I'm thankful for music. I love this time of year when we start listening to Christmas music a little at a time. We begin with A Charlie Brown Christmas by the Vince Guaraldi Trio. Amazing. It never gets old. While my wife was completing her teaching degree at University of Michigan-Flint, she was privileged to …
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Giving Thanks – Day 9
I'm thankful for smells. The good ones. You might think fragrance or aroma would be a better word. I think smells is best. We're coming up on Thanksgiving. I'll bet you could make a list of at least a dozen experiences you've had during family Thanksgiving celebrations, just thinking about the smells in the house …
Giving Thanks – Day 8
I'm thankful for driving. I often said the best job would be driving places and not having to do anything when I got there. Except for shopping, that's sort of where I am now. I love driving. I love going places. Any place. I don't have wanderlust, at least I don't think so. I just …
Giving Thanks – Day 7
I'm thankful for cornmeal mush. There. I said it. It's there. I love cornmeal mush. I even ordered it at Bob Evan's one time. It was great! Never heard of it? Oh, you don't know what you're missing. Cornmeal is available at the grocery store, usually in the baking aisle. It's most often used for …
Giving Thanks – Day 6
I'm thankful for cozy places. I have always loved being cozy. Cozy is warm and comfortable. Cozy is protected and safe. Cozy is a perfect mixture of temperature, color, aroma, sounds, texture, taste, sight, and feelings. Cozy is personal. Cozy to one person might be annoying to someone else. That's their problem. A great example …
Giving Thanks – Day 5
I'm thankful for outboard motors. I love the smell of outboard motor exhaust. There is nothing like stepping off a wooden dock into a row boat with a twenty-five horse Johnson outboard motor. I sit down in front of the motor, set the choke, and pull the rope. I pull the rope again. I close …
Giving Thanks – Day 4
I'm thankful for smelt dipping. If you don't know what smelt dipping is, I can promise you it's a real thing. It's not like snipe hunting. Although, if you've been skunked at smelt dipping, you might think smelt are also fictitious. I haven't been smelt dipping in almost twenty years. For the uninformed, smelt are …
Giving Thanks – Day 3
I'm thankful for TV. Yeah, I know, wasting time blah blah, should be reading blah blah classics, music blah blah blah, writing blah, talking blah blah, listening blah blah blah. I'm thankful for TV. Black and white was best. Imagination works way better with black and white TV. Science fiction theatre after the late news …
Giving Thanks – Day 2
When you're down have you noticed it's hard to choose to do something you know will lift you up? If you're one of those people who can always choose to do something to brighten your day when it's running downhill, good for you. You're in a small group so please be sure to spread that …
A Coffee State of Mind 