Author: Staff

  • Substituting for the President

    Substituting for the President

    In the fall of 1975 I received a call from the Michigan Petroleum Association. President Gerald Ford had promised when he was a Michigan Senator that he would be their banquet speaker at their upcoming meeting.

  • Avoiding Hell

    Avoiding Hell

    When asked for his definition of hell one brilliant, talented, fantastic achiever I encountered said, “Hell is a place where you are shown all of the awesome talents and abilities and opportunities to use what you have in opportunities and then shown your accomplishments. And then you are placed in a spot where can do…

  • Gratefulness

    Gratefulness

    Did you ever get just so grateful about something or somebody that the joy just came out in a big smile. It is a bit like getting into a laughing situation where you just can’t stop laughing. I just love to get into that situation. It’s like getting gitty. As I recall from laughing experiences…

  • Using Your Talents

    Using Your Talents

    In 1976, fairly early in my creative career I had the honor of making a presentation at Buffalo University’s Creative Problem Solving Institute on the topic “Humor and Creativity.”

  • Safety Pins and Memories

    Safety Pins and Memories

    I was cleaning out a drawer upstairs in my music room when I came upon two boxes of Swan Safety Pins. ½ Great Gross in each box.