Real Cowboy: The Horse of a Different Color

September 29, 2013 Joey Cope 0

This is the second installment of a two-part story I wrote years ago about events from 1986.  So there I was, waiting for my glasses to be repaired. Fortunately, these glasses had come with a ninety-day, no-questions-asked guarantee. Since I had picked them up last Friday and this was only [read more]

Real Cowboy

September 28, 2013 Joey Cope 0

This is the first installment of a two-part story I wrote years ago about events from 1986.  “I need to have these replaced.” “Certainly, Mr. Cope. My goodness, what happened to these? Were you in some sort of accident?” If I had been walking, I would have swaggered. “Let’s just [read more]

It’s Not Just the Journey

September 3, 2013 Joey Cope 2

On September 2, 2013, Diana Nyad completed a 103 mile swim from Cuba to Florida. It’s been done once before. But until yesterday the swim had not been accomplished without the benefit of a shark cage. Anita via Compfight It was Nyad’s 5th attempt. She was 64. In an interview [read more]