A Cautious Eye
A Cautious Eye I strolled down my village's snow-covered street And noticed a fox crossing the frozen lake. I watched cautiously his...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Feb 1, 20184 min read
Battle Cry
I JUST LEARNED OF THE PASSING of Dr. Jack Payton, he was one of my dad’s colleagues and very best friends. He was 101 years old. It...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Jan 27, 20187 min read
Powder Blue Tuxedo
IN MY FIRST BOOK, From the Hip & Heart, I stated in the introduction that I believed we all are in some form of recovery from life’s...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Jan 21, 20181 min read
Serendipity
SUCH A NICE SURPRISE to run into my cousins at Crystal Mountain Resort this weekend in mid-January. I had been in contact over the years...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Jan 15, 20183 min read
I Have A Dream
I HAVE BEEN SENDING THE VERSES and videos from “I Have a Dream” Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous speech to both my sons since they were...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Jan 11, 20183 min read
Golf - Mom's Salvation
OUR SUBDIVISION EMERGED FROM FADING orchards and farms of greater-Detroit; the land was being transformed into bustling neighborhoods...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Jan 10, 20182 min read
A Simple Smile
"I've learned that a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks." Andy Rooney AS I WALK AROUND MY LOCAL GROCERY STORE I often...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Jan 8, 20183 min read
Driving Habits
I RECOGNIZE THE PASSAGE OF TIME can revise one’s pace with the world. It is expressed in this simple disclosure: I am no longer a fast...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Dec 27, 20171 min read
Ice Shards On Crystal Lake
ON MY WALK TODAY I NOTICED HUNDREDS of ice shards bobbing in the lake. I assumed gale force winds from the day before had released them...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Dec 18, 20173 min read
A Winter's Walk
I walked the snowy streets quite late today On my route were signs of winter’s grip My breath appeared as soft white clouds Ice crystals...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Dec 7, 20173 min read
Beef Barley Soup
I DEVELOPED A REMARKABLE NEW SOUP quite by accident. It began on a Sunday morning when my local grocer was offering chuck roast on...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Nov 30, 20173 min read
White Picket Fences
I AM SMILING BECAUSE I HAVE OFTEN USED the expression, “White Picket Fences,” when describing the vision that represented my own wishes...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Nov 6, 20173 min read
Flying in Small Planes
SMALL AIRPLANES HAVE BEEN PART OF MY LIFE for nearly every decade of my existence. I realized this recently while I was taking a commuter...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Oct 31, 20172 min read
My Garden Rests
I AM IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING my small garden to bed for the winter. It is not more than an hour commitment, a responsibility I fully...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Oct 28, 20171 min read
Reducing The Clutter
Keeping It Simple I finally sat on my rocking chair. It had been in my bedroom In the same spot For more than five years. Never had I...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Oct 20, 20172 min read
A Gentleman at My Gate
JUST AFTER THANKSGIVING I SAW NINETY-THREE-YEAR OLD former Michigan governor, William G. Milliken, in a small retail gift shop in his...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Oct 16, 20172 min read
Poetry in Motion
Mary had a little lamb Whose fleece was white as snow. Everywhere that Mary went The lamb would surely go. Sarah J. Hale, 1830 YOU’VE...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Oct 8, 20174 min read
Points of View
LOUISE IS IN HER SECOND YEAR at Scarsdale High School. She receives consistently poor marks, and had to drop Latin. She frequently comes...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Oct 5, 20174 min read
Soup's On
MY SONS AND I HAVE ENJOYED a delicious Chicken Jalapeño soup that we’ve had for years at Art’s Tavern. The iconic tavern is in the heart...
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