When David played basketball in both high school and college, he talked trash. Brady has a bit of the same gene in his system, but nothing like David. The Bad Boy Pistons were a great team during David’s high school years. I suggested he follow Joe Dumars’ example. Dumars spoke little and let his game …
Author: Robert
Thanks for Letting Me Know
I wrote the following blog over five years ago. It was the thirty-third of the five hundred and seventy blogs I’ve posted. I recalled it last Wednesday during David and my trip to Addison to award our first scholarships. Several people, former students and teachers, spoke to us when we arrived. At the conclusion of …
Our First Award
We awarded our first Tebo Family Scholarship last Wednesday. I’m going to Adrian this afternoon to make a second presentation to the same winners. Yes, I said winners. Today’s presentation is just a formality. Here’s what David and I said Wednesday evening in Addison. My wife, Ruth, and I decided we wanted to set up …
The Red Plate
If you’re a long-time blog reader, or one of our many friends, you know that Ruth and I eloped. Once we were married, our parents planned after the fact receptions. The Van Bruggens held a low-key cake and coffee gathering in their home in Plainwell, and my parents through an all-out Detroit style bash. There …
Heading North
I’m going back to Michigan tomorrow. I spent about a month at the condo after Ruth’s death last September. This time I’m there for several months alone. That’s new territory for me. I wouldn’t be heading back now, but we’re awarding the first Tebo Family Scholarship on Wednesday in Addison. I follow that up with …
Just A Number?
I’ve been on my own for one day short of seven months. I try not to keep track, but it’s difficult. I’ve learned some things. I get along with myself most of the time. I seldom question my motives, but understanding and accepting are too different things. I can get by with one bath towel …
Grand Rapids to Denver
I’m planning to take the train from Grand Rapids to Denver this summer. That’s way outside my comfort zone. I’ve taken the train before but never alone. When I was a kid my sister, Sharron, and I took one from Royal Oak to Detroit with Mom on several Friday afternoons. Grandma Barner picked us up …
Dare to Dream
Back in 2009, I marveled at the talent a forty-seven-year-old lady, Susan Boyle, displayed on Britain’s Got Talent. It was her first chance to sing in front of a large audience. It was the sassy lady’s big break. Even though she came in second that year, she’s worth about forty million dollars today. Susan Boyle …
Coincidence
I decided to self-publish the blogs I’ve written. I’ve been planning this since the beginning but got hung up on a format. I hoped that my kids, their kids, and maybe their kids, would like to see the world through Ruth and my eyes. We’d done some things worth sharing and I have family stories …
The Tournament Results
The first annual MRNA Open is complete. It was a highly contested tournament with players from across the country. Iowa, Nebraska, Florida, and Michigan were well represented. One player flew in from California for the event. We haven’t had rain in Florida for the past couple of months. It’s the driest it’s been since 2017. …