Shortly after I graduated from high school my parents started charging me $15 a week for room and board. The collections began around the first of July in 1965. I had a job, so they charged me what they thought was a reasonable fee. My living conditions didn’t change. I still had my own room, …
Roommates?
Brady plans to go to Grand Rapids Community College next fall. He was recruited to play on the basketball team with a promise that the coach would help get him to the “next level”. We’ve discussed potential career paths, but right now he, like thousands of other graduates across the country, isn’t committed to one. …
A Voice From My Past
Editor’s Note: Ruth is messing with me again. The story looks fine while I’m writing it, but it runs together when I post it. Sorry, it’s difficult to read. I don’t know about you, but my social media accounts send me unsolicited flashbacks. Some are called “Remember this day?”, or something similar, and they show …
Trombones
I’ve been waiting to use this word since I started writing my blog in the fall of 2017. I had planned to use it on Ruth’s birthday in April, but I had to wait until I turned 76. Ruth would have made it first, but I passed her by. For those of you who may …
Graduation Day
Brady graduates tomorrow. It’s going to be a bittersweet day. I’m happy for him, but I know I’ll be emotional because Ruth won’t be sitting next to me. She loved her three grandchildren with her whole heart. If she was here, she might be tempted to let out one of her classic WHOOOOP, WHOOOOP cheers. …
Our Wanderer
Elizabeth was about eighteen months old when she took her first solo road trip. We’d been to visit my mom and dad to show off our two-month-old addition, Michael. My Uncle Harry and Aunt Phyllis dropped by and, as they were leaving, asked Elizabeth if she wanted to go home with them. She did. That …
Just a Heads Up
I’m going to change my Facebook profile photo in a few days. I thought I’d give you a heads up. I had a picture of the Grand Canyon for a while. I moved it to become the backdrop of my home page. I followed that with a family photo of our clan and updated it …
Track Talk
When David played basketball in both high school and college, he talked trash. Brady has a bit of the same gene in his system, but nothing like David. The Bad Boy Pistons were a great team during David’s high school years. I suggested he follow Joe Dumars’ example. Dumars spoke little and let his game …
Thanks for Letting Me Know
I wrote the following blog over five years ago. It was the thirty-third of the five hundred and seventy blogs I’ve posted. I recalled it last Wednesday during David and my trip to Addison to award our first scholarships. Several people, former students and teachers, spoke to us when we arrived. At the conclusion of …
Our First Award
We awarded our first Tebo Family Scholarship last Wednesday. I’m going to Adrian this afternoon to make a second presentation to the same winners. Yes, I said winners. Today’s presentation is just a formality. Here’s what David and I said Wednesday evening in Addison. My wife, Ruth, and I decided we wanted to set up …