Category: Life Lessons

I’ve started the new year by making some changes. While preparing my audiobook I read several passages several times. Many had a common theme. I offer a ton of advice but upon personal reflection I’ve determined that I seldom follow it.  It’s a kind of do as I say, not as I do, approach. I’m …

The summer before my final year of college, I landed a sales job.  There was an ad in the local paper looking for college men seeking summer employment.  The ad provided an outline of a group interview at an office in Ferndale, Michigan. I called the contact number, and after answering a few questions, I …

All I knew about Dr. Becker was what I learned in two seventy-five-minute classes held twice a week for fifteen weeks in the fall of 1967. The only thing I knew about his family was they were expecting a foreign exchange student to arrive within a couple of weeks after I completed my junior year …

During my time in higher education, I earned a bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University, a master’s degree from Eastern Michigan and a specialist degree from Michigan State.  I took a lot of classes.  I remember two instructors from all that time. Dr. Alan was my advisor for my specialist degree, and Dr. Becker taught …

I’ve been running around the state for the past few days attending funeral services and birthday celebrations. While attending the funeral remembrances, I ran into some old friends from high school. I dated one, Karen. Another friend, Sue, and I hung out for thousands of hours during high school. The last time I saw the …

None of the following quotations are mine. They were all written by Isabel Allende. I read one online and wanted to find out who wrote it. She was born in Peru but is considered a Chilean writer as she was raised in Chile, and she spent much of her time there before becoming a citizen …

I’m not a fan of Halloween.  Growing up I liked the dressing up and getting free candy part, but I didn’t like the scary stuff. When I was in first grade, I was invited to my first Halloween party.  Marjorie, one of my first-grade classmates, had a party at her house.  My mom dressed me …

The day before my shoulder surgery my son, David, and I played golf. I knew it was the last round I’d play for several months. I scheduled eighteen holes at The Villages’ Havana Country Club. I set it up so we’d start on the Hemingway nine and finish on Kilimanjaro because I’m particularly fond of …

I played golf as a part of the Grunge Tour for several years. Our first tournament was in Lexington, Kentucky. After a few we moved to Myrtle Beach and, ultimately, Tampa, Florida. I’d be lying if I told you when we started and stopped. We competed for more than a dozen years and less than …

If you’re a basketball fan you may recall Allen Iverson’s rant about practice that took place almost twenty years ago.  If you don’t’, click on this link. Iverson Practice! (youtube.com) Allen didn’t like being questioned about practice and his press conference comments became legendary. I spent part of each day leading up to last Wednesday’s …