Archives in Category: Special Events

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John Ashcroft

Posted on September 13, 2005

Tonight Earl and I heard former Attorney General John Ashcroft speak at a local Economic Club Meeting. I went in the belief that I should hear the opposition first hand, rather than read his remarks through the filtered lenses of

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9/11

Posted on September 11, 2005

Today two people who are very important to me celebrate their respective birthdays; and, for the past four years, it’s saddened me that they will always have to share their holiday with one of our nation’s tragedies.

If you’ve read

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Semantics

Posted on September 9, 2005

There are thousands of former residents of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Are they refugees or evacuees?

At first glance, what does it matter? After all, what’s most important in the here and now is to help them. Help them find

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Labor Day

Posted on September 5, 2005

A quick Google® revealed that Labor Day evolved from parades held in the 1880s in New York City by the Knights of Columbus to honor the working class. These parades were held on the first Monday in September; and, from

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Survivor

Posted on September 1, 2005

I’m still mesmerized by the film footage from New Orleans and points east. It’s water with rooftops dotting it. Water with people slogging through it, knee deep. Water with debris of all kinds floating by.

I can’t help but think

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Katrina

Posted on August 29, 2005

All day Earl and I have watched the television, glued to the weather station and news of Hurricane Katrina as it wends its way inland through Louisiana and Mississippi.

It’s funny about associations. I once had a student named Katrina

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Birthdays

Posted on August 8, 2005

Today is Earl’s seventieth birthday; and, if you’re a regular reader, you know my gift to him is an office makeover, a la reality TV. I hired strong men to help me move things around. I purchased a new monitor

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Office Decor

Posted on August 3, 2005

Next Monday is Earl’s birthday; and, for a special gift, I’m giving him an office makeover. It’s inspired by the plethora of reality TV shows I’ve tried to avoid this past season. You know the type: extreme makeover of body

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The Cavaliers

Posted on July 30, 2005

We’re in Indianapolis, Indiana, for the weekend even though the festivities of the Indy 500 aren’t anywhere to be seen. Rather, we’re here for The Cavaliers, Earl’s old drum corps, who are competing for the midwest regional championship along with

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Perspective

Posted on July 22, 2005

If you read yesterday’s blog, you know that I went to Arlington Park Racecourse as part of a group of realtors from a local Michigan real estate office. We traveled by luxury charter bus; and I must say it was

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