I've known the name Mitch Albom since I was 15, when he started writing for the Detroit Free Press. He started with sports related columns, but eventually started writing a second column that focused on ... well, "life." I've always enjoyed reading his columns, even when he and I disagreed on a topic. As an … Continue reading Book Recommendation: The Little Liar – Mitch Albom
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White Weekend
Michigan got hit with it's first real winter storm this weekend. It was no joke. It started Friday afternoon after I got to work. In the short couple hours I was there, the snow accumulated quickly. It didn't take long for patients to start cancelling their appointments for that evening. Believe it or not, despite the 6-8 inches of … Continue reading White Weekend
Looking Ahead To Tomorrow
I posted this on Facebook earlier, but I felt it was worth sharing on my blog: "You know what I'm going to do the day after Election Day if my candidate loses? Go to workBe happyLive my lifeLove others If he wins? The same." I also saw this, which is also worth reposting: "After the … Continue reading Looking Ahead To Tomorrow
Mitch Albom’s Coronavirus Column
Many know Mitch Albom for his books (The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Tuesdays With Morrie, Finding Chika, and more). I have lived in Michigan all my life, and I came to know him as a journalist for the Detroit Free Press. Long before people got their news from the Internet, I used to … Continue reading Mitch Albom’s Coronavirus Column
The Comics
While prepping for my weekend shift on the radio, I was going through some old prep to see if there was anything that I could recycle or update. In that prep was a line about a paperboy delivering papers. At first I laughed, because, are there even paperboys anymore?! Second, does anyone read the paper … Continue reading The Comics
I Miss Record Stores!
My first job was a paper route. I delivered for both the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News. I guess I was probably about 10 or 11. Some of your customers paid the paper directly, but most of the time, you had to go door to door to "collect" for the week's deliveries. My … Continue reading I Miss Record Stores!