The human body is prone to all manner of maladies and morbidities. From a stubbed toe all the way to a heart attack, medical care is required for a plethora of conditions, illnesses, and injuries, resulting in a list of ailments that is (unfortunately) nearly endless. Most of the medical ...

Recently, my wife, Penny and I attended a very interesting discussion and exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum. The focus; the Motor City’s former Chinatown neighborhoods. The discussion portion of the afternoon featured Curtis Chin, author of “Everything Learned, I Learned in a ...

With the spirit of thanksgiving blowing across the landscape this week, pushed by a cold Canadian wind, I was reminded recently of something I have been truly thankful for over many years, though it’s not something I think about in detail too often. My recollections began when talking with ...

When Timothy O’Shea went to work for Edwin Hulbert at the Calumet Mine, on January 1, 1866, work at the Hecla mine, immediately to the south, had not started yet. But the Hecla paid its first dividend on December 15, 1869, nearly eight months before the Calumet mine paid its first dividend. ...

November has a contest of sorts and it’s National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. The idea is that for the month of November you will write 50,000 words, a novel, straight through with no editing. I’ve participated multiple times over the years with my best effort being a time travel ...

Recently, my wife, Penny and I attended a very interesting discussion and exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum. The focus; the Motor City’s former Chinatown neighborhoods. The discussion portion of the afternoon featured Curtis Chin, author of “Everything Learned, I Learned in a ...