It’s been a year since I first watched President Trump and Dr. Fauci speak about the “fifteen days to flattened the coronavirus curve”. I watched the live briefing every day. Ten days later they extended the shutdown for another fifteen. I was about four weeks out from knee replacement surgery, so my out and …
Forty-Four Years
When Ruth and I started talking about having children, she wanted two and I wanted three. Biology determined our final count. We’re both happy how things worked out. We were four and a half years into being married before David was born. Two years later, Elizabeth Kathryn made her appearance on March 10, 1977. Ruth’s …
Canceling Our Culture
I looked up the definition of “woke” online. This is what I found. Woke means being conscious of racial discrimination in society and other forms of oppression and injustice. If it also means we need to correct everything some think needs correcting, I’m not woke. I don’t support the rebranding of Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix …
The Countdown
Magnus Strongbeard is due the 29th of this month. We’ve started counting down the days. If you’re a parent, you know due dates are merely estimates based on data provided by the prospective mother in consultation with her doctor. The doctor in turn conducts a series of examinations, does sonogram screenings, blood and urine tests, …
Buckle Up Buttercup
The first time I cried in public was the year I served as president of our teacher’s union. We were having a difficult time in negotiations and union leadership was attempting to gather support among the teachers to cease volunteering for things. We wanted everyone to arrive and depart school as required – nothing more …
Busy Signal
Ruth and I have accounts with a few different financial institutions. There are two in Florida and two in Michigan. We have a personal account, and I have a business account with a Michigan credit union. I do most of my banking on-line. I pay my bills, deposit checks remotely, transfer money between accounts and …
Another Tourney in the Books
I finished the second round of a grueling two day golf tournament on Tuesday. It was the 2021 Super Senior Championship in The Villages. It’s the fourth time I’ve had the opportunity, and the third time I teed it up, in this prestigious event. It’s held annually for those seventy, and older, who reside in …
A Smile and a Laugh
Some of my blogs strike a cord with my readers. Something I write stirs a memory. Most are good, and its part of the reason I write. If I can bring back a memory, perhaps one we’ve shared, and make you smile or laugh, I’ve done my job. My latest about “Valentine Candy” brought a …
Valentine Candy
I’ve never been what some might call “a player”. Except for my junior year of college, I never dated, or even considered dating, more than one or two girls at a time. Most of the time, it was just one. I found one was all I could handle. My first girl was Beverly. She was …
Shortcomings
A couple of years ago, I accidently wore my shirt inside out when I walked across the street to meet our new neighbors. They invited me in for a beer, and when I got home, Ruth asked, “Did you wear your shirt like that while you were out?” I had. I ended up writing a …