A Star is Born in Upland

I was 10 years old when my dad built a house in the foothills above Upland. We lived there for 6 years. My growing-up years. It was a great place to grow up. At the edge of civilization, at the edge of the wilderness. The view over the valley was amazing, 30 miles in every direction when the air was clear, and at night, 30 miles of…

Demolished And Renewed

Five years ago my life was renewed, I like how that sounds, renewed. That happened because five years ago my life was demolished. Man, I don't like how that sounds.  Demolished, I want to say Aarrrgh. Renewed, I want to say Yoo-Hoo! I guess I need to decide which side of the equation I'm on.    The Demolished Side In general I like the word “demolished”.  Maybe because…