Ruth and Kate were close knit sisters, born two years apart. I called Kate, Mom, and her dancing partner was my Aunt Ruth. Ruth married Harry near the beginning of World War II, and Kate married Tony at the end. Harry and Tony were best friends. Marriage brought children, and children brought new responsibilities. The …
Author: Robert
A Fable?
A fable is a story intended to impart a useful truth. Many, if not most, use animals as characters telling the tale. This is not one of those. This is, rather, an attempt to provide a useful truth through the use of real people doing real things. During the 1920’s, the black population in Detroit …
No
I sat behind Sheri Z. during my high school senior year History of Religion class. . Sheri and I talked everyday. I thought she was one of the prettiest girls in school. She was soft spoken with beautiful eyes. Through our conversations, I learned she was nice too. I thought she was special, too special …
Coronavirus Review
It’s been a year since I first watched President Trump and Dr. Fauci speak about the “fifteen days to flattened the coronavirus curve”. I watched the live briefing every day. Ten days later they extended the shutdown for another fifteen. I was about four weeks out from knee replacement surgery, so my out and …
Forty-Four Years
When Ruth and I started talking about having children, she wanted two and I wanted three. Biology determined our final count. We’re both happy how things worked out. We were four and a half years into being married before David was born. Two years later, Elizabeth Kathryn made her appearance on March 10, 1977. Ruth’s …
Canceling Our Culture
I looked up the definition of “woke” online. This is what I found. Woke means being conscious of racial discrimination in society and other forms of oppression and injustice. If it also means we need to correct everything some think needs correcting, I’m not woke. I don’t support the rebranding of Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix …
The Countdown
Magnus Strongbeard is due the 29th of this month. We’ve started counting down the days. If you’re a parent, you know due dates are merely estimates based on data provided by the prospective mother in consultation with her doctor. The doctor in turn conducts a series of examinations, does sonogram screenings, blood and urine tests, …
Buckle Up Buttercup
The first time I cried in public was the year I served as president of our teacher’s union. We were having a difficult time in negotiations and union leadership was attempting to gather support among the teachers to cease volunteering for things. We wanted everyone to arrive and depart school as required – nothing more …
Busy Signal
Ruth and I have accounts with a few different financial institutions. There are two in Florida and two in Michigan. We have a personal account, and I have a business account with a Michigan credit union. I do most of my banking on-line. I pay my bills, deposit checks remotely, transfer money between accounts and …
Another Tourney in the Books
I finished the second round of a grueling two day golf tournament on Tuesday. It was the 2021 Super Senior Championship in The Villages. It’s the fourth time I’ve had the opportunity, and the third time I teed it up, in this prestigious event. It’s held annually for those seventy, and older, who reside in …