Calling all technology lovers. Here’s a couple of true tales from this week involving cell phones. I play golf in a league with my good friend, Bruce. We’re not good but we have fun. Bruce is one the nicest men I have ever met and a true friend. Bruce and I both …
Category: Current Events
Coming to a City Near You – Two
Earlier this week Elizabeth and Sutton set out on a grand adventure. They are off on a three country – yes country – musical tour. So much for a once a month, week-end hobby. Elizabeth has always been a traveler. She likes to see places. Experience. Explore. She’s drawn to ideas and people …
Coming To A City Near You
The first time that I heard the name Sutton Papanikolas my daughter, Elizabeth, was telling me about a new guy that she had met that wanted to take her fishing. She was living in San Diego and I wasn’t sure if he planned to take her “deep-sea fishing” or “lake fishing” like we do in …
Dentists – Cars – Hemorrhoids
I faced my fears last Monday. I went to the dentist AND I bought a new car!!! The dentist was routine. I had my teeth cleaned and I had no problems. After the cleaning the dentist checked my teeth, gave me the thumbs up, and I scheduled another cleaning for October. We all …
Read the Fine Print
I spent the last ten days in Michigan experiencing the cold weather that I bought a home in Florida to avoid. I returned for my consultant work with Michigan Works! Southeast. My original plan was to fly to Michigan on March 19th and return on March 23rd. I wanted to return to view a large …
Copy – Paste – And Wait
I was originally going to write a story called – Rudy Rudy Rudy – in honor of my boyhood friend, Rudy, but I decided to go with Good Catholic Boys because it really is a story about more than just one boy. Spoiler alert!!! Good Catholic Boys will be posted Wednesday. Rudy was practically …
Two Random Bits of Recent Stuff
Super Seniors Golf Championship If you are an avid ESPN watcher you probably don’t know that I recently competed in – and won – the Super Senior Championship for the 8th flight in The Super Senior Championship held annually in The Villages, Florida. ESPN didn’t cover it. If you failed to see my name …
Dress to Excess
Ruth and I have two walk-in closets. One’s in Florida and one’s in Michigan. The one in Florida is large enough to hold all of our clothes, a couple of dressers and set up a single bed for company. It also stores our suitcases, a twenty-two-inch diameter exercise ball and assorted boxes and bags …
Last Minute Changes
Everyone’s life is affected by last minute changes. I know many people who just don’t like change of any kind. Days, weeks, months, perhaps years are planned on constants. Tacos on Tuesday and the local fish fry on Friday are a way of life. Annual vacations, or family visits, are etched into calendars …