Category: Life Lessons

If you look up Dani’s book, Racing to Death, on Amazon this is what you’ll see. Daniela Daniels was well-known in northern Europe as one of the first female motorcycle racers until a horrific accident took her life on the racetrack. When the ambulance arrived, she was revived but stayed in a coma for the …

A tailor is preparing to eat some jam, but when flies settle on it, he kills seven of them with one blow of his hand. He makes a belt describing the deed, reading “Seven at One Blow”. Inspired, he sets out into the world to seek his fortune. The tailor meets a giant who assumes …

A few years ago, my daughter in law, Lindsay, bought me a tee shirt which has Just a Kid from Detroit printed on the front. It’s navy blue with orange print. Whenever I wear it, especially in Florida, people comment on it.  They want to know if I’m really from Detroit.  They know I’m not …

I was sorting through a kitchen drawer a few weeks ago and I found a flexible red tube. It was about five inches long. I didn’t know what it was, but it looked like it might slide over the handle of a hot pan. That was my best first guess. The more I thought about …

I originally wrote this tale seven years ago.  It was my Valentine’s Day post.  I’ve updated it a bit, and it’s a long read, but ponder your own experience as you read about mine. My mom and grandmother once told me that I proposed to a girl during dinner.  I was three and Beverly was …

I wrote a story called Thank you Obadiah almost two years ago.   I posted it about six months after Ruth’s passing. It began like this. I have a Facebook friend, Obadiah, who posted this cartoon a few days ago.  It’s a visual representation of how people handle problems.  Two men, stuck in the same position, …

When I was in Michigan for Thanksgiving, I stayed with David and his crew.  They had recently remodeled their house and set up an ensuite for me when I stay with them.  It’s very nice and, best of all, it’s on the first floor. I’m closer to eighty than I am seventy, so I appreciate …

Elizabeth and I spent last Sunday at the Book Expo in The Villages.  If you came, thanks for showing up.  Our book sales were meager, but the connections we made were huge. Elizabeth shared her children’s book, The Elephant on Aaron’s Chest.  I’ve written about her book before and have included a link to my …

I was a sophomore at Western Michigan University during the 1966 – 67 college school year.  I lived with my Aunt Emma, Uncle Jack and cousin, Ruth Ellen, in their home at 1111 Boswell Lane.  Ruth Ellen was a senior and served as my unofficial older sister that year.  She was a Sigma Kappa and …

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 …