Hanging Out with Teacher Patti

I love dogs. If ever you doubt how amazing dogs are just read about Dusty, the mail dog (circa 1954). DUSTY!!!   Advertisements

It me! http://risk-show.com/podcast/rejection/ I did this story last year when Kevin Allison’s RISK came to the Detroit area! I was terrified to meet someone famous but he… Read more “Risk Podcast!”

There is some quote or another about how life happens when you are busy doing something else. That’s true! Lots of stuff has been happening lately! This… Read more “…Life Happens”

Sometimes it is lovely to visit the past. I mean, we know the past. We didn’t get nuked by North Korea in the past, I ate lots… Read more “Diggin' Around in the 1880s”

I’m a huge fan of outdoor concerts. I have a photo album dedicated to ticket stubs of concerts I have seen in the past 20ish years and… Read more “"Rock Concerts" are a new "tradition"”

This past Tuesday saw the 27th annual Ann Arbor Jaycees Fourth of July parade! As I do every year, I festooned myself so that I could march… Read more “Parade Festooning!”

This past Saturday, we crammed about 15 people into our living room so we all could enjoy a viewing of Grease 2. Proper and polite as always,… Read more “1939: Devil Dogs Motorcycle Club”

My husband got his jury duty summons in the mail a few weeks ago. I’ve always wanted to be on a jury, but being a former lawyer… Read more “1888 Ann Arbor Argus: GRAVEL FIGHT!”

I often say that if ever I write a memoir (and I will likely not because apparently, my genres are creative nonfiction and women’s fiction–didn’t know that!),… Read more “Good Times, Bad Times”

When one’s brain vacillates between super hyper let’s do it all plan it all do all the things to crushing despair that tells me I’ve never succeeded,… Read more “Patti Gets Musical!!”