It was 47 years ago tonight that Janet and I had our wedding rehearsal at Trinity Methodist Church – where our families had first met back in 1959 while our Moms were pregnant at the same time. After the rehearsal,…
It’s difficult to believe that Connor, our oldest grandson, is starting college this week…. But before we celebrate that, I couldn’t help but remember my own transition from high school to college two generations ago. I really wanted to go…
My youngest brother, Ken, would have been 60 today. That’s right – would have been… but he didn’t quite make it – he died on February 29th of this year – 10 days after my 67th birthday. He was the…
When I was a senior in high school, back in 1970, the French Club (which I was a member of) was going to take a trip to France after graduation. I was seventeen at the time and Mom was concerned…
Our childhood home was on S. Claremont in Beverly on the far south side of Chicago. Our next door neighbor to the north was Mr. West and his wife, Esther. Mr. West was retired and we rarely, if ever, saw…
Several years ago, Janet and I purchased a fountain for our home’s lower back patio that features a boy and girl standing together under an umbrella as the water comes down all around them. That fountain was something that both…
Several months ago, we received some significant hail damage to our home and during the storm, we lost a tree that has been in the yard for years. We immediately called a service to cut down the rest of the…
I was watching CBS Sunday Morning earlier today and there was a fascinating segment on drinking water for the American population. In this age of STEM education (science, technology, engineering and math), it seems like a no-brainer that every American…
Our daughter, Jill, called me earlier this week and announced that she was stuck in a parking lot and her car wouldn’t start. She had just done some shopping and when she returned to her vehicle, the battery was dead….
Chris was one of my best friends growing up in grammar and high school. We had similar interests, were both at or near the top of our class in grammar school and would frequently stay over at each other’s homes….