Recently, son Sean, 14, was honored as one of the top 51 ‘scholars? of Shiawassee County. Something about having scored well on an SAT test these 8th graders took earlier in the year elevated their existence to this level of renown. It was a very proud moment for all the kids, their families and friends. […]
It seems the more opportunities we have to connect with each other, the more we separate ourselves. I’m not just talking about interpersonal relationships, either. I’m talking about communal relationships, relationships which help communities navigate societal changes in a productive manner. Now that was a long-winded way of saying, or asking, ‘Why are we yelling […]
This week, eldest son Shamus, now 16, is getting fit for his tux. He’s making a high school prom appearance this weekend. He’s a good, young man; caring and smart. And, thinking of how young master Shamus has grown, on what he’s achieved and overcome these too few years, I had a flash back. I […]
Okay everybody, take a long, deep breath. Take your eyes away from the page, close ’em and let that breath leave your body. Relax. Come this Thursday, April 17, every upstanding, taxpaying Michiganian will have theoretically worked enough this year to pay off the government. Thursday is Tax Freedom Day. Feel better? Me neither. Last […]
While Rush is away doing of little significance to the betterment of mankind, here a favorite column from April 4, 2004. We hope you enjoy. — The Management * * * We are becoming a ‘soft? nation. An ocean of ‘wimps? and ‘hoity toitys? (whoever they are) will soon be upon us. No longer will […]
What a difference some sunshine and a few Fahrenheit degrees can make! It was getting depressing looking outside and seeing gray and feeling cold. Sticks and branches on yellow and brown dead-looking lawns. Blach. Dirty piles of snow. Yuck. And, then . . . . . . Sunday morning coming down, the sky turned blue, […]
So, here we are. We’re a few days away from April First (no fooling) 2014, and you know what? I still hear some freaks (and I state that lovingly) who want three more inches of snow, so we can ‘break the record.? This winter season Mom Nature and that nasty Old Man Winter hooked up […]
Despite the still colder than normal temperatures, this week you may see journalists across this far and wide land dancing jigs in the streets and in front of governmental buildings (kilts are optional). This seemingly pointless jubilation can only mean one thing: A. Free drinks at the pub down the street. B. Free lunch at […]
In the past I have discussed the logistics of feet sweating something like 91 quarts of sweat a year. I have delved into the mysterious differences between men and women. I have even had the courage to explore what happens to a penny after it is swallowed. I have provided a veritable font of wisdom […]
I was listening to an old-timer last week and he said something that kinda stuck with me for a while. His words bounced back and forth between the walls of my skull, like a ping-pong ball in the black void of nothingness that sits atop my shoulders. We both attended a public meeting of a […]