I DO NOT RECALL EVER SEEING WILD TURKEYS in Michigan when I was a youngster. They are certainly a sight to behold. I find them a bit odd....

I AM TOLD MY NEW CAR will soon not need me. The next generation of personal transportation is already introducing a new phenomenon, the...

I AM ON MY WAY TO FLORIDA after years of professing I was not interested in making the trek again. I had frequented Florida quite a bit...

I RECENTLY PASSED MY MICHIGAN REAL ESTATE licensing exam. This was a nice achievement for me. I spent 40 hours in classroom preparation...

I RECENTLY FOUND A PUMPKIN BREAD recipe offered by Martha Stewart. I wanted to make it because it was mid-winter and I was simply in the...

A Cautious Eye I strolled down my village's snow-covered street And noticed a fox crossing the frozen lake. I watched cautiously his...

I JUST LEARNED OF THE PASSING of Dr. Jack Payton, he was one of my dad’s colleagues and very best friends. He was 101 years old. It...

IN MY FIRST BOOK, From the Hip & Heart, I stated in the introduction that I believed we all are in some form of recovery from life’s...

SUCH A NICE SURPRISE to run into my cousins at Crystal Mountain Resort this weekend in mid-January. I had been in contact over the years...

I HAVE BEEN SENDING THE VERSES and videos from “I Have a Dream” Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous speech to both my sons since they were...

OUR SUBDIVISION EMERGED FROM FADING orchards and farms of greater-Detroit; the land was being transformed into bustling neighborhoods...

"I've learned that a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks." Andy Rooney AS I WALK AROUND MY LOCAL GROCERY STORE I often...

I RECOGNIZE THE PASSAGE OF TIME can revise one’s pace with the world. It is expressed in this simple disclosure: I am no longer a fast...

ON MY WALK TODAY I NOTICED HUNDREDS of ice shards bobbing in the lake. I assumed gale force winds from the day before had released them...

I walked the snowy streets quite late today On my route were signs of winter’s grip My breath appeared as soft white clouds Ice crystals...

I DEVELOPED A REMARKABLE NEW SOUP quite by accident. It began on a Sunday morning when my local grocer was offering chuck roast on...

I AM SMILING BECAUSE I HAVE OFTEN USED the expression, “White Picket Fences,” when describing the vision that represented my own wishes...

SMALL AIRPLANES HAVE BEEN PART OF MY LIFE for nearly every decade of my existence. I realized this recently while I was taking a commuter...

I AM IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING my small garden to bed for the winter. It is not more than an hour commitment, a responsibility I fully...