We adoptees are lucky people. We get lucky right off the bat when some family chooses to take us in, transforming us instantly into wanted children. Some of us get lucky in a different way when later in life we meet up with those who gave us ours. Such was my good fortune almost 13Continue reading “Feeding the Speis”
Category Archives: Uncategorized
How we met
My Michigan Alumni group teased me this morning by showing in anticipation of Valentine’s day pictures and stories of alums who had met at Michigan, asking for more stories. The latter proved to be a dead end. Maybe they’d had enough. I still went to their Facebook page and posted our story, after composing it.Continue reading “How we met”
33 and a third
Pertaining to 2/4/20 Quite a few months ago we figured this date would mark 33 and a third years since the day we wed. Hard to let that one sneak by. I put in in my phone and only a couple of days ago noticed it was coming up. Warde Manuel and Juwan Howard hadContinue reading “33 and a third”
Sonny and Jimmy
Saturday presented another new mystery. The night before I’d found in the pile of stuff emptied from a box of Vicksburg memorabilia a manila folder containing press clippings describing the horrific 1968 accident that had killed 2 friends and classmates of mine plus 3 older boys. I was so excited by the contents, I didContinue reading “Sonny and Jimmy”
Dinner with the McCarthys
Denise was the perfect woman for me. Tall, smart, cute, athletic and right around the corner on Barton Lake. Who knows what forces got me to make the trek over to her house to visit, but they must have been considerable. Once there, in a season I don’t even recall except we weren’t going swimming,Continue reading “Dinner with the McCarthys”
cross quarter
Spinning through space, tomorrow February 2nd we in the Northern hemisphere find ourselves smack between the winter solstice, shortest day of the year, and the vernal equinox, when light and dark will be evenly split. Yes, it’s getting lighter, and you should begin to be able to appreciate it. The Celtic pagans called this dayContinue reading “cross quarter”
on the list?
Some of you are reading this thanks to a batch email post I sent to you last night informing you of this blog and asking you to check it out. Thanks for paying attention and acting on your curiosity. I was fiddling with that email list when a sort of overwhelming feeling came over me. Continue reading “on the list?”
Ice at the US Grant
Ulysses S. Grant won the Civil War and two terms of the presidency, then wrote a still-acclaimed autobiography explaining it all while swilling liberal draughts of whisky from vessels that saw nary an ice cube. For a while after checking into the luxurious downtown San Diego hotel his son built, I thought he was expectingContinue reading “Ice at the US Grant”
Cigar City
As we pulled away from the parking lot, I told Kathy I wanted to write a little bit about this place. She noticed the catch in my voice, but discounted it as she knew of my long love for beer. Per old Ben proof that “God loves us and wants us to be happy”. PartContinue reading “Cigar City”
Dear Dr. Ripps
I was so impressed with the Bendcare Summit at the US Grant in San Diego last weekend, particularly with the M.C. and CEO Andrew Ripps, D. Pharm., I wrote him this letter. January 20, 2020 Andrew Ripps, D.Pharm CEO, Bendcare 2255 Glades Road, Suite 228W Boca Raton, Florida 33451 Dear Dr. Ripps: I was privilegedContinue reading “Dear Dr. Ripps”
Bob Ike's blog 