Category: Life Lessons

I graduated from Western Michigan University in June of 1969. I would have graduated in April but I was two classes short of the required credits, so I attended Spring term. (I played too much my junior year.) That was 50 years ago almost to the day. I intended to earn a Bachelor’s degree that …

Rick and Jan were our first “couple friends” when I took the job in Addison.  They had one child, Greg, and we had two, David and Elizabeth.  The four of us were young and just  beginning our careers.  Rick had been promoted as the new Addison Middle School principal, and I was hired to lead …

Ruth and I spent the week-end with Brady helping him celebrate his fourteenth birthday.  He turns fourteen on June 2nd but this past week-end was the best time for the three of us to go on a birthday trip.  That’s what we do – take trips.  He’s got all the “stuff” he needs, so we’re …

A few years ago I received a call on my cell phone as Ruth and I were driving back to Michigan from our winter in Florida.  My friend, Jim Marvin, was seeking my advice and asking for a favor.  We often sought each other’s counsel.  He, however,  asked for very few favors, so each one …

The first time I met Donna Jarrett she was sorting teaching supplies in the cafeteria of the Wayne Gray Elementary School in Addison, Michigan.  That was August of 1977.  I was the new principal of the elementary school and she was my secretary.  I had never had a secretary before, and I was looking forward …

This is my 150th post.  I started because I wanted to share the news of my friend, Ed’s, 100th birthday.   That was in November of 2017.  Ed is 101 going on 102. Since then I’ve written about a multitude of things: family, friends, life, death, hopes, dreams, and fears.  I hope that you’ve been …

I’m not a fan of Tiger Woods, but his win in the most recent Masters is a great story.  It’s quite an accomplishment for a forty-three year old man who hasn’t won a major in   eleven years. The players in the Unmasters may not hit the ball as far,  putt as well, or score …

The Unmasters featured some incredible golfers.  Some played well – others poorly.  Over twenty-five years dozens of different men engaged  in the competition. We all brought our families or significant others.  Some joined us for a year and never returned.  Others played year after year. Rick “Rowdy” Lane founded the Unmasters.  JB and  I played …

Ruth and I traveled to our first Unmasters in 1979.  We had three children, David (four), Elizabeth (2), and Michael (nine months).  We took David with us, left Michael with Ruth’s parents, and Elizabeth split the week between our friends, the Klumps and the Figels.  We didn’t believe that a two-year old and a nine …

The PGA has several golf tournaments that are enjoyed by the viewing public.  People from all walks of life, both golfers and non-golfers, sit in front of their television sets rooting for their favorite golfer, most of whom they will never meet.   They blindly hang on every swing, hoping that their favorite player will …