friends and family – Bob Ike’s blog

In the year 2525 (less 1/2 a millennium)

Hope youse had a Merry Christmas! Remember, this is just the beginning, if you play your cards right (1). Boxing Day has its own traditions, like me writing this Christmas letter. Congratulations to you boomers out there who caught that reference in the title to Zager & Evans’ ’69 hit (2). Listening to those apocalyptic 60s songs –Continue reading “In the year 2525 (less 1/2 a millennium)”

Head in Tree Town, Heart in the ‘burg

This was my entry to the 11th annual SW Michigan Tournament of Writers. When the winners were named April 24th, mine wasn’t among them. I share it here for those who don’t want to buy the book (1). A lucky dog was this Ike(2) in ’64 as Fisher Body’s brass kicked my dad from TechContinue reading “Head in Tree Town, Heart in the ‘burg”

Thank You, Professor Richards

In our continuing frenzy to hang stuff on our walls, we decided those flower x-rays sitting in our storage room needed to see the light of day. There was a big expanse of white in our bedroom over the door to the deck just begging for art. We’d bought the pictures from the artist inContinue reading “Thank You, Professor Richards”

fellowship

They called ‘em “fellowship groups”. We were encouraged to join one shortly after we became members of the Ann Arbor Christian Reformed Church (AACRC) in 2006. Small groups of parishioners met regularly in one another’s homes to share each other’s company while discussing a biblical topic in some depth. Bill, Marilyn, Tom, Claudia, Larry, Ruth,Continue reading “fellowship”

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‘burg report

I went to basketball homecoming Friday night so you didn’t have to. Let me say, the ‘burg has changed, but maybe only a little. The game was an excuse for one of those AA-KZO Amtrak trips Kathy and I like so much, staying at an AirBnB right downtown overlooking Bronson Park and the lights ofContinue reading “‘burg report”

Merry Christmas

I’ve always enjoyed those newsletters some send for Christmas. This year, I decided to create my own. 2021 I’ve always enjoyed receiving these Christmas letters from those who bother to write them. So this year I’m trying my hand at it, seeing if I can bore you silly with recountings of some of the anticsContinue reading “Merry Christmas”

batch

The Vicksburg High School class of 1970 was to have held its 50th reunion July 17 at Indian Run Golf Course. Mr. Corona said no. My own sweetheart had been having a rollicking good time with her Western Reserve Academy class of ’76 on Zoom, so I sought to attain the same with us. TakingContinue reading “batch”

happy 90th, Cap’n!

I heard on WCRJ this morning that today was William Shatner’s birthday, getting it wrong by two days. Must have been a time warp. He was born 3/22/31 in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighborhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to a Conservative Jewish household. Betcha didn’t know he was Jewish. So, yep, Captain Kirk has turned 90. How about that! He still looksContinue reading “happy 90th, Cap’n!”