Michael Jackson was huge in the world of music. The impact of his death Thursday has been compared to those of Elvis and Sinatra. The iconic man is also being remembered for his sometimes strange behavior and legal and financial problems. That’s appropriate. They were big parts of his life’s story. I first watched news [...]
Archive for June, 2009
When the talking heads start talking, I tune out
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged "Today", ABC, CBS, Michael Jackson, talking heads, WQAD on June 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’m now on Facebook
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Facebook, Jon Book, Twitter on June 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I joined Twitter a while back. But I canceled my account the same day. I decided that my “tweets” — the short accounts of what’s going on in my life — generally aren’t that interesting to me so they probably wouldn’t be that interesting to others, either. Who wants to read, “I shook the cobwebs [...]
Lee Reedy remembers Paul Liebbe
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Around the Track, Davenport Speedway, KWNT, Lee Reedy, Paul Liebbe on June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My wife Sherry and I attended friends Ken and Annette Tank’s 50th wedding anniversary celebration Saturday night at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds. We congratulated the happy couple on this milestone and enjoyed the PowerPoint photo display of their family history, as assembled by their children. We saw many friends at the gathering, and we [...]
Long-lost friends trigger great memories
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Durant Ambulance Service, Friends, Walcott Fire Department on June 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the joys of getting out and about is the chance that you’ll run into some long-lost friends. And one of the benefits of seeing them again is triggering your memories of the great times and good stories you share with them from the past. I recently crossed paths in Muscatine [...]
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