By John Matonich A couple of weeks ago I walked into one of our local watering holes to watch some of the Sunday NFL playoffs. I ran into a couple that lives close to where Steph and I do. They are really nice folks and we had a good conversation. We chatted about a few local … [Read more...]
Surveyin’ da Situation: The reason I’m not allowed to plumb
By John Matonich When they were younger, my kids would say to folks that their dad should never be allowed to do plumbing. When asked why, they would reply, “Because we learn a whole new set of swear words. “ I couldn’t argue with that for some reason, plumbing and I don’t … [Read more...]
Surveyin’ da Situation: You don’t turn into your parents … until you do
I have seen a commercial on the tube quite a few times recently for an insurance company that always makes me smile. The gist of the commercial is a guy’s friends are concerned that their buddy is turning into his dad now that he has bought his own house. The commercial shows … [Read more...]
Surveyin’ da Situation: Hey, drivers, if the weather sucks, so do the roads
By John Matonich It was a long ago when yours truly took driver education. I have written before about that experience, but I feel it’s time to remind folks of one of the first lessons we learned in that class. I believe it was the first day of class when the instructor made a … [Read more...]
Surveyin’ da Situation: It’s open season on sense and reason in Lansing
By John Matonich A number of years ago I was reading an editorial in the Detroit News that really made me think. The editorial was about a Michigan lawmaker who had gone to the movies with her husband. Evidently, she was very unhappy with the theater when the posted starting … [Read more...]
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