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 …
Ava
When I started writing this blog Ruth did most of my proofreading. She was more focused on content than structure so many of my errors went unnoticed. Ruth wanted to make sure that my stories weren’t offensive, and while I never intended to be so, she pointed out my shortcomings. Over time spouses can become …
Hunkering Down
Hurricane Helene hit Florida the day after my shoulder surgery. Milton is on course to hit the day before my two week follow up. David was here for the first one and Mike’s here now. Mike’s the most prepared member of my family, so I’m in good hands. He started prepping when he moved to …
Go Figure
Ruth’s been gone two years last week on September 27th. She popped in several times that day just to keep us on our toes. A series of events made sure she was in our thoughts. In no particular order of appearance, here’s a few examples. While I’m recuperating from shoulder surgery, I’m going to record …
Lucy In the Sky with Diamonds
I’ve never dabbled with drugs. I did have a few beers before I was old enough to drink legally. The first time was with my cousin Gene the night before he got married. There were three of us and I was the driver, so I drank with great caution. After that I was in college. …
Practice
If you’re a basketball fan you may recall Allen Iverson’s rant about practice that took place almost twenty years ago. If you don’t’, click on this link. Iverson Practice! (youtube.com) Allen didn’t like being questioned about practice and his press conference comments became legendary. I spent part of each day leading up to last Wednesday’s …
Every Day
When my friend Jim, and a few months later my cousin Gene, died I sobbed. My whole body shook, and I couldn’t control myself. My granddaughter, Eva, took my hand to comfort me at Jim’s funeral, and Ruth gently rubbed my back at Gene’s. I was full of grief, and it just exploded. Ruth’s death …
6 Seconds
My sister, Jackie, gave me a book, which I still haven’t read, written by John Gottman and his wife, Julie Schwartz Gottman. It was sitting on the counter a couple of weeks ago when my daughter, Elizabeth, came to visit. She picked it up and said, “Oh, John Gottman. Nice.” I didn’t know anything about …
Pony. Quarter. Orange.
If you follow my blog, you may recall I’m having shoulder replacement surgery next week on the 25th. I went in for my pre-op appointment two days ago. I’m having the surgery done at the University of Florida in Gainesville. My first appointment was with the anesthesiology department. They had a lot of questions about …
Last Thursday
Last Thursday was a rough one. I went to my first funeral since Ruth’s Celebration of Life. One of our teaching friends, Irv, lost his wife, Elaine, the prior week. Irv was on Plainwell Junior High’s staff when Ruth and I started teaching in the fall of 1969. Elaine and Ruth had been students in …