Category: Current Events

I’m making my debut as a Singles New Beginnings facilitator on Wednesday. One of our current facilitators, Daryl, is going to be absent so I’m going to take a shot. Barbara, the founder of the group, asked if I wanted to give it a go even though she’d be in the room. She’ll facilitate the …

I live in two bubbles. One’s in Florida and one’s in Michigan. I call them bubbles because once I’m home in either state I tend to stay close by.  Each location has what I want and need close at hand.  There’s no reason to travel too far. Ruth and I worked for a lot of …

According to the urban dictionary “a poster boy is usually a famous person who is heavily associated with a given movement, subculture, or religious group to people who do not belong to said group. The name comes from their frequent appearances in the group’s promotional materials, especially posters. Generally, they are very outspoken, opinionated and …

My email was hacked, and you may have received a fictitious party invitation from me.  I didn’t send it, and I hope you didn’t try to open it. I don’t understand the mindset of those whose goal in life is to cause trouble for others.  Just think what they could accomplish if they concentrated on …

I’ve written before about a group I joined in Florida last winter. It’s called Singles New Beginnings, and it’s made up of single people. Men and women looking for a change. That’s why I joined the group. We have a book, The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. It serves as our text. The normal routine …

Dirk lived down the street from “breakfast” David. He was a part of the poker group for several years. He had two sons, twins, Jason and Jeff. Jason hung out at our house for most of his high school years. He looked upon my David as an older brother, liked Michael and had a crush …

Last Wednesday evening I spoke with Elizabeth on the phone.  She had lots to share.  Sutton has a new album with a big rollout planned in September, they’re going to Greece and Italy for Sutton’s birthday next month, they have extensive plans for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but perhaps the most exciting news is her new …

I met Roger Dixon while teaching for the Plainwell Community Schools. I started in the fall of 1969.  Roger taught in the high school, and I taught in the middle school.  His wife, Carolyn, taught with Ruth and me.  I don’t think we were together for more than a year, or two, when Roger took …

This is my eight-hundredth story. I knew I had a few dozen in me when I started but didn’t contemplate writing eight hundred.  I’ve made some profound life statements as I celebrated each centennial.  If you’ve been following me from the beginning, you’ve read them all.  I included 500 Chunks in the book I published. …