Daughter-in-law Linda saw some young lads playing basketball. They were pre-teenager children of friends. She muscled her way onto their court, lunged for the ball, tripped and fell forehead-first on the concrete. This was four weeks ago. Her left eye is still a mixture of mostly purple with some yellowish and reddish colors mixed in. […]
In 1898 a bike path from Toledo to the Straits was proposed. The editor of the Lapeer, (Michigan) Clarion editorialized, ‘I hope it passes.? Modern needles came into use in 1545. President Lincoln called 90,119 men from Michigan to the Civil War from April 15, 1861 to April 14, 1862 to serve three months to […]
In youth we know we’ll live forever. In aging we know we will not. Which brings me to the topic of the week: How are you going to pick a burial plot? Subjects like that come up at many ‘viewings,? like my most recent one following the death of a friend. Of course, some don’t […]
Dad was a soldier in WWI. My brothers went into WWII ahead of me, one in the Marines, the other Navy. So, before I became of draft age Mother let me join the Navy. Things I was asked to do by mom, dad, coaches and teachers, never seemed as demanding, even as threatening as orders […]
? More and more drivers seem to have time to put their hand on the horn, but no time to put their foot on the brake. ? Bob Warnke says: ‘What ever fluffs your sail.? I thought it was ‘whatever floats your boat.? ? I should add up the time and money ma’dog Shayna has […]
The sales tax on certain services adopted by Michigan could expand the government to the point where thousands of jobs may be created. The Michigan Chamber of Commerce so suspects. My own suspicions have the same conclusion. Reason? When the state goes about hitting dating, porter, phrenology and courier services they will have to enlarge […]
Whenever I hear a sports commentator use either of these two words — physiological or athleticism — I immediately put him or her into the amateur column. ? Whenever I hear a commercial telling us about a recent discovery of a long lost stash of gold, that was worth $90 a ounce, but I can […]
The sales tax on certain services adopted by Michigan could expand the government to the point where thousands of jobs may be created. The Michigan Chamber of Commerce so suspects. My own suspicions have the same conclusion. Reason? When the state goes about hitting dating, porter, phrenology and courier services they will have to enlarge […]
Next week our country celebrates the declaration of our independence, July 4, 1776. It was that day our founding fathers told the world, we would no longer be second-class citizens, ruled by a monarchy. Our natianal anthem, the Star Spangled Banner was composed by Francis Scott Key in September, 1814. Here are the words. * […]
I don’t just sit around doing nothing, you know. I busy myself looking for the insignificant like, ‘How many brushings can we expect from a tube of toothpaste?? I now have the answer. But first the rules. This is a six oz. (170g) tube. I alternated using a regular toothbrush (given by my dentist) and […]