Shaken, Not Stirred. A blog by Jim Bond. Sponsored by Pro-Master Carpet Cleaning, 231-757-9061, promastercarpetcleaning.com. Writers note: Many people have commented on last week’s column, either directly to me or through Mason County Press Editor-in-Chief Rob Alway. The story was very personal to me, centering largely on a close friend’s death as a result of Agent Orange. It was hard…
#ShakenNotStirred. Shaken, Not Stirred. A blog by Jim Bond. Sponsored by Pro-Master Carpet Cleaning, 231-757-9061, promastercarpetcleaning.com. He died August 20, just four weeks ago. He was killed by the United States government and the corporations it defends; Monsanto, Dow, and seven other chemical companies. We met over a half century ago. We weren’t friends then because we weren’t in…
#ShakenNotStirred. Shaken, Not Stirred. A blog by Jim Bond. Sponsored by Pro-Master Carpet Cleaning, 231-757-9061, promastercarpetcleaning.com. We all remember what we were doing at the moment; just like the JFK assassination. I was in St. Louis, tending to my aging stepfather. It was a trip I made from Michigan every few weeks since my mother had died three years before.…
#ShakenNotStirred. Shaken, Not Stirred. A blog by Jim Bond. Sponsored by Pro-Master Carpet Cleaning, 231-757-9061,promastercarpetcleaning.com. I know what you’re thinking. Sexual assault may be a topic in the future, especially considering a California law on the Governor’s desk awaiting signature. This bill would prohibit probation of anyone convicted of rape. Today’s feature though is about the confusion in a child’s…
#ShakenNotStirred Shaken, Not Stirred. A blog by Jim Bond. In last week’s column, I referred to a childhood recollection: “I also remember when we showed up at her house (my grandmother) for a Sunday dinner (who does that anymore?)…” Which got me thinking about how some family rituals have been abandoned in the face of complicated schedules. Moms and dads…
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