All teachers have the opportunity to shape young minds and hearts, providing building blocks that students can use to construct a lifetime of experiences. I was blessed to have many terrific teachers, most of whom I can still name from second grade to graduation. While attending Lapeer High School from 1968 to 1971, it was …
I couldn’t sleep last night. What little sleep I got was interrupted by waking, feeling it was surely time to get up. I couldn’t sleep, not because it was Christmas Eve. Although, I remember many Christmas Eves sleep was impossible. I stared into the darkness, dreaming of all the presents I would open the next …
I'm going to admit something that plagues me. I am addicted to views, likes, and comments. I hate to let that out, but it's true. When a post goes public I can't wait to look at my stats page. Ugh. This is dreadful.
It really is amazing how great a firestorm a few bones can create. The good folks in Maple Valley are falling into old routines that have not been put aside in honor of Thanksgiving Day. Maple Valleyans are thankful for many things, please don't misunderstand. They're thankful for the Ya'll Sit Cafe where they can …
Continue reading Scandal at Maple Valley – Episode 31: Tongues are Wagging, Again
Running water. We turn on the faucet, there it is. The pressure might not be great, maybe it's warm instead of hot. It might smell of sulphur or chlorine. Air. Sometimes it stinks. Depending on the time of year and the place we live, there are bugs. There may be fog, or smoke, but it …
I'm thankful for a lot of things, but these are probably different than the ones you're thinking about. I'm thankful I got to answer a phone hanging on the wall because someone called our number that started with S-W. I'm thankful for black and white television. The picture was black and white, not the box, …
I first met Mike when we were sophomores in high school. I played cornet in the school band, Mike played the sousaphone. Although we didn't become close friends until our senior year, Mike was hard to miss. Tall, dark hair, rosy cheeks, well-equipped to carry a tuba, and Mike had an infectious laugh that made …
It's Thanksgiving Day in Maple Valley. How can there be a scandal hanging over town when it's time to stir a sense of thankfulness for all the good things that people enjoy and take for granted? If only for a day, the folks who are still very worried about Sylvia Meisner are stepping back to …
Continue reading Scandal at Maple Valley – Episode 18: Thanksgiving Day
I'm thankful for cereal. Where would we be without cereal? Where would parents be without cereal. Cereal answers so many life questions, it's almost a miracle. In the cereal aisle I'm like a kid in a toy store five days before Christmas. What do you eat when you don't know what to eat? Cereal. What …
I'm thankful for coffee. I love coffee. I always have. I really love hot chocolate, but if I had to choose between one or the other or never have it again, I would choose coffee. I think I was four the first time I had coffee. I've been hooked ever since. I associate different flavors …
A Coffee State of Mind 