Opinions

Body This year I got a exposed to a new holiday - Festivus. It’s not really new, and it’s not really something that I didn’t know about - I just hadn’t realized people had put it into real life after watching it on Seinfeld.

Body I’ve warned folks for nearly two decades that there will be a relatively large black hole of information that we rely on now and really love to read in newspapers.

Body My son’s basketball coach is new, and, I think, because of that, we actually got to spend some time together as a family over Thanksgiving. It was a great thing.

Body It’s been a full year, give or take, since I went into the hospital last November. It was a harrowing experience, and not one I’m hoping to repeat any time soon.

Body A new adventure for me when we took over here in Albion was the idea of these large-scale, every door direct mailings. You’re allowed two of such things by the Postal Service each year, and it’s quite a feat, but if I could do it every week, I’d certainly try.

Body Enough years ago that it seems like a completely different lifetime - I once made a run for political office.

Body I love western movies. There’s been a rush of reinvigoration about western tales – and I really appreciate the stories that are now being told from other points of view sometimes.

Body Fun story this week about an Albion native who just recorded and released a vinyl album. I have a number of vinyl albums - I’m kind of a hoarder of ..well...everything, but I don’t have a record player, so I have to work on that.

Body I have to tell you, folks, it’s been a heck of a doubledecade. I was too lazy to look up what 20 years is, so I’m going with double-decade.

Body I’ve always been a bit of a sucker for “pop culture.” I like pop music, I enjoy trying new candy and soda, I’ll buy the weird chips just to try them out I don’t know if it’s “live in the moment” or if it’s just “too lazy to appreciate anything,” but I really do enjoy “pop” stuff.