In Flanders Fields “In Flanders fields the poppies blow between the crosses, row on row, that mark our place; and in the sky the larks, still bravely singing, fly scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago, we lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, loved and were loved, and now
Have you recently welcomed a new little eater into your home? If so, there are many benefits tomaking your own baby food. It is a lot of fun and much easier than you might think. You have complete control of what goes into it, as you can choose what types of produce to use. If
Many of us see them every day and to most, they are a sign of home. How did the “Flint Arches” come to be? In 1899, seven arches were erected to illuminate the Downtown business district, replacing the gas lanterns common to the time. The project was one of the first of its kind to bring
People who have read my column for a long time often ask me if I make up the stories I tell about my family, especially the lovely yet formidable Marcia. For instance, I once wrote about the day she phoned me at work and frantically cried, “Hehp eee!” “What’d you say?” I replied. “HEHP EEE!”
In the autumn, my thoughts always tend toward England. Perhaps it is because I have read too many novels set in the UK, or because the weather in rural areas seems to be perpetually made of falling leaves, mud and rain. In any case, when the world around me turns orangey and the temperature starts
Actors don’t like to be typecast. Exhibit A is Paul Rudd, who has made a career out of playing funny parts in goofy comedies, examples include: Knocked Up, Anchorman, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and I Love You, Man. Even when Rudd went the action route, it was as the semi-tongue-in-cheek superhero, Ant-Man. But in The Catcher
Get ready to enjoy one more hour of sleep on Sunday. It’s time to set your clocks back one hour as Daylight Saving Time (DST) comes to an end on the first Sunday in November, this year on Nov. 4, at 2am! DST is the practice of setting the clocks forward one hour from standard time during
On August 25, the Flint Monarchs took on the Chicago Breeze at Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center for the Global Women’s Basketball Association (GWBA) Title. After a hard-fought game, the Flint Monarchs stood victorious with a 96-85 win. The team has now won three straight National Championships in the GWBA and five-straight, overall. Crystal
Did you know that October is National Pizza Month? Who doesn’t love a piping-hot slice, fresh from a brick oven with a crispy, golden crust covered in rich tomato sauce and melted mozzarella? According to pizza.com/national pizza month, the soldiers returning from Italy during World War II brought with them a hunger for pizza pie
Maggie has been waiting since March. April arrived in April. Every day, these dogs wait in their kennels at the Humane Society of Genesee County. They watch people walk by. Now and then, someone will offer one of these girls a smile, or even slip a finger through their cages to give them a little
Many of the nation’s filmgoers will satisfy their annual Halloween movie fix this month with Venom, Goosebumps 2 or the this-is-the-last-one-we-promise Halloween reboot with the indestructible Michael Myers and the inimitable Jamie Lee Curtis. But at the Flint Institute of Arts, the cinematic Halloweens are less conventional. This October, the museum’s scheduled monster-related pictures are
“The last one is finally out of the house.” That’s what I’ve been telling people in a jokey sort of “guy” way, with the emphasis on the word finally, as if I simply couldn’t wait for this moment to arrive. But I don’t mean a word of it. When we dropped off Henry, our youngest,
