If you are fortunate enough to live in Ann Arbor, and if you love books, then most surely you have paid a visit to Nicola's Books, an independent book store on the west side of Ann Arbor (2513 Jackson Ave), and you are already aware of this delightful little gem. If… Read full post »

Like Ralphie in "A Christmas Story", it took some time to convince my family that getting a gun for me was a good idea.  I really desired to relive the days of my childhood when my dad got a BB gun for me and I could shoot at a target in… Read full post »

I purchased my dog Henry from the Huron Valley Humane Society. I just adore him. He is my pal. He is always happy to see me, he sits, he stays, he comes when called, he hangs out by my feet and he loves to go for car rides.  He usually goes… Read full post »

It was around midnight on a cold, rainy September evening when I performed the nightly task of making sure that all the doors in the house were locked. My daughters and I were the only ones home and they had gone to bed a few hours earlier. All the doors were… Read full post »

Getting out of Dodge

I learned the meaning of “getting out of dodge” September 3^rd, 2010.  Dodge was code for Detroit.  I didn’t know this until my mom and I, along with 40,000 other people, attended the highly anticipated Eminem and Jay-Z night concert at Comerica Park&h/… Read full post »