Lisa J. Shultz's Blog, page 6
January 20, 2017
Oneness
A person only needs to browse the newsfeed of Facbook on Election Day or Inauguration Day to see hatred flung at each other. In fairness, I also see some posts that are classy and positive on both sides of the political pendulum. But I see more mud slinging than I have ever seen before. It feels to me like our country is in civil war. Not north vs. south. All corners of our country seem to be dividing.
One of the reasons that I am an independent in terms of politics is the two sides repel me...
December 31, 2016
My Favorite Books of 2016
On Goodreads, I read and reviewed 52 books in 2016. Yes, that is a lot but some were short and many were on Audible while I drove to and from Breckenridge and Denver. I love books and find them as necessary as food. It is challenging to pick the winners of a year. I am going to pick 4 non-fiction books to highlight.
Not only did Oneness make the top of my list for 2016, it is in the top 5 of my lifetime. It is very spiritual and requires deep contemplation. It is not for everyone. Fo...
December 28, 2016
A Chance to Say Goodbye: Reflections on Losing a Parent
My latest book coming soon!
July 13, 2016
Is It Wise To Build A Wall?
Berlin Wall and view of “No-man’s Land” 1985
The Berlin Wall existed from 1961 to 1989. “During this period, around 5,000 people attempted to escape over the Wall, with an estimated death toll ranging from 136 to more than 200 in and around Berlin. In practice, the Wall served to prevent the massive emigration and defection that had marked East Germany and the communist Eastern Bloc during the post-World War II period”- excerpts from Wikipedia.
I personally saw the Berlin Wall twice-in 1979 a...
January 2, 2016
My Favorite Books of 2015
I read and enjoyed many books in 2015, but the standouts are worth mentioning. All my reviews of books in the last several years are on Goodreads. As I looked over my completed reads this past year, I took excerpts from my reviews on Goodreads to share with you my favorites.
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Guest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
My review:
I devoured this book! The story was enthralling, and I rank it as one of the best books I have read this year!...October 31, 2015
Robert V. Shultz-A Tribute to His Life
Bobby with his father Ralph Shultz
Robert Vernon Shultz, 1925-2015 grew up in South Dakota but spent the majority of his life in Colorado where he moved in 1951. Prior to his move, he researched which state might have an ideal climate, business opportunities and beautiful landscape as well as a good place to raise his family. His oldest son Robby was born in Madison Wisconsin, but the subsequent 3: Lindy, Randy and Lisa were all born in Colorado.
Ralph, Jane and Bobby Shultz
Turtle Peak Ranch...
Robert Vernon Shultz Obituary
Robert Vernon Shultz, 1925-2015 grew up in South Dakota but spent the majority of his life in Colorado. He was proud of his one room schoolhouse education for the first three grades. He lived in a house without electricity or running water until he was nine years old. His parents, Jane and Ralph Shultz, gave up farming, moved to town and opened a hardware store in Wessington Springs.
After graduating from Wessington Springs High School, he volunteered for the Navy in 1943. He was assigned to...
September 1, 2015
The 70th Anniversary of VJ Day-The End Of World War 2
September 2, 1945
This was the day World War II ended in the Pacific. The Japanese surrendered aboard the USS Missouri, the battleship my dad Robert V. Shultz was on at the end of the war. View a video showing about the ceremony.
Here are my Dad’s words about that day:
It started out as a gray day, sort of cool. Ships everywhere and lots of small craft. Busy, busy. Plying to and from the ships. Battlewagons, Cruisers, Tin Cans, Supply ships, Service Craft were everywhere. Must have been th...
June 12, 2015
Are You An Internet, Email and Facebook Addict?
I will admit, I am an addict. Yes, checking my email and Facebook is a part of my day, every day throughout the day. I have attempted to wean myself with occasional, moderate success. I have thinned out my email, unsubscribing to newsletters and other unwanted notices. I have reduced my inbox to under 50 and on a good day to under 20. I have created files of important emails to keep as reference and I periodically review and weed out obsolete items. I think all that just means I am an organiz...
May 1, 2015
Who Are These People?
Shultz Family 1920
As I look at an old black and white photo taken about 1920, I see serious looking people who I know are my relatives, but they are all dead now. Only my dad who is almost 90 can identify them. He is mostly sure he got their names right, and I think to myself, does it matter?
Somehow I found myself the only one in the family willing to look through countless boxes of photos and old newspaper articles of someone’s wedding or death. I look at photos with stern faces that seem...
