This section is a mixing pot of random stories. If it didn’t fit into another section, it ends up here. Some of the stories deserve a post with longer narratives. This page is a showcase for these posts. As we go along, we’ll get categories of posts also so that if a topic is of […]
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Washtenaw Golf Club Table of Contents Chapter 1: The Conspiracy Begins Back to the top As I write this it is finally Mare’s actual birthday, February 26th, 2025. We — Mare, myself and Brother George — are on various screens drinking morning coffee. There is a relative calm to the day as the workweek
Below we are gathering a selection of PowerPoint photos that are in the process of becoming more individualized with custom introductions and photo captions. For now, we present this array of presentations. Bob’s Drawings (old) Cuba 2017 Cuba 2019 Road Rally test
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Table of Contents Chapter 1: The Unnecessary Background Back to the top Back in the early 1970s, as an undergraduate at Michigan State, my girlfriend was Janice C. While that closer relationship ran its course, we remained in sometimes strained but friendly contact to this day. During our college days I was more or less
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In the late 1970’s I worked for the University in their Energy Management Department as a Research Assistant, Grade II. What I did is of minor importance here. Suffice it that I had the run of the campus and virtually every master key. While that alone is cause for a story, this event actually took
I saw yesterday’s Today Show, where the crew surprised Savanna by blindfolding her and taking her to the middle of Madison Square Garden to be unveiled to see André Bocelli and his daughter sing Hallelujah. This totally reminded me of a similar stunt we pulled off for our mother’s 70th birthday. At the time I
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There are a lot of Band stories, however, this one is about how I think I managed to allow the Marshall High School Marching Band to collect a First Division award at the 1968 Marching Festival by simply not showing up. For most of my high school music career Ross Van Ness was our
The Oblivious Hero-Marching Band Fail Read More »
It is now January 2026. I took driver’s training, let’s see…. 59 years ago? Obviously, there has been changes. Since the COVID Pandemic a vast majority of drivers have apparently been given license to drive at any speed and any way they want. My three chief complaints are A: Tailgating B: Speed and C:
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As I write this at almost age 75 I recognize that while my own nickname is not really a secret, few of my current associates are privy to it nor how it came to be. Since 1969 I have been known as “The Buzzard” or just “Buzzard”. So how? Back then I went on a
What’s in a Name? The Buzzard Origin Story Read More »
Below is a story about a Thanksgiving tradition in the Reizner home.
Mystery Stuffing & Menus Read More »
This is a test of embedding pdf stories, but for this example, we will also paste in the text below the pdf embed. This post represents the first in a new category of stories, “Dumb Things I Have Done.” Category: Dumb Things I have Done Issue: The Human Centrifuge When we were kids the parents,
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Given the recent conflict in the Middle East, we find ourselves in an extremely difficult and painful place. While I remain ethically and religiously connected with the State of Israel and all its people, I have mixed emotions regarding the history and actions of the Likud party, the West Bank settlement, and the horrific bloodletting
October 2023 – Interim Statement on the Hamas/Israel Conflict Read More »
As is typical, this grand excursion started with Brother George, who pledged to buy me a trip for my 50th birthday. Of course, by the time we went, I was 61, but a wow time regardless. We booked with Hatch Expeditions, an excellent provider of Grand Canyon rafting trips. We were extremely lucky to travel
Grand Canyon Adventure – 2013 Read More »
Court Square in Philippi looking northwest along Main Street (U.S. Route 250). The Barbour County Courthouse is at right. Source WIkipedia. See link below. Read more about Philippi, West Virginia, here:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippi,_West_Virginia
I have always been fond of convertibles. I will open sunroofs in January. I was asked to “adopt” a 2000 Jaguar XKR convertible the owner of which could no longer drive, but lived in rural Nebraska. Although I am now certain that the odometer was tampered I did fly out to South Dakota and drive
This is only a snippet from the 2022 Second Scotland Distillery Inspection Tour, two weeks of riding around with local guide and grand friend Thomas* McIvor. Toward the end we were overnight in Edinburg staying in a new construction apartment right under the nose of the huge castle. We were also less than a block
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Cottage Grove Feeling a tad guilty for going to Scotland for two weeks with the strongly implied caution, “this is a boy’s trip” i.e. left Mare home, I proffered to take a Holland America cruise to Alaska. I, being previously ambivalent about the destination, found it pretty amazing. But this bit is from the week
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Ketchikan – canoe/jeep This snippet is part of our 2022 Alaska Cruise. Though Mare and I have cruised a reasonable amount, we tend to avoid the ship offered shore excursions. They are usually pretty good, but a poor value due to their high cost. So, on our annual Sistah’s Cruise, the girls did none and
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