Years ago something happened that angered me. I’m really not easily angered though my story will make it seem so. This petty offense just touched a very sensitive nerve. The offense was repeated four or five times. It was during a time when I was already enduring more than my fair share of criticism. I […]
Louie’s Bakery in Marshall
If you have an occasion to be in Marshall, Michigan stop at Louie’s Bakery on Michigan Ave. (Marshall’s main street). The grub is great, the coffee is Seattle’s Best, the baked goods are a bargain, and the help is friendly. Take time to stroll up and down Marshall’s Main Street. Check out the Hardware. There […]
Shall We Publicly Burn the Koran?
All the talk lately has been about Pastor Terry Jones who is calling on people to burn the Koran. I doubt these tactics are going to stop Islam in it’s tracks. Now Muslims are all up in arms and threatening great violence. We shouldn’t be like them. I say don’t waste your time burning the […]
Rise and Roll
For our thirty-first anniversary we spent a night in the Indiana Amish Country. It was beautiful and fall-like. We found a wonderful bakery call Rise and Roll were the coffee is free. We met Chuk, Kyle, Elizabeth and the Grandbuddies for a meal, then we spent the night in a B and B called “The […]
A Kneeling Father
As evening softly fell we stood on the back porch of Kyle and Elizabeth’s little cottage in the dunes trying to make ourselves leave. Kyle went inside and came out with a small box. It was gift for me.
Roger’s Inheritance
When Roger was eight his dad gave him a very unique gift. Roger has kept that gift for fifty years. Roger’s dad was a veteran of WWII. This gave him priority consideration to buy an Army-surplus General Purpose vehicle built by Ford in Dearborn, Michigan. This is the vehicle that came to be universally known […]