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I’ve taken a break from blogging in the past. Nothing like this, of course.

But Monday was my birthday (No. 63. Thank you very much!) and nearly the end of the year, so I thought I should give you an […]

!–more–At about 6 p.m. on a recent Saturday, the knot was officially tied. My son became a husband, and after more than 40 years, my wife and I finally had a daughter.

It took place at a suburban golf course […]

Not much to report from recent days. I’ve been working and doing this and that. But on Saturday, my wife and I went out of town for most of the day. Destination: Iron Mountain.

Ordinarily these trips center on […]

I haven’t written for a while, have I? Well, so it goes. It seems hardly anybody is writing lately. Most of them are busy telling their life stories on Facebook. But I’m not a Facebook person.

To be clear: If […]

What to do!

It’s primary day here in Michigan, where you can in either party’s primary.

No Democrats have called me, but Romney, Santorum and their henchmen have been besieging my phone lines for weeks, […]

Don’t ever think that I don’t enjoy writing for this blog, because I do. Even if I don’t have a lot of time for it.

What’s more, I’m egotistical enough to think that everyone on the planet wants to know all […]

My wife and I are quiet people. We don’t socialize much. We are usually home by ourselves at night (unless I am on the road somewhere–in winter, it probably involves bouncing basketballs). At times we go to a […]

As promised, here are photos of some of my adventures from 2011 that I never got to show you before. But plain old photos wouldn’t be much fun. Not when I can jazz them up a bit with some creative editing. It’s special effects time! I have 12 pictures here. Ideally, there would be one from [...]

Just a quickie note today. My wife and I had planned to drive down to visit K and her guy later today, but a winter storm forced us to reconsider and reschedule. We’ll try again next Tuesday, K’s next day off work. We’re getting just light snow right now, but it’s supposed to get more [...]

While I wrote here about things I did in 2011, there is also an untold saga: Things I did but never wrote about, at least in a blog post. Why? Various reasons. Time, mostly. Time is often in short supply for me, and my priorities are always subjective and subject to change. At some point [...]

Today, Dec. 30, 2011, Christmas arrived for me. No, I’m not Orthodox. I’m anything but orthodox. Today, a special package arrived. I haven’t opened it yet, but I know what it is. I ought to: I ordered it myself. I will coerce my wife into giving it to me tonight. Then I can open it. [...]

It’s true. I went there. And now I’m going to tell you all about it. In fact, this is something I have wanted to do for a long time. OK, OK, I know this may blast away all perceptions many of you have formed about me over the years. So let me explain. It happened a [...]

My car has been getting a workout lately. And the real workout is yet to come. Last week, I covered the regional volleyball tournament about 60 miles away, in Baraga. The semifinal match was Tuesday, and the finals were on Thursday. We also had a big snowstorm last week. That arrived early Wednesday morning. By the [...]

That car I got a couple months ago has a navigation system built in. You can see maps as you drive along. As if you didn’t know where you’re going already. Sort of like when I write a post or a news story. But this time, the nav system is turned off. The maps are [...]

(Originally posted elsewhere about two weeks ago, while Efx3′s servers were on vacation.) All of us have talents and skills. I like to write, and I think I’m pretty good at it. I take pictures, too. My wife likes to make quilts, and that is one of her gifts. In recent years, especially since the kids [...]