The Voice of the Turtle

“For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land.” – Song of Solomon 2:11-12 Every year, Detroit Tiger Broadcaster (and legend) Ernie Harwell, would open the baseball season … Continue reading The Voice of the Turtle →

Friday Fodder

Hello readers. I hope this finds you safe and healthy. This is, yet again, another blog that is full of random thoughts in no particular order. Baseball My home team, The Detroit Tigers, have not been much to watch in the past. I guess I was spoiled in that I got to watch the magical … Continue reading Friday Fodder →

Back in Time?

All writers get writer's block. I am hardly a "writer", but sometimes stare at the blank page and wonder what to write about. Since I began blogging, I have stumbled on blogs written by others who share some of the same interests as me. I have followed blogs that feature movies, TV, music, nostalgia, positive … Continue reading Back in Time? →

Happy Thoughts

I once heard someone say, "In a world of darkness - be the light." If I may alter that quote just a bit ... "In a world of negativity - be the positive." You wouldn't know it, but it has been a very challenging couple weeks for me. I just have to keep reminding myself that "some … Continue reading Happy Thoughts →

Weekend Wrap-Up

Because of my "real job" work schedule, I have Thursday-Saturdays off. I have my sons three weekends a month, and I love that time with them. One weekend a month, my wife get a "date" weekend. This past weekend was that weekend. Thursday Thursday is usually a short day, because I work the night before. … Continue reading Weekend Wrap-Up →

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 →

The “Carlson” Boys of Summer

I took the above picture while standing in my backyard before I left for work. Baseball practice has begun for our school district. I always enjoy watching the kids and coaches work on plays. Today they spent some time working on fielding a bunt and throwing to first base. As I stood there and watched, … Continue reading The “Carlson” Boys of Summer →

Part III – To the Aisle

One year ago, March 19, 2018, Sam and I were married. In the last 365 days, I have been blessed with the most wonderful partner! We have had some really amazing moments and our love for each other continues to grow with each passing day. After she said yes to my proposal, we began to … Continue reading Part III – To the Aisle →

A Day At The Ballpark

I am on vacation. We decided to take a little trip down to Florida. We built our vacation around the fact that the Detroit Tigers are playing spring training games. Today we headed over to Joker Merchant stadium to see the boys of summer take on the New York Yankees. Spring training is an exciting … Continue reading A Day At The Ballpark →

Music and my Grandparents

As I have mentioned in previous blogs, I can take almost any song and connect it to a person in my life, a life event, or a time period in my life. Today, my iPod shuffle focuses on four very special people - my grandparents. What is interesting as I looked at the music, was … Continue reading Music and my Grandparents →