I never managed to make sweet, willowy, athletic Denise my girlfriend. We went our separate ways after graduation, she snaring Kevin – a U-M educated lawyer and all-around good guy – while I lucked into Kathy. My reacquaintance with old ‘burg friends included Kevin and Denise, now a dear friend once again. It was from Denise that IContinue reading “High, Semi-dry, January”
Category Archives: this life
NAC me up Joe
“I feel bad for people who don’t drink. When they wake up in the morning, that’s as good as they’re going to feel all day.” — Frank Sinatra “I’m not saying everyone should drink, it just worked for me” – Jackie Gleason “Alcohol doesn’t solve any problems, neither does milk”. unknown origin, but it had its ownContinue reading “NAC me up Joe”
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”
moo-derer
The news comes fast and furious these days. Two items from the week before this one really caught my attention and happen to be related. The first was Bill Gates’ announcement that “climate change” wasn’t going to kill us and some funds targeted for its mitigation might be spent on more pressing problems (1). Of course, he’s caughtContinue reading “moo-derer”
Voddie & Charlie
When I started this blog over 5 years ago, I vowed to myself to stay clear of religion and politics. Like Albert Finney’s character in Big Fish said, “You never know who you’re gonna offend”. My dear late friend Sam taught me to lay off politics on Facebook, and I carried that into my blog. You couldContinue reading “Voddie & Charlie”
how lucky
Listening to John Prine’s Spotify channel last night got me thinking about a project I started years ago and now might be about time to deploy. I’ll link John’s song about this at the end, but first let me relate the details. From my birth I’ve been lucky. After a while you wonder what the pattern means.Continue reading “how lucky”
south county blue
I spent my formative years in the little farming village of Vicksburg, in South Kalamazoo County. Then about 2000 souls, it’s grown to over 3600, as the combination of good schools, friendly neighbors, and abundant lakes and streams keeps drawing people in from the surrounding communities While I was one of the smart ones who couldn’tContinue reading “south county blue”
save the whales!
Last week, a certain Orange Man sat down with former comedian Joe Rogan for 3 hours of calm discussion of many subjects. Among things the guest mentioned were the skyrocketing numbers of whale deaths along the East Coast, which is dirty with those modern 3-blade windmills, with plans for many more. As Orange Man put it, theContinue reading “save the whales!”
hi!
Of course, I smoked a lot of dope as an undergrad. I was so eager to join the stoned crowd in Ann Arbor, I took up smoking (Pall Malls) my last summer in Vicksburg – where weed was still scarce-just to get my lungs in shape. I put away those smokes when I arrived in Ann ArborContinue reading “hi!”
shocked!
My dear wife Kathy reported to me this morning a tweet from Elon Musk announcing that today marked the 10th anniversary of the first appearance of the model S, no longer Tesla’s biggest seller, but still attracting 158,722 buyers in the first quarter of this year (1). Next week, 29 June 2022, marks the 12thContinue reading “shocked!”
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