I landed my first real job during my junior year of high school. I worked at the National Food Store a few blocks from my house. I didn’t apply for the job, but my high school counselor called me into her office and told me the manager of the store had called looking for possible …
Author: Robert
Flashback
I saw this cartoon the other day and flashed back to my youth. There’s a common saying among mothers, “Make sure you have clean underwear on. When you leave the house to go out for the day, make sure there are no holes in your drawers.” My mom was a big proponent. She was so …
Branson
We didn’t stop at the Uranus Fudge shop. The weather slowed us down, so we made up for lost time by avoiding the fudge. I found these YouTube videos about the shop, but I warn you, they’re not intended for family viewing. Scroll right past if you wish. Uranus is the only place to get …
Road Trip
Ruth and I are making a road trip out of our return to Florida. We drove to Branson, Missouri last Monday. We’ve never been, so we decided to take a look. Our planned route took us through Indianapolis, St. Louis and, ultimately, Branson. The drive was eventful. Ruth sought directions on her phone for the …
Vaccines!!!
As a polio pioneer from the 1950’s, I’m about vaccined out. I think I’ve had em all. I’ve been poked and prodded much of my life. I accepted my fate and followed the directives of, first, my parents who made those decisions for me and, later, I became the master of my own health by …
14
Eva turned fourteen today. She’s in the eighth grade and started in a new school this fall after the family move from Hamilton to Holland. She’s adjusted well to her new surroundings and made the eighth-grade volleyball team. Ruth and I have been attending her matches. She does well and likes to play. She’s …
Heading South
Ruth and I are heading south on Sunday. We’re going back to our Florida home for the winter. We’ve owned our Michigan condo for almost a year and have adjusted to this new type of living. We’ve made some new friends, kept in touch with old ones, hosted several visitors and overnight guests, and rekindled …
Anniversary Follow-Up
If your an avid reader, you know we held a talent show at our fiftieth anniversary celebration a month ago. As I hoped, everyone participated. My sister, Jackie, did test the waters by asking what would happen if anyone “chickened out”. I simply told her I heard rooms were available in Petoskey, but they were …
Golfing Oddities
I played in a golf tournament this week called the “Outhouse Open”. It was a nine-hole, five person scramble fielding ten teams. It was the final major event in Canadian Lakes. I’d played in other outings with unusual names. “The Hardly Open”, “Unmasters”, “Grunge Tour”, and the “Birdshit Open” were among the most prestigious. When …
So Far, So Good Part Five
On Tuesday morning we returned to Kalamazoo. We went to a jewelry store and purchased two gold wedding bands. Mine cost $40.00 and I expect Ruth’s was about the same. (Another example of memory moments stored deeply in our brains.) Ruth and I had a housing dilemma. Both of us recently signed six month …