Reporters are schooled to ask questions, with the most fundamental being, who, what why, where, when and how. Or as we in the trade say, ‘The Five Ws and an H.? When I was a younger man — scratch that, when I was a child — I used to ask a lot of ‘why? questions. […]
Rectum. Damn near ruined ‘im. The other week I wrote about how — ever the sheep, follower-type — I joined the grow-your-moustache-Movember bandwagon. Which, is in effect, an effort to get men to go see their butt doctors and get their prostates checked out (amongst other things). Soon after said column was published, Clarkston-area veterinarian […]
There was a time when November was only known for family birthdays, giving thanks, eating Turkey and watching the Detroit Lions national football league team embarrass themselves. Not now. Oh, no. It’s much, much more these days. November is now Movember. Mo, as in moustache. Since 2004, the Movember Foundation has raised awareness about men’s […]
In a couple of weeks, trustees of Independence Township will meet, discuss and most likely pass a budget for 2015. At an Oct. 21 public hearing the proposed budget was presented and overall, supervisor Pat Kittle is satisfied. ‘All the department heads worked hard,? he said a few days after the hearing. ‘We may need […]
There are times (many actually) when I sit back and think, ‘I am doing better than I deserve.? Halloween is one of those times of year when I’m thinking it more often. What gives, you are probably asking? Come on, Rush, Halloween is a wonderful time of year! I will answer by whipping out my […]
This past Sunday was a good day for a picnic and for packin? heat. About 150 people from across the state came to Oxford Township’s Seymour Lake Township Park in support of Michigan open-carry gun rights — it is lawful to carry a legally registered pistol, as long as it’s holstered and not concealed. There […]
It is election season and we’ve all seen (and are probably tired of) the ‘get out the vote? TV ads telling Michigan voters why this candidate sucks or why you shouldn’t vote for so-and-so. Here’s one campaign you can get behind and feel good about. Clarkston resident Vanessa Myers, 35, is vying to be Michigan’s […]
At the behest of my very own, personal physician, Dr. Marie Livieratos, out of Clarkston, I’m trying to me a little more healthy. I’m trying to move more, so three or four times a week I’ll either ride my stationary bike for 45 minutes or go out for a three mile walk/jog (emphasis on the […]
I have never questioned whether or not my sons, Shamus and Sean, are true to the Boyhood Club. Time and again they prove themselves. Much to the chagrin to the women in their lives (mother, grandmas, aunts and some cousins) the boys are members of this secret society of fledgling Neanderthals. Of course, the Neanderthals […]
Folks who have weekly subjected themselves to the ramblings of a mad man may remember one of my favorite times of the year is September. September is when the pointy-headed brainiacs out east (way out east in Cambridge, MA) get together and present the Ig Nobel Prizes. Sorta like the Nobel Peace Prize, but not, […]