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Father’s Day 2026
Over the years I have known a lot of great fathers, some in my family, some were friends. Four high school friends who all live in or near Ann Arbor. Steve in the upper left, me in the upper right and the two Tom’s below. We graduated 57 years ago and have been friends since…
Books and book reviews
So, in continuing reading books related to the Trojan War I recently read two books by Dan Simmons – Ilium and Olympos. These strange, convoluted, but interesting books were “loosely” about the Trojan War, but also included aliens, modern and post-modern humans. Essentially, there were four or five distinct and quite different stories being told…
Downtown Ann Arbor
We spent Sunday morning, before the thunderstorm in downtown Ann Arbor. We met a friend at Jagged Fork for breakfast, then we walked around town. A favorite mural near the downtown library. When you line it up perfectly he’s holding the lamp post. I think it is quite clever. Nichols Arcade. Always fun visiting to…
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