Tyrone at the Football Bat
My friends always accuse me of knowing nothing about professional sports so they all gawked at me as if I’d just done a backflip at the bar when I declared, “I watched a great game on TV last night.” “Give that man a beer on me,” Dave piped up. “I never thought I’d ever hear […]
I Remember When Our Family Got Our First Dog…
I remember when our family got our first dog. I was hiding behind the water heater during spring break when my kids accosted me. They were looking for Daddy to ask if they could please get one of those darling little German Shepherd puppies So-and-so was selling. We’d gone down this trail before and all […]
Retirement: For Those Who Have Jobs Instead of Careers
REFLECTIONS ON CAREERS, JOBS, AND LIFE AFTER RETIREMENT
REFLECTIONS ON CAREERS, JOBS, AND LIFE AFTER RETIREMENT “The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off.” – Abe Lemons Marquette, MI – Having survived a life of working for a living I am now in the era when I should be able to start living. Retirement is for those people who […]
Recipes For Disaster!
One Man's Hilarious Journey Into Home Cooking...
Twenty years ago, I couldn’t have cooked a meal without the smoke alarms going off or the dog howling. Somehow, during that time when it became necessary for every adult to go to work, I acquired the majority of our household’s meal preparation responsibilities. I had the skinniest kids in town for a while, but […]
The Art of Taking Sauna
NOTHING TAKES THE CHILL OUT OF WINTER LIKE A SAUNA
Marquette, MI – In my opinion, no retirement is complete without the use of a sauna. Nothing takes the chill out of those aging bones like a warm baking in a 150 degree oven for a half hour at the end of a busy day of golf or fishing. A glance at a world map will show […]
Firewood Blues
ONE MAN'S ENTERTAINING ADVENTURE IN THE QUEST TO SAVE ON HEATING IN THE U.P.
Marquette, MI – When the leaves begin to turn color and frost kills its first garden plants, people think of winter and the upcoming heating season. With oil prices on the rise, many families will seek ways to cut fuel costs, expecially after the winter we endured last year. Doors and windows are already getting […]
