I believe all parents have favorites. Pictures – not kids. These are two of mine. The first was taken in the fall of 1978. David was five and in his first year of school, Elizabeth was three, and Michael was fifteen months. David and Elizabeth were sporting their traditional, barber free, bowl cuts provided …
Author: Robert
Doc Kelly
I first learned of Doc Kelly during my initial interview for the job as elementary school principal in Addison. That was 1977. Everyone I met spoke of him. He was a veterinarian with an office just outside of town. The more people talked, the clearer my vision of the man developed. I knew that …
The Inquisition of Katherine Tebo
Memories of people and events often fade with time. People who have truly impacted your life last the longest. If I close my eyes, I can still hear the voices of my mom and dad as if they were speaking with me today. The voices of several of my aunts, uncles, and grandparents still ring …
Galivants, Gadabouts and Gigolos
If you look up the definitions for galivants, gadabouts and gigolos, you’ll find something like this. A galivant is a person who “likes to wander about having a good time with members of the opposite sex”. By definition a galivant can be either a male or female. You do need to be interested in the …
Get a Grip
My friend, Dave, gave me a three wood last spring before we headed north to Michigan. He didn’t use it and it matched the seven and five woods that I carry in Florida. It was a nice gesture on his part, and I appreciated the gift. I found it in my bag when we returned …
Ed 102
If you’re an avid reader you know that this whole blog thing began two years ago with my oldest friend, Ed. I wrote about Ed turning 100 years old. He turns again next Tuesday. He’ll be 102. No matter how long I live, it won’t be long enough to have another friend like Ed. The …
My Best Hire
When you are a part of the leadership team for a pair of organizations for over thirty years, you have the opportunity to meet and hire a lot of people. Some work out and others don’t. If you do a good job during screening most of your moves are positive. I met Stacie and her …
A Visit to Cleveland
The second time I visited The Music Box was two years later in the summer of 1967. The Fox, AKA Gary, (see posts below) and I took a road trip to surprise a girl that he had met the semester prior. I’m not sure how he and his lady friend met, but I suspect it …
The Music Box
The Music Box was a dance hall located at the eastern end of Houghton Lake in Prudenville Michigan. It was started by Lee and Shirley Kelly in 1946 shortly after Lee returned from World War II. They owned land near the intersection of Michigan highways M-18 and M-55. They realized that the local teens didn’t …
Smiths Grove
My mom was born in a house in Smiths Grove, Kentucky on July 19, 1920. Her arrival increased the total population to 811. By the end of the year, four other births were recorded for a grand total of 815. That number marked the all time high for the town. Forty years later, the population …