The Good: Got to see long-lost friends Mike MacIntosh and Chris Cole tonight, as Mikey’s band was playing the block party and Chris was doing sound (and I’m happy to report that both were doing a damn fine job of it).  So good to shoot the bull with those guys.  Wish I hadn’t been working... [More]

Let’s have a reality check on this health care thing.  The Obama proposals: Do NOT eliminate private insurance. Do NOT contain any mechanism requiring seniors to volunteer for euthanasia Do NOT contain any mechanism to force any given decision regarding end-of-life issues (they DO req... [More]

A Kalamazoo legend visits the bar that spawned another.... [More]

A few words regarding what happens when a significant percentage of the population loses the ability to discern fact from fiction.... [More]

A personal hero dies while a way of living tries to rise again.... [More]

I haven’t been updating much lately because life has been in a holding pattern – just not much to talk about, nor much time to do the talking.  So here’s what’s up with JH: Working.  As discussed previously, I don’t want to widely advertise wha... [More]

I’ve just been informed that my granddaughter is on her way into the world; Haleigh Fay DeJong will be making her appearance screaming and complaining just like her grampa any minute now. I start working tonight, 12-hour shifts five days a week.  I’ll probably be a little tough to get hold of ... [More]