I guess there is some good news and some bad news coming from the home front. The good news: Sean, five-years-old since St. Patrick’s Day, has ‘written? his first book. The bad news: Sean, five-years-old since St. Patrick’s Day, has ‘written? his first book. Hey, that sounds familiar. Let me say up front, I’m very […]
Be forewarned . . . there could be some cussin? goin? on. I’m gonna? preface this gem of an opinion with a wee-little disclaimer to all those employed in public education. You do not have to read on; what follows is a tirade, an exercise in ranting and raving. Eggheads and those who resemble Spock, […]
Sometimes, when you’re lucky, your dreams can come true . . . such is the story of Michigan author/photographers Carl Sams and Jean Stoick. When I talked to Carl, he and wife Jean were at a pit stop somewhere in the heart of Texas. The Milford couple were visiting friends and doing what they the […]
As it has been since history was recorded, in the time which we live today there is much turmoil. That said, with the passing of Pope John Paul II, we all — Christian, Jew, Hindu, Muslim and atheist alike, can find and be a vessel of good. It is not “good” that he has passed, […]
Spring has sprung’oh, boy has it sprung! The tulips and other bulbous flowers are pushing up from their long winter’s slumber. The grass is starting to green up. Area golf courses have stuck flags in their holes and opened their doors for business. And, holy cow, there are a lot of dead critters schmushed and […]
A native of Iraq, dentist Niza Mansour was asked to share his experience with Oxford Rotarians. He wasn’t sure what to say. ‘I went to the Internet and Googled ‘Iraqi culture? and only got 14 million hits,? said Mansour, an Oxford dentist and a member of the Oxford Rotary Club. ‘I am not a public […]
Last week I heard Paul Harvey report this startling fact: Each of our feet can produce a pint of sweat a day. Between a pair of feet, that’s a quart of liquid a day, nearly two gallons a week — that’s like 91 gallons of foot sweat a year produced by one human. That my […]
Riddle me this, Batman: When does the ‘jumping circuit? connect in a child’s head? When does the thought, ‘It looks like great fun to jump from atop something down onto something else?? When? I ask this because last week when I returned home from long, arduous hours at work, I was greeted by two very […]
March is a time when folks start to think spring in Michigan may actually arrive. It’s also a time car dealerships and furniture stores have Irish-themed sales. There’s still snow on the ground. The air is still cold and, wouldn’t you know it, St. Patrick’s Day is here. To help all you of non-Irish descent […]
Some guys, yours truly included, gain a few extra pounds once they ‘settle down? to the good life with loving wife and picture perfect kids. Recently, I got to wondering why. Why do we get thicker, dumpier and more corpulent? Let’s get one thing out in the open: I’ve never been one confused with a […]