The 2024 MRNA Invitational The first ever MRNA (Mom, Ruth, Nana, Altogether) Invitational will be held tomorrow on Thursday, April 11th. This would have been Ruth’s seventy-seventh birthday. Last year’s event was an Open. This year’s is an Invitational. The biggest difference between the two is last year we had two person teams and …
Florida’s Friendliest Hometown
The Villages, Florida promotes itself as Florida’s Friendliest Hometown. Ruth and I bought our first home here in 2004. It was a patio villa that we owned for eighteen months. We bought a ranch home after the villa, sold that after a couple of years, and spend four winters in Palm Springs, California so we …
Barnes and Noble
When I published my book, Pondering Life’s Lessons, back in the fall, it went on sale via Amazon and all other on-line purchasing services through IngramSpark, another online publishing and distribution company. I’ve sold several books, but most sales have come through people I know. You won’t find Robert Tebo on the best seller list. …
David’s Decisions
When it came time for our three children to decide what was next regarding their education, Ruth and I deferred to them. We spoke of college all the time but would have been ok if they took a pass. They didn’t. David was first and he enrolled at Western Michigan University like me. He planned …
Young Jackson James @ 3
Young Jackson James turned three today. Four years ago, Ruth and I didn’t think we’d have a third grandchild. I’m pretty sure his conception was planned even though he was conceived, and born, during the covid crisis. We knew his birth was on the horizon when I called to check in with Kate one late …
Hands
We hold hands for a variety of reasons: security, relaxation, show respect, connect with others, and as a sign of affection. I’m sure there are others, but I think number one is security. Touching someone in such a manner has a calming effect. When we’re young we hold hands with our parents when we cross …
A Brief Observation
This picture popped up on one of my social media links. I don’t know where it came from, and you may have already seen this, but I thought I’d offer a brief observation. Enough said.
Bird Walks and Eva
When I was an elementary school principal, Madelyn Hunter was one of several educational gurus that I followed. She had a model for effective teaching that outlined the important parts of a good lesson plan. I encouraged my staff to use her model. Some did, some didn’t, but most at least gave a look see …
My Left Shoulder
I met with a second surgeon regarding my left shoulder last week. He’s a sports medicine expert, specializing in shoulders. He had a new ex-ray taken when I arrived and reviewed an electronic copy of my cat scan and MRI. We talked a bit as he pulled on my arms and rattled statistics to his …
Birthday Girls
Elizabeth’s birthday is today. She was born on March 10, 1977. David was twenty days short of turning two and Michael followed BZ exactly fifteen months later. Ruth and I were knocking on 30’s door. The 10th was a Thursday. Ruth had taught through the prior Friday, beginning her maternity leave that day. She visited …