I got the Mustang back several months before that August interview. It went well, and I was offered a job before I left that night. I would be teaching six sections of seventh grade English, or two sections of geography and four sections of English. Mr. Hindbaugh asked if I had a preference. “Yes, I’d …
Category: Life Lessons
The Wesco Gas Station
The summer between my sophomore and junior year at Western, I bought a 1967 Mustang convertible. It was silver with a black top. If I was any cooler after that purchase, I would have been twins. My parents helped me look for the car, arrange for the loan, and added the Mustang to their …
10,000 Steps
Ruth bought me a “step counting” device for Christmas. It will do more than that. It’s a watch, a calendar, keeps track of your heart rate, calories burned, miles traveled, sleep patterns, and numerous other things. I wear it all the time. The package and promo material encourage you to take 10,000 steps each …
12 Chapters 365 Pages
Ruth and I have made some wonderful new friends in Florida. The girls do girl things, the guys do guy things, and we all do things together. Last year, the girls assembled several pictures. The assembly involved building frames (one guy helped) and painting motivational quotations on a canvas. The girls hung some up, gave …
I Lied
I didn’t actually lie, we just changed our mind. Ruth and I intended to go to Disney World on Christmas Day, but decided to pass as we drove into Orlando on Christmas Eve. Fifty million other people planned to go as well. I-4 was a parking lot, so we developed another plan. When you’re …
December Weddings
I don’t understand why people get married in December. The month is full of celebrations as it is, so why not wait until Spring when the weather is nicer, birds are singing, and flowers are blooming. You know what I mean. Perhaps people are looking for the benefit of filing a joint tax return in …
Mail Service
Ruth and I have our mail forwarded from Michigan to Florida each winter. Each year brings a new challenge. I fill out all the papers as instructed, cross my fingers, and hope that everything works out. I make it a point to meet with the post mistress each year to make sure that I do everything …
Ed 102
If you’re an avid reader you know that this whole blog thing began two years ago with my oldest friend, Ed. I wrote about Ed turning 100 years old. He turns again next Tuesday. He’ll be 102. No matter how long I live, it won’t be long enough to have another friend like Ed. The …
A Visit to Cleveland
The second time I visited The Music Box was two years later in the summer of 1967. The Fox, AKA Gary, (see posts below) and I took a road trip to surprise a girl that he had met the semester prior. I’m not sure how he and his lady friend met, but I suspect it …
The Music Box
The Music Box was a dance hall located at the eastern end of Houghton Lake in Prudenville Michigan. It was started by Lee and Shirley Kelly in 1946 shortly after Lee returned from World War II. They owned land near the intersection of Michigan highways M-18 and M-55. They realized that the local teens didn’t …