked.
One of the ways you die is when you stop making love, my goal is to die while I’m making love.
Indiscreet infidelity is unforgivable.
Most of the womanizers I know were created by women.
Jerry Tarkanian once said nor win any games “Screaming insults at players never put any points on the board nor won any games. Motivated players and their preparation usually did. I didn’t realize that Jerry must have worked in radio before he became one of the best college coaches ever.
Everybody can play the same music on the radio but nobody can talk like you do between the tunes.
You don’t need a morning show unless you actually need somebody to show up somewhere and buy something.
Ratings are simply statistical justification.
Whenever you tell someone that the last thing you ever wanna do is hurt them you may need to admit to them though is that it is still on your list.
I wonder why the evening news anchors always begin with “Good Evening” then spend the rest of the newscast telling you why it ain’t.
It really doesn’t matter who you know it’s who knows you.
Who decided that Dee Jays should have Irish names.
I don’t know any wise young men but I do know a couple of wise young women but unfortunately their wisdom didn’t come from a good place.
Throughout time one of the descriptions used to describe a lot of great leaders was “child like”.
If you think you can or you think you can’t both statements are true.
have you ever noticed that small children always tell the truth but once they grow up they need to be drunk to do so again.
I’ve never received a phone call from someone telling me that they were sending me some money but I’ve had plenty asking me for some.
Bear Bryant was one of the smartest legendary coaches ever, he climbed down off his tower, retired then almost died immediately thus keeping his legacy alive.
I do real well handling good news but I need more training on how to handle the bad stuff as it seems to come up a hell of a lot more often.
I’ve never been a real big fan of radio sales people in general but even they have to admit that over the years I’ve been pretty sales friendly.
So it’s kinda OK to be a thug in the NFL but you better not f**k with those footballs huh!
Speaking of the NFL can you imagine how fresh Brady is gonna be come playoff time.
The untimely passing recently of friend Kelley Mitchell has produced an enormous amount of accolades being written about her which was wonderful. I can’t help but wonder though why we wait until somebody dies before telling them how much we love them.
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