When I was ten or eleven, I played my first game of Mumbley-peg with my cousin Gene. Being four years my senior, and a pocketknife toting teen, he showed me the ropes on several of life’s major issues. Mumbley-peg was just one. He was the closest thing I had to a big brother. We played …
Basketball Flashback
Brady’s junior year basketball team hasn’t been as successful as they anticipated. They thought they had a good team, and perhaps they did, they just struggled to win games. The Michigan High School Athletic Association’s tournament begins for them on Wednesday so perhaps tournament time will be kinder than the regular season. Time will tell. …
Car Trouble
“Brady’s fine.” Those are words you want to hear; however, you suspect there might be a “but” coming. There was. Brady rolled his SUV a couple weeks ago and the first words out of David’s mouth when he called to tell us were “Brady’s fine. He rolled his car but came out of it without …
Tai Chi
I’ve been taking a Tai Chi class for several weeks. We’ve got two lessons left. Our instructor is very patient and takes each lesson slow and easy. Some may think Tai Chi is Chinese for Hokey Pokey. They would be wrong. While I don’t know the actual translation, many refer to it as “shadowboxing” because …
Pat Down
I wrote about dealing with Plantar Fasciitis several months ago. My bout with the affliction began in July while playing golf. I didn’t know what was wrong, I just knew something was. I fumbled through the pain for several weeks, hoping it would just go away. It didn’t. I ended up purchasing some expensive shoe …
“Yeah”
Ruth and I text Brady a couple times a week. The coronavirus, and the accompanying shutdown, provided us a small blessing. Many of Brady’s basketball games are live-streamed, and we get to watch them. We text him to wish him luck and offer words of solace or praise after the game. He responds to every …
Final Thoughts
There was a time when I thought Elizabeth might never publish her book. Fifteen years is a long time for a thought to percolate. While the words were ready, the illustrations weren’t, and you need illustrations in a children’s book. Children need to see as well as read or hear the words. The pictures help …
Autograph Seekers
BZ Tebo, AKA Elizabeth Tebo, signed several copies of her book, “The Elephant on Aaron’s Chest”, during her book debut yesterday. It was well attended. Her mom and I are extremely proud of her accomplishment. Witnessing her book signing reminded me of the time I took my grandson, Brady, to meet the former major league …
A Father’s Perspective
I’m going to a celebration next Saturday in California. Our daughter, Elizabeth, has published a book and it’s making its public debut that day. “The Elephant on Aaron’s Chest” is thirty-six pages long, contains two-hundred and eighty-nine words, and took fifteen years to write. You can’t rush perfection. Elizabeth is a licensed clinical social worker …
Kentucky Cash
The 1920 Census determined for the first time that more Americans lived in cities than in the country. The margin was a narrow – 51 to 49 percent – but it was a key turning point in our nation’s history. There was an agricultural depression that lasted the entire decade and kept a noticeable divide …