You know, there comes a time when you have to say, ‘Oops. Sorry. I messed up.? Speaking from a personal experience (excuse me, experiences), I know this is the case. The case in point I shall endeavor to delve, deals with the unholy trinity surrounding Goodrich schools. In the little hamlet of Goodrich, parents have […]
Son of a — the news that a fellow Clarkston High School alum told me about himself was a bit hard to swallow. ‘I never smoked a day in my life, but I need a double lung transplant,? Dave told me at the beginning of March. ‘Cripe!? I thought to myself, ‘That, in one, very […]
Sure as St. Patrick’s Day is Saturday, I reckon we can say we have passed the corner. Spring has arrived. I based this observation, not on the amount heat our thermometer measures, rather the amount of shoveling I had to do in the yard. A winter’s worth of doggy doo-doo, is a sure sign snow […]
Plain and simple, we are murderers. Good intentions aside, we kill refrigerators. We, Jen and I, should not be allowed to have a refrigerator. Well, we can have refrigerators as long as they are new and boring, easy to maintain and to find replacement parts for. We just can’t have cool vintage fridges. It is […]
Eating has been a part of my life well, since I was first a life form. I like eating. I like cooking. I like eating. I like going to restaurants. I like eating. I like all sorts of stuff. Uhmm — I don’t like beets. Let me say, I am also an individual who likes […]
Folks who know me, know I dig history. I just like it. So, when I get interesting facts I like to pass them on. Reader Pam B (who is also a peace-nic/artisan type from out Brandon Township way) sent me these Michigan ‘facts.? I put the quotation marks around facts because, well, she’s originally from […]
Ah, February. Groundhogs, ice, snow and hearts of red, Valentine’s Day. To all, tell the ones you love that you love. And, if you really want to spice up your Valentine’s conversations, here are some topics to discuss. Taxation Without Representation Nothing can get your blood boiling like good lovin? and talk about that which […]
Damn. It’s getting harder and harder to be a boy these days. Don’t believe me, read on and then try to tell me I’m full of estrogen. Let’s see . . . oh, long hair for boys is again considered stylish. Hmm . . . yep, I remember reading articles about teachers slighting lads to […]
I’m one of the last kids thought to be of ‘Boomer? status — I was made in Detroit, circa 1962 and born in January 1963. Like many kids of that time, I was brought up believing in a golden vision. That shiny, albeit trite ideal can be summed up in six words: Truth, Justice and […]
When I told my high school English teachers I was actually going into a profession that, gulp, required the use of English skills, they got wide-eyed. I reckon they were shocked and probably a little dismayed at the prospect of yours truly entering such a profession. I guess they figured since I spent three hours […]