It’s been ten days since my last blog; I didn’t intend to go so long without writing. It just happened. A lot of other things also happened.
My son’s Internet business is slowly working out the kinks in its new website. We have figured out the problem with the credit cards, so our virtual doors are officially open for business.
Some friends and I had lunch at a new place in Benton Harbor called Bread + Bar. The owner is well-known for his award winning artisan breads and baked goods; and I suspect he reasoned that having a liquor license would enhance the bread experience. The restaurant’s décor was simple and clean, the food was excellent, and our individual checks came on miniature break boards . . . a charming touch. There was just one problem: the accoustics were downright awful. At times my friends and I could hardly hear ourselves think, much less chat. Evidently we were not alone in noticing this problem; we learned the owner is already looking into a solution. When he implements it, I’ll be back.
Summer officially arrived, although there wasn’t much hoopla made about it. Seems people have started to think summer begins on Memorial Day. I probably notice June 21 more than most, since that was my Mother’s birthday; and she was most proud to have been born on the “longest day in the year.” She would have been ninety-five on this particular June 21.
A long-time friend and I met for a couple days in Grand Rapids, MI. We get together in a hotel without our mates once or twice a year and talk up a storm. It’s a tradition that started in 1976 when we met in Kalamazoo, MI, that first time. Our children were little, and we needed to get away. Now our children are approaching middle age, but we still get away. Maybe it’s because we haven’t run out of things to talk about yet . . .
And, finally, yesterday Daniel Taylor was released from an Illinois prison after serving twenty years for a murder he did not commit. The Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University’s School of Law was instrumental in securing Taylor’s release, as it obtained records that proved he was in custody for disorderly conduct at the time of the crime. I nominate this incident as having the best outcome in the past ten days.
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