After the successful 2018 Michigan tour of Sutton James Papanikolas, and several appearances by Tres Leches, Sutton changed his stage name to simply Sutton James. Many people showed up at last year’s venues looking for a short, dark haired, bronzed skinned Greek guy and were visually confused when they saw Sutton. He’s six foot …
Author: Robert
Dr. Jones
The hippy dog staying with us is named Dr. Indiana Jones. BZ and Sutton nicknamed him Jonesy. He has a tendency to respond better to Jonesy than his given name. I prefer to refer to him as Dr. Jones. Ruth and I first met the newest member of the BZ – Sutton clan on a …
“Have You Stayed Here Before?”
I walked up to the counter and the attractive young attendant countered my, “I have a reservation.” with “Have you stayed here before?” I had. Another time, another place, I might have thought that this was a pick up line, but I’m too old to be picked up. The last time I stayed at the …
Full Circle
A few years ago I received a call on my cell phone as Ruth and I were driving back to Michigan from our winter in Florida. My friend, Jim Marvin, was seeking my advice and asking for a favor. We often sought each other’s counsel. He, however, asked for very few favors, so each one …
Cuba – If You’re Going
If you go to Cuba, plan ahead. Our trip was a last minute, we’ve always talked about going, what else are we going to do next week, oh, what the heck let’s do it, type of trip. We had two days to plan and no prior knowledge other than Mrs. Rodriquez’s personal slide show …
Dandelion Wine
The first time I met Donna Jarrett she was sorting teaching supplies in the cafeteria of the Wayne Gray Elementary School in Addison, Michigan. That was August of 1977. I was the new principal of the elementary school and she was my secretary. I had never had a secretary before, and I was looking forward …
The Hippies Are Back
My hippie daughter, her hippie husband, and their hippie dog are back with Ruth and me in Michigan. To be fair, they arrived before we did. They came back in early April. Ruth and I arrived on May 2nd. Prior to returning to Michigan I received the following information from the hippie clan. April 7th …
Cuba
“Cuba has had a democratic centralist political system embodied in the “one state – one party” principle since 1959. Constitutionally, Cuba is a socialist country ruled by the dictates of Marxism. The Communist Party of Cuba is the leading force both at the society level and in the state. The government has three branches as …
150
This is my 150th post. I started because I wanted to share the news of my friend, Ed’s, 100th birthday. That was in November of 2017. Ed is 101 going on 102. Since then I’ve written about a multitude of things: family, friends, life, death, hopes, dreams, and fears. I hope that you’ve been …
Because I Can
Last spring I returned to Michigan before Ruth. I had work to do and she wanted to continue her play time in Florida. This year I’ve stayed a couple of weeks longer. During one of the first few days of my return last year, I drove to the Hamilton area to watch my two …