Category: Life Lessons

Driver Education Class I became a driver’s education instructor early in my teaching career. I worked several summers to earn extra money. Becoming certified to teach driver education required several college classes. One of my fellow teachers, Ken, took the classes with me. We both intended to supplement our teacher’s salary. On the first day …

The working title for this blog was “Back to Back”, but when I took a nine on the eleventh hole of the final round of The Villages 2019 Super Senior Golf Championship, that all changed.  I went into the final round with a two shot lead and I was anticipating another Super Senior victory.  (I …

I played golf with three friends today.   We have a standing bet and the guy who wins the money usually buys the beer after our round.  Today that guy was me.  I won $10.00. As we were having lunch we started telling tales.  All were based upon fact and we discussed a multitude of …

I’ve never had a job where I worked for tips. All three of my kids have, but not me. All of the jobs that I’ve held over the years paid an hourly wage or a salary. The first time that I ever heard about tips, and tipping, was about sixty years ago. Maybe more. My …

We all know the “trust game”.  One guy stands erect, crosses his hands in front of his chest, falls back, and trusts that his friend will catch him as he falls.   The test is “do you trust your friend” to catch you?  Over the years I’ve been comfortable being the catcher, but I’ve never …

Ruth and I listened to Christmas music as we awaited our Christmas guests this past Christmas season.  Most of our family was with us for a few days.    The Christmas music helped with the spirit of the season because there is no snow in Florida and snow helps with the spirit as well. We’d …

Ring number three. When I was a senior in high school I joined the local junior achievement program.  My friend, Bill, and I went to the organizational meeting in the fall of 1964.   Several new junior achievement companies were formed that night.   Students from high schools throughout Oakland County were invited to attend. …

As I entered my  adult years, my dad had a habit of offering up the phrase, “If I were you I’d…”  The words that completed the phrase were his unsolicited advice.   He’d tell my sisters, or me,  what we should do given a certain situation. “If I were you I’d save the money until …

When I was growing up, I never went hunting.   We lived in the city and my dad was not a hunter.  We didn’t have a gun in our house except for the World War II Japanese rifle that my dad brought home from the war and the BB gun that my Uncle Elmer gave …