Watching the bands often enjoyable as the games I watch, and enjoy a lot of football games (college and professional) on tv. I am always annoyed by commercials, and blather filling the screen when public interest should be considered and the cameras should focus on the bands. So, while I spend a lot of time […]
Leaky tanks. I’ve mentioned before that I’m a news junky. I read and hear lots of messages from Washington and Lansing. I sit a little straighter when one of our boys and girls say something that had crossed my mind from time to time. I’m particularly attentive when the topic is cutting expenses. Where are […]
People who know me come in through our attached garage, rap hard on the door and wait for me to yell, “C’mon in!” Recently the person who came in was a clown. He lives on Big Fish Lake, near Ortonville. That’s the same lake son Jim and his wife Linda live on. Everybody knows everybody […]
The color shades for next year will be sage and other greens. ‘Green is the color that represents a larger social movement,? says a Pantone rep. There’ll be new neutrals, subtle nuances, such as when you’re not sure if it’s blue or grey. For women, destroyed denims are out. So is high maintenance silver and […]
Another week, and again I have no single thought. So, I’ll just try to lighten your day. ? A lady was extremely upset because her husband forgot their wedding anniversary. She warned him, ‘Tomorrow morning I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in less than 10 seconds. […]
Another week, and again I have no single thought. So, I’ll just try to lighten your day. ? A lady was extremely upset because her husband forgot their wedding anniversary. She warned him, ‘Tomorrow morning I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in less than 10 seconds. […]
The original purpose of a weekly newspaper was to make public items that seemed important to locals, but were irrelevant to non-locals. These papers covered local governments, but more widely they emphasized ‘who went where and when? items neighbors wanted to read. Weeklies had country correspondents who wrote these 4-Ws at named crossroads and real […]
Awards for which there should be a Day Among the world’s great inventions — for which there should be a week of celebration — is the mute button. A day isn’t enough, give it a week. I don’t bother checking the background for such recognitions, I just know an inventive person came upon the idea […]
The seventh birthday was looming for our twins, which means it was time to take my twins? shopping advisor to a store or two. The ‘advisor? is Trevor and Haley’s 10-year-old sister, Savannah. First a little background (boasting) about Savannah. She’s a reader, having read all six of the Harry Potter books at least twice. […]
Among the world’s great inventions — for which there should be a week of celebration — is the mute button. A day isn’t enough, give it a week. I don’t bother checking the background for such recognitions, I just know an inventive person came upon the idea of silencing the room while watching either a […]