Life is apt to throw you curve balls when you least expect it. And, as I am usually behind in the count, I’m just gonna? swing and try to make a connection. Try for a base hit, versus a homerun. On everybody’s least favorite internet addiction social networking site, Facebook, you’re apt to find the […]
Captain’s Log, stardate 2013.06.26: Our destination, the farthest reaches of Lake Orion. Pretty cool thing happened on my tour tonight…we were going around Park Island and all of a sudden the boat moved really weird…it was like something pushed the boat sideways…something powerful. The water was plenty deep and we definitely could not touch bottom. […]
I remember back when I had my first cup of coffee. BLACH! I was in college and forgotten a research paper was due the following morning that I had not yet researched. Oops. Caffeine entered my life that day and that night and following the early morning. (If you need to know, the class was […]
Because an interview fell through before deadline, I have gone to Plan B for this week’s column. I shagged this ‘gem? from 10 years ago. Ah. Memories. I hope you enjoy. — Don * * * There’s an old, cliched saying that goes something like, ‘You can’t please them all.? Or is it, ‘You can […]
I’ve ridden round enough revolutions of this earth that I am pretty confident in my abilities. I lived, loved, laughed and cried. I’ve survived lows and highs. I can even walk alone at night in a deserted building and not be too scared. However, at this point in my life, I also know that Clint […]
Last week I was invited to cover a presentation in regards to weight management. I wasn’t sure the invitee, Jessica Green, was trying to tell me something, or she wanted press for the event. I’m still not sure. At any rate, I packed up my writing utensils (Yes, plural. A good reporter always has extras), […]
Life happens to the best of us. Sometimes fortune smiles warmly upon our faces . . . and other times (most of the time) it has a way of kicking us in the teeth. The trick, of course, is not only how we deal with the bloody lip, but also how we handle life when […]
There was a time, oh, not too many years ago that I lived with a killing machine — and sometimes that murderous mammal even slept in the same bed as I. When the lights would go out and the family would be tucked safely under the covers, it usually began. Oh, the terrible sounds. It […]
I do a lot of reading — always have (thank you Mom and Dad). When I was young, young, young I was driven to read Marvel comic books. I liked the Fantastic Four (really only because of the orange rock-skinned Thing). Wolverine and the X-Men were okay, so was the Incredible Hulk. But the comic […]
Ah, it’s good to be back. You probably didn’t notice, and I am sure cared less where I was. Yes, the rumors were true: I your hero, your loyal, local scribe took a vacation. It was the first time since 2006 I have taken time off for things other than funerals, floods and flu. Who […]