Horizons like Mountains
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Segments of life seldom connect chronologically. An epiphany experienced at age 10 might not complete its circuit of truth in an individual's consciousness until age 60. An observation by a grandparent might not resonate until the hearer reaches middle age.The miracle of the mind — in partnership with the emotional landscape we refer to as the heart — is that it is constantly linking various pieces of shifting realities and immutable truths absorbed during different stages of life into a unit of knowledge and a gem of wisdom. With this in mind, the following book focuses on 10 distinct experiences in my life — some of them with me as the protagonist, others with me as the observer or chronicler. Limiting this list to 10 proved difficult. Prior to my 32nd birthday, I had served a two-year church mission among the people of Italy, earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science/communications, served four years of active duty in the U.S. Marines, spent two years spinning my wheels as a near-minimum-wage security guard and obtained my dream job as a full-time newspaper journalist. To borrow from the Joni Mitchell song, I've seen life from most sides now. My greatest hope is that these accounts might inspire, enlighten, revive happy or meaningful memories for the reader and share the stories of some incredible individuals.
Michael Jerry Tupa
A native Californian, I've resided in seven different states -- spread out from California to South Carolina -- as well as in Italy and stint in Japan (U.S. Marines).For more than 30 years I've worked as a newspaper journalist -- mostl of that time as a sports writer, although I also garnered significant experience as a police/courts beat reporter.More than three dozen of my poems have appeared in several different literary journals; I've also self-published four volumes of poetry/short stories. Some of my most cherished honors/accomplishments/opportunities is being the sports editor of a sports section twice named by the Oklahoma Press Association as the sports section of the year in our circulation division, receiving an honorable discharge from the Marines following four years of active duty, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from Weber State, living nearly two years in Italy (church service) among the Italians and learning the language, interviewing a Native American U.S. Olympic champion, receiving the Joseph Orengo Annual Award for sportsmanship and sports contributions in Oroville, Calif.I've also won my age division (25-29) at a 5K run road race in Memphis, Tenn.; shook Ronald Reagan's hand in 1990; interviewed numerous pro and high-level college athletes, including at least two former Heisman Trophy winners (Archie Griffin and Jason White); written a full-length history of American Legion Baseball in Bartlesville, Okla.; and enjoyed numerous other once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to interview some of sports' most significant personalities from the past half-century.
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