I guess this is the last trip to Sesame Street Live I’ll be making. I’ve enjoyed quite a run over the past few years. The first year GD2 went, she was just a baby, perhaps 7 months old. D2 came along, there was no way I could have taken all three otherwise. Anyway the other … Read more
I drove over to Jackson, Michigan yesterday to meet D2 and pick up GD2. She is the last per-schooler in our crowd, She is four. She’s a youngest child, and it’s obvious. She used big words, and has big ideas. She knew it was a long ride to Grandma’s, but she was resigned to that, … Read more
Friday, January 30, the Larry Stephenson Band is appearing at the Kentuckians of Michigan. The Kentuckians have further information on their website. This will be the first opportunity those of us in Michigan will have to see Kenny Ingram with the band. Several of the blogs have posted information on the switch, Travis Tackett’s post … Read more
We bought this house sixteen or seventeen years ago when we came to the Detroit area. At that time, D1 was married and living “up north”, D2 was beginning her last year of high school, and D3 was a freshman in high school. We had a house in our old home town that we hadn’t … Read more
Papa and I were happy to be in the audience last Friday, when Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme out preformed in the Oakland Community College Bluegrass Series. Everyone in the audience was happy, too. The series is back at Lila Jones Theater in Royal Oak; it’s a great venue to hear music in. This group … Read more
Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme out is appearing in Royal Oak (Michigan), at Oakland Community College tomorrow. You can follow this link to get tickets on-line. Russell and the boys have appeared in this series for many years, they are a favorite around here. We saw the group at Jekyll Island, and loved every minute. … Read more
I spent much of yesterday watching the inauguration and other proceedings on the TV yesterday. I suprised at myself, I’m not a TV person. For whatever reason, I was drawn like a bee to honey. It took me about 5 minutes to switch from the local NBC affiliate to CSPAN. The jabber, jabber, jabber on … Read more
I know you’ve seen the commercials for home products, or personal enhancement products which flood the airwaves. I assume the advertisements are placed after careful consideration of the target audience of the program itself, but sometimes I wonder. These ads feature satisfied users, yelling at the top of their lungs about the advantages and must … Read more
Around my house, when a person says, “That (insert a person, place thing, event or idea) is driving me crazy”, Papa quickly says, “Short trip!:” I am beginning to think he has a little something there. Not much, but something. I am busy doing a variety of things, none of which amount to much, but … Read more
I have to go to the dentist and get my teeth scrapped off again today. Since I had periodontal surgery eight or so years ago, I’ve been on a quarterly maintainance schedule. Last week, when Papa and I were happily enscounsed on Jekyll Island, I received a call that my appointment was in two days. … Read more