Spring rains are natures way of cleansing the the earth of winters doldrums. It refreshes the air and our spirits. Our energy levels go through the roof as we are like runners in the starting blocks waiting for the gun that signals the start of all those projects we've been planning for these many months. I don't plan projects any more I just continue to work off the list I've had for many years, I seem to get distracted by the fun things like fishing, golf or taking a ride on my motorcycle. My toughest chore is how to distract my wife, so this year we're golfing together and traveling more, wish me luck I just remembered she can read.
Mel in the Morning
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I was born at Fort Des Moines, Iowa in 1947. Moved to Central City, Colorado at an early age, then in 1955 moved back to Des Moines and remained there until graduation from Lincoln High School in 1965.
Email: melcrippen@1430kasi.com
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I was born at Fort Des Moines, Iowa in 1947. Moved to Central City, Colorado at an early age, then in 1955 moved back to Des Moines and remained there until graduation from Lincoln High School in 1965.
After graduation life became an adventure, including some college, lots of travel and just learning to enjoy life. My education has been diversified to say the least attending several colleges and universities a few courses at a time and ending my formal education at Iowa State.
My occupations have been many, with the last 35 years spent in broadcasting
in one form or another. I have many things I love, my wife Chris, my daughter
Paula and my son Shad. I love also love Ames and Iowa. What I am and what I will
be is always grateful to the people and things that have surrounded my life in
this great part of the country we live in. The are a lot of things I've left out
but I'm sure we'll share more as you continue to visit this site.
Hear Mel in the Morning from 6-9AM Monday-Friday.
Monday, April 08, 2013
FUTURE IS BRIGHT
I wonder what a normal life would be like. One where the plans you make actually happen. Once again I headed to work for what I hoped would be an hour that turned into 3. It ended up not mattering as Detective Sargent Crippen also got called in on an incident, she's been gone for 5 hours so far. I guess that is the norm for this family, but changes may soon be on the wind and exciting times ahead, enough said for now.
Monday, April 08, 2013
OLDER, WISER, AND GREATFUL
The Iowa Special Olympics will HELD their Polar Plunge at Lake LaVerne Saturday and I am happy to say for the 2nd year I didn't plunge. Don't misconstrue this as non support for there great cause but for 14 straight years I subjected my manhood to the icy grip of those frigid waters and rancid residue of the muddy bottom. For weeks afterward I could have sang soprano for The Vienna Boys Choir and...I suspect may be the reason for Chris and I having one child. Shrinkage is an understatement. The beauty of LaVerne is best enjoyed by the sense of vision only. To the plungers go with my blessing and deep appreciation as to your reason for doing so, while my heart and soul will be with you in spirit, my body will be dry and warm and my senses will say thank you old man.
Friday, April 05, 2013
FINAL THOUGHTS
Chris' grandma Nina turned 100 today, oh how lucky I am to know such a wonderful and caring lady. As many of you know Chris and I have a 21 year age difference, I being the oldest in case you wondered. When we decided to marry, after 2 years of dating, It was time to meet the In-laws. It's a little different when you're taking their baby and there's but a few years difference in your ages and I actually had sympathy for them, I'm still trying to work my way into their graces after 21 years. The grandparents were easier, Grandpa Paul was a wonderful, quiet man who I always wished I'd had more time with, he died about a year after we married. Grandma Nina was a perfect match, her first words were of welcome and "Don't expect much, what you see is what we are" and I've loved her ever since. A straight shooter who tempers wisdom with compassion, who's made her peace with life and someday will make heaven a better place to go. HAPPY BIRTHDAY NINA!
Thursday, April 04, 2013
THE TRIOS TRIO OF QUESTIONS
I Didn't forget you yesterday I was busy. so here is your next answer to win tickets to the Guitar Trios of Montreal and California that I will refer to next week. These two groups came together after an impromptu studio get together in Montreal in 2010.
Thursday, April 04, 2013
GRANDMA'S 100!
A special day today, my wifes Grandmother Nina Harrell turns 100 years old. I hold a special place in my heart for her because she reminds me so much of my mother who would have been 97. Grandma is a straight shooter who calls it like it is. She has great compassion and tempers that with the need to be truthful. Her life experiences are something she freely shares and through that she has made me a better person with an appreciation for what hard times really are. Her eyesight has diminished, her hearing isn't what it used to be, she struggles with mobility and has let us know she's ready when the good Lord is to join her beloved husband Paul. The world will be a poorer place when that happens and a richer place for what she has shared. Happy Birthday Nina!
