Category: Life Lessons

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 …

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 …