Twenty-one years ago this fall I had a conversation with a Britton- Macon parent that is stuck in my memory. Our discussion began when the bell rang at the beginning of second hour and ended when it rang again at the start of third. We stood in the hallway and just talked. Brenda was …
Author: Robert
29 Nights
Time flies when you are having fun! Sutton and Elizabeth completed their Michigan tour a few days ago and left for several destinations out West. They are continuing their journey after spending the last twelve weeks in Michigan and 290 (oops) 29 nights with Ruth and me. But who counted? To be honest, while Ruth …
Mort and Stubs AKA Dog
My dad and Uncle Harry Mac were best friends for most of their lives. My dad described Uncle Harry as more of a brother than a friend. I’m not sure how or where they met. I know that they loved and respected one another until their final days. Their friendship began in their teens. They …
Good Friends
I mentioned “good friends” in a prior story and was asked “What makes a good friend?” I believe that friendship means different things to different people. For some of us just knowing someone makes them a friend. For others, an on-going relationship is an important criteria. Here’s mine. Good friends are there whenever you …
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I don’t remember how old I was when I went to my Aunt Dutch and Uncle Elmer’s twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, but I remember that it was held outside in their yard. They got lots of silver dishes, cards, some money, and one Barbie like doll dressed in dollar bills. I remember thinking that twenty-five years …
The Right Hand and the Left Hand
You’ve probably heard stories about right hands and left hands. The saying goes that the right hand doesn’t always know what the left hand is doing. If you have a relationship with anyone you’ve probably experienced such a conundrum. Husbands plan things for wives, wives plan things for husbands, parents plan things for children, …
Three More Reese’s Pieces
Volcanoes We studied volcanoes in fifth grade. Although Michigan is volcano free, it was a part of our study. Mr. Reese didn’t just talk about volcanoes. He had built one to share with his students. Talk about cool. That was the coolest. Mr. Reese’s volcano was an honest to goodness, as real as it gets, …
Mr. Reese
Mr. Reese was my fifth grade teacher. He was the first male teacher that I had and the teacher that every fourth grader hoped that he would get. All of my other teachers had been “women”. I was happy that I was finally getting a “man” teacher. Don’t get me wrong, I liked all …
Fore!
Starter Set I’ve enjoyed playing golf since the beginning of my teaching career. My parents bought me a starter set for my birthday my first year in the classroom. It was a very simple set with four irons, a driver and a putter. On the first day of having my clubs I was “chipping” …
Notepads and Gigabites
When I neared the end of the teaching portion of my career, personal computers were just finding their way into schools. They started in offices and made their way slowly into classrooms. Apple, PET, Texas Instrument, Atari and several other brands made their way onto the hi-tech scene . Life, as we knew it, changed …