mancave upgrade!

Timing is everything.  At my first stab at this blog, I thought I had the greatest lead-in: “Should an older man on the eve of his 39th wedding anniversary be spending time waxing over his mancave?”  There’s no relation between the two dates, only that some improvements in my mancave have finally settled in.  Our anniversary and that footballContinue reading “mancave upgrade!”

mancave! and so clean!!

I started earning a regular paycheck in 1979 and have lived 5 places since then.  At no point did I have a proper mancave till now.  I had to exude toxic masculinity and smoke cigars all over the house.  Since I have an understanding wife, a pretty big house, and don’t really smoke cigars anymore, there were noContinue reading “mancave! and so clean!!”

Certifiable

The germ may have been planted by my dear late Uncle Jim, my mom’s baby brother.  That’s him on the left.   He was never given to boast, although he had much to boast about.  He played cornet in Michigan State’s marching band in their first ever Rose Bowl in 1954.  He took his honors management degree to Columbus,Continue reading “Certifiable”

makin’ t-shirts

Ya never know what hobbies might rise to bite ya in retirement.  All that brain power that used to go to the job now is free to take on God-knows-what.  I never thought I’d pick up an iron again.  Heck, all my white shirts were perm press, so I didn’t even need it for that.  But add in anContinue reading “makin’ t-shirts”