Author Archives: radamdavidson

Grandma June (the paper towel czar mentioned here) took me to Radio Shack (note the 1990 vintage catalog here) and bought me the equipment that led to the humble beginnings of my illegitimate radio station that I called WRAD, Garden … Continue reading →

Image is a powerful thing.  If you’ve googled it, you’ll likely not soon forget it… the dreaded Arby’s finger chunk.  I drove by and saw an empty Arby’s dining room and an empty drive through — another powerful image. If … Continue reading →

Emily and I were all ready for a great evening in Ann Arbor.  A trip to the Apple Store to replace something old with something newer.  A quick bite to eat at an awesome downtown restaurant.  Then it happened.  We … Continue reading →

Perhaps due to depression-era patterns established long ago, Grandma would always have 30+ rolls of paper towel in her home.  The closet between the back bedroom had a bottom shelf that was dedicated to her favorite brands at the time: … Continue reading →

I had the great privilege of watching my “little” sister graduate with a degree that technically makes her “smarter” than me because she has more graduate “credits”.  Truthfully, I’m quite proud. I held her the day she was born,  my … Continue reading →

I just came across an Onionesque news report about the Upper Peninsula considering becoming its own state.  My second favorite line in the article: The idea is nothing new. Efforts to pass legislation to form a new state reportedly failed … Continue reading →

Two of our kids have had surgery there.  In one case, it was one of those specialty surgeries that you can’t have done at your local Mom & Pop Hospital.  By the way, if you go to a Mom & … Continue reading →

The thoughts that ran through my mind were thick with the panic of the stricken.  I was worried about the chicken in the freezer and the milk.  Please, not the milk.  Our children run on skim. Then I remembered the … Continue reading →

According to dictionary.com, a miracle is an extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.   Another definition counts it as an event or effect considered to be … Continue reading →