Lets take a walk

I have always viewed my self as a person that attempted to do the right thing. I believe the right thing is not difficult most the time and ocassionally, when it is it's good to have the practice. I love sunsets, the big red dramatic kind, like we have here in Texas. When I am standing out there, seemingly in the middle of some amazingly physical happening I swear I can hear the sound of the Sun grinding down off the horizon. I love to kiss my wife, at the risk of as Erika says TMI, I will simply say affection between a committed couple should have no boundaries. I love to read, anytime any place, one of my favorite places to read is at my friend Steve's ranch, I can find a shady place and a comfortable chair and lose myself for hours, it really does not get better than that. I love to walk, when I think about this statement I should probably reach up and slap myself but, I like to walk. Why should I commit a violent act upon my self because of a silly statement? In my business life there were many, many days where I would easily walk 8-10 miles in a day, it kept me skinny and my heart is in good shape. I am going to resist discussing the obvious irony at this point. I like to walk and because hiking is a form of that we have seen some of the most beautiful parts of Texas and hiked them. When I was younger I hiked constantly in the Sierra Mountains of CA, with out a doubt some very beautiful scenery to be seen. I have tread Beaches in Northern CA that look as if you might indeed be on a canvas immortalized in oil. I have walked through Redwood forests and Awe is one of the few words that apply. I have walked through such forests with a group it never fails, everybody whispers. I had a good friend years back, we would go camping and fishing, we were walking down a forest path to a stream one day. I looked over at him because he had simply stopped. He says to me " For me this is where I find God " Anyone seeing the place would have to agree. I have swam in high altitude lakes in the Sierra's, so cold, so fresh, sensual, incredible. Having seen and done those things, I will say right here right now that mile for mile Texas has beautiful places to hike. I think my favorite is Big Bend, I like the Drama of it, over a million acres. Incredible vistas and rock formations, West Texas is a desert and amazingly water formed a big part of big bend along with the wind. Pammy and I were camping in one of Big Bend's primitive areas when a cold front came through, there are few things more dramatic than a West Texas cold front. I love to hike and Texas is a great place for it. I love life and plan to continue enjoying every bit possible for as long as possible.

Always with Love,

Tony.