I missed one day of school my sophomore year of high school. I didn’t miss any my junior or senior years. It wasn’t because I was a great student, dedicated to getting good grades, but I wasn’t sick, so I didn’t pretend to be so. The day I did miss my sophomore year was because …
Author: Robert
My Golden Girls
I went to my favorite pool the other day to do my water exercises. When I arrived there were three ladies in the pool that I hadn’t seen before and one of them asked, “Are you here to lead our exercise group?” They went on to explain that they attempted to take part in an …
King David
The first time I met Dave Pray he was the elementary school principal in Clinton. He was new at his job but had been a teacher there prior to his promotion. I was a couple of years into my tenure in Addison. We were at a workshop hosted by the Lenawee County Intermediate School District. …
What I Know for Sure
What I know for sure about death and dying is limited. I’m positive there’s something else. I just don’t know what. If you’ve read my blogs, especially since Ruth’s accident, you know that I believe that she stops in to let me know she’s still with me. There are no big visions or conversations just …
My Own Mortality
I was about thirteen years old when I first thought about my own mortality. I had lost two of my grandparents a few years prior, but never considered my own death until around the time of my thirteenth birthday. I don’t know if the thought of being a teenager triggered my fear, but it was …
My Barnes and Noble Presentation
I stood in front of about 100 people at The Villages Barnes and Noble yesterday. This is what I said. Those of you who are married, or have ever been married, would you please raise your hand? Take a look around. Most of us have our hand raised. Now if you were engaged to someone …
2024 MRNA Invitational
The 2024 MRNA Invitational The first ever MRNA (Mom, Ruth, Nana, Altogether) Invitational will be held tomorrow on Thursday, April 11th. This would have been Ruth’s seventy-seventh birthday. Last year’s event was an Open. This year’s is an Invitational. The biggest difference between the two is last year we had two person teams and …
Florida’s Friendliest Hometown
The Villages, Florida promotes itself as Florida’s Friendliest Hometown. Ruth and I bought our first home here in 2004. It was a patio villa that we owned for eighteen months. We bought a ranch home after the villa, sold that after a couple of years, and spend four winters in Palm Springs, California so we …
Barnes and Noble
When I published my book, Pondering Life’s Lessons, back in the fall, it went on sale via Amazon and all other on-line purchasing services through IngramSpark, another online publishing and distribution company. I’ve sold several books, but most sales have come through people I know. You won’t find Robert Tebo on the best seller list. …
David’s Decisions
When it came time for our three children to decide what was next regarding their education, Ruth and I deferred to them. We spoke of college all the time but would have been ok if they took a pass. They didn’t. David was first and he enrolled at Western Michigan University like me. He planned …