tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283422232024-03-07T18:27:05.625-05:00RanzenblogNo one is normal. There only are people who haven't yet shared their lives with you.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger380125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28342223.post-82747195154412497132015-11-26T16:23:00.002-05:002015-11-26T16:23:43.821-05:00GrandfatherdomI’m still having a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that I’m a grandfather.<br />
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Not having met the child, it all still seems theoretical. Yet I know there’s a little guy with a Ranzenberger face in northwestern Midland County.<br />
Andrew’s relationship with a co-worker was intense and strange, and ended on a bad note. Yet a few months later, along came the little guy. Andrew has stood up, is indeed the father, and now is paying child support. He also has some very limited visitation.<br />
The limited visitation is not uncommon for children less than a year old. The kid hasn’t yet done an overnight at his father’s house, and I haven’t yet had the opportunity to tag along with Andrew. I hope that happens soon.<br />
Being a grandfather is something for which I have very limited role models. My dad’s father died on Christmas Day 15 years before I was born; that event cast an echo of sadness and loss on the holiday season for decades. Mom’s father died when I was 8. I have two main memories of Grandpa Schaeffer:<br />
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• He had taken me along to put flowers on my grandmother’s grave on a Sunday morning in November 1963. He had just bought a new, blue Chevrolet Bel Air, and it was one of those remarkably pleasant, late-November Michigan days. On the way back from the cemetery, we heard about the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald on the car radio.<br />
• I had trouble when I was helping our extremely overweight dachshund, Gretchen, up the front steps. I yelled for help, and he helped me get that heavy dog into the house.<br />
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I also remember that his house on Park Street was very cool, and had a very cool banister. My cousins and I loved to slide down the railing. Most of the time, though, Grandpa was a distant figure, struck hard by the death of his wife. Soon, he, too, got very sick and died. I feel as if I never really knew him.<br />
The real role model for me was the kids’ grandfather, Bryce Nimtz. He actually was their step-grandfather, but he filled the role so well. He died in January, and I miss him. He was a true class act.<br />
So what do I do? I want to spend time with the little guy, have him tag along with me, and just talk about what we’re doing. I want to walk with him through CMU’s campus, show him the maroon-and-gold flowers, the labs and the lecture halls, the newsrooms and the broadcast studios, the arena and the football field. I want to take him to Chippewa football games and experience the Chippewa Marching Band’s incredible pregame.<br />
I want him to dream. I want him to know he can make those dreams happen, and learn how he can make them happen. There's a lot of hard work and skill involved in making dreams come true, but hard work comes naturally to this family - and skills can be learned. I want him to know that. <br />
And I want to listen to what he has to say. I want to tell him stories. And somehow, I think he just might want to tell me stories, too.<br />
Just for the chance, that's what I'm thankful for.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28342223.post-48594615370796983312015-11-12T19:42:00.001-05:002015-11-12T19:42:52.084-05:00CMU protesters join "Million Student March"<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Senior Portia Brown says she tried to work her way through college, but couldn't, and now finds herself buried in debt. </td></tr>
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About 100 students and sympathizers marched at Central Michigan University Thursday, demanding free tuition, forgiveness of student-loan debt, and a $15 per hour minimum wage for campus employees.<br />
Student loan debt has increased to $1.2 trillion, double the $600 billion in 2006, according to the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Tuition has increased at about five times the rate of inflation.<br />
Organizers said marches were scheduled at more than 100 colleges and universities. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marchers demanded tuition-free college.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whitney Dzuirka, organizer for the Union of Teaching Faculty, joined the march.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marchers chanted that their school is not for profit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marchers gathered on the Warriner Mall and cheered speakers who demanded free tuition, student loan forgiveness and a living wage for campus employees.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Protesters braved high winds and rain to make their point.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Americans owe more in student loan debt than credit card debt - and the student loan debt cannot be discharged through bankruptcy or even death. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The march circled the central campus.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The temperature for the protest was in the 40s, with high winds and occasional sideways rain. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The CMU protesters joined students across the country in marching for their demands. </td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28342223.post-43668348934200348562015-11-10T11:27:00.000-05:002015-11-10T11:27:29.987-05:00The Leaning Tree<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A student walks past the Leaning Tree in the courtyard between Moore Hall and the Music Building at Central Michigan University. </td></tr>
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One tree, strange and bent, stands out among Central Michigan University's beautifully manicured landscaping.<br />
It's a tree in the large courtyard bounded by Moore Hall, Bush Theater and the Music Building. It doesn't grow straight up, like most trees. This tree leans off the vertical at about a 45-degree angle.<br />
It's been like that for many years. A red dot is painted on the trunk, and I'm not sure what that means.<br />
The tree appears, to a layman, to be solid. There's no indication that I've seen as to why the tree tilts off at that crazy angle.<br />
The conservative, risk-averse part of me screams out, "It might fall on someone! Risky! Risky!"<br />
But the artist in me says this is a cool tree, doing something different just because it can. And somehow, its location among the buildings where musicians, actors, designers, filmmakers, television producers and journalists learn their creative skills seems so appropriate.<br />
Lean in, tree. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28342223.post-23588663119418363472015-11-02T12:41:00.001-05:002015-11-02T12:41:36.075-05:00The Green House<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 3,250-square-foot Victorian home at the corner of Main and Locust streets now has been painted red.</td></tr>
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The Green House on Main Street is no longer green. <br />The fine, brick Victorian home at 500 S. Main St. was built in 1879, according to City of Mount Pleasant records. Some historians dispute that, saying it actually was built in 1876.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In late summer 2015, the job was about half done, with the rear of the building red, while the front remained the color that gave the home the nickname "The Green House."</td></tr>
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<br />For many years in the 20th century, it belonged to the McClintic family. The Kowalczyk family bought it in the late 1990s. <br />These days, the 3,250-square-foot, five-bedroom home houses Community Counseling Associates and a law office. The brick façade of the building reportedly was painted red at one point. That was changed to green, apparently sometime during the 1980s. Now, the brick is back to red. The brick-and-mortar construction is in good shape – Mount Pleasant bricks of the 19th century were made to last.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The home had been red for years before being painted green. </td></tr>
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<br />Good things happened to our family in that building. It’s a quiet place of knowledge and wisdom and awareness.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The brick-and-mortar exterior construction reportedly is in very good shape. </td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28342223.post-41139509395894605792015-08-29T22:28:00.000-04:002015-08-29T22:28:37.155-04:00Jeff Daniels returnsActor/singer Jeff Daniels once again came home to Mount Pleasant. Daniels headlined the final show of the Max & Emily's summer concert series.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeff Daniels, center, performed with the Ben Daniels band, which includes singer Amanda Merte, Tommy Reifel on bass, Wesley Fritzemeier on drums and mandolin, and Ben Daniels and George Merkel on guitar. A solid crowd braved a rainy late-August evening for the show. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Father and son have performed separately and together</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Daniels show always is full of stories. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And no Daniels show would be complete without crowd favorites "The Big Bay Shuffle" and "Let's Take Our Pants Off."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daniels' performance career has taken him from the strange comedy of "Escanaba in Da Moonlight," the weirdness of "Super Sucker," the "Dumb and Dumber" movies to the classic television of "The Newsroom." He's never lost his connection to his roots in Chelsea and on the Bush Theater stage at Central Michigan University. </td></tr>
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There's nothing like the Fourth of July in the eastern Upper Peninsula. Tahquamenon, the Newberry parade - it's a tradition. This year, Matthew and Amanda, along with Debbie, joined Karen and me for a great holiday weekend.<br />
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The Newberry is like any other small-town Fourth of July parade - until it gets wet and wild. You've got to watch the video.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Know why the bridge was built? So Trolls would have a path to heaven.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On Da Bridge, Matthew is entirely in his element. </td></tr>
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What better way to celebrate the Old Goat than take him to a place called ... <a href="http://baaaaaaaa.com/" target="_blank">The Old Goat</a>?<br />
Actually, it was my own idea. I'd heard about this brand-new place in the Alger Heights neighborhood of Grand Rapids, with a truly eclectic menu of truly great food. It's owned by restaurateur <a href="http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2015/06/old_goat_restaurant_grand_rapi.html" target="_blank">Cory DeMint</a> - the same guy behind <a href="http://electriccheetah.com/" target="_blank">The Electric Cheetah</a> and <a href="http://unclecheetahs.com/" target="_blank">Uncle Cheetah's Soup Shop.</a> And he's really outdone himself this time.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Katherine, Amanda, Matthew and Karen treated the Old Goat to a fabulous Father's Day lunch - on the day before Father's Day. The food was great - eggs in a basket and Cajun frites for appetizers, and main dishes of such things as breaded schnitzel, a pork belly-lettuce-and-tomato sandwich, jambalaya in a Dutch oven, and a Michigan green-gold salad with the most terrific, perfect asparagus I've ever eaten. The wait staff is knowledgeable, personable and fun. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Katherine and Amanda loved it. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the "kids" let the old goat know he's not quite dead yet. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On Sunday, Father's Day, Robert Facetimed from Oahu. The Marine Forces Pacific Band next heads to New Zealand and Tonga. On July 4, they will be part of the festivities surrounding the formal coronation of King Tupou VI of Tonga. The King is a graduate of the University of East Anglia and the U.S. Naval War College. </td></tr>
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And Andrew posted this on my Facebook page:<br />
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<i>"For the one who taught me wisdom and love, the one who taught me strength and patience, the one who taught me determination and the will to never give up, I wish you a happy Father's Day.<br />"For the one who showed me what it takes to be a man, the one who showed me what it takes to be an adult, the one who showed me what it takes to be a parent, I wish you a happy Father's Day.<br />"For the one who never made my decisions for me, the one who trusted me without question to live my own life, the one who stood by me even when I was headed straight to disaster, I wish you a happy Father's Day.<br /><br />"I love you."</i><br />
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Then Katherine jumped in (right on deadline, of course) with this:<br />
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<i>"I've spent a lot of the day trying to come up with something cheesy or sentimental to say about <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=21708847" href="https://www.facebook.com/ranzenberger" id="js_f9">Mark Ranzenberger</a>,
so here it is. Even though I don't say it all the time publicly, I do
love him. He's helped guide me through life's challenges. He's supported
me through dropping out of college and then pushed me to go back. He's
been there when every silly boy I've dated broke my heart. He's been my
biggest fan and shares many of my stories that I write, cheering me on
to bigge<span class="text_exposed_show">r and better papers along the
way. All the while, he embarrasses me in front of many people just like
dads should. I wouldn't be as good at puns and wordplay without his
help. I can't wait to step out of the large shadow he casts in the
Michigan journalism world and make a name for myself, and I know that
nothing would make him prouder than for me to achieve that. I love you,
Dad. Thanks for being you.</span> </i><br />
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Listen, you guys, I don't know how I deserve to have kids as wonderful as you. Thank you. I'm so insanely proud of all you guys, and so humbled that you still put up with the Old Goat. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28342223.post-60529003541177260392015-06-07T22:32:00.001-04:002015-06-07T22:32:51.450-04:00The Ranzencats and friendsWhen I married Karen, she said her goal in life was to become a crazy cat lady. I should have listened.<br />
It turns out that I love these critters as much as she does. I'm a <a href="http://www.vetstreet.com/our-pet-experts/the-best-things-about-men-who-love-cats" target="_blank">man who loves cats. </a><br />
It recently dawned on me that I sometimes will put cat pictures up on Facebook, but I've never shown off all the cats at once. So here's your chance to meet all the felines in the Ranzenmenagerie. They run the joint. They own us. We just wait on them.<br />
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• Minden, the alpha cat: Siamese. We've had him and München since 2008. He rules the upstairs with an iron paw. Karen is his human.</td></tr>
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• Gus, the senior cat: Large domestic shorthair. Rescue cat. Gus wandered out of the forest of the Upper Peninsula and adopted Karen’s mother about 13 years ago. We inherited him. While he was once a hunter, he’s retired into a life of indoor luxury. Dad is his human.</td></tr>
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• München, the skittish cat: Siamese. He was born about the same time as Minden, but in a different litter. He’s just happy to be under the protection of Minden, especially now that there are other cats around. Robert is his human, and München misses him.</td></tr>
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• Ziva, the shadow cat: Domestic longhair. Rescue cat. Ziva’s usually the only female, and the youngest of the bunch. She’s always happy and dancing - but she’ll disappear at the first sense of anything at all. She hasn't really picked out a human, but many nights, she'll cuddle up to Dad.
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• Max, the spoiled child. Siamese, mostly. Rescue cat. This is Katherine’s cat, and he's her big baby. He’s around for a couple of weeks. Although he’s about the same age as Ziva, he’s still getting used to being part of a big, big family. Katherine is very much Max's human, and he misses her a lot. While she's gone, she Facetimes with him almost every day. Seriously. </td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption">• Princess Sophia, the baby cat. Domestic shorthair, mackerel markings. Rescue cat. Sophia was rescued from on top of a power pole, and eventually made her way to us. She's currently recovering from being spayed, and soon will be on her way to live with Karen's friend Debbie. She doesn't let the boys pick on her. </td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28342223.post-69704272244793201432015-05-28T17:59:00.000-04:002015-05-28T17:59:14.013-04:00Meet the little princess, Sophia<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Princess Sophia discovers the joy of a kitty toy upstairs at the Ranzenhaus.</td></tr>
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We first became aware of this little girl cat when a friend of our posted a panicky Facebook message: She'd climbed to the top of a power pole, was meowing piteously, and refused to come down. <br />
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She was up there for a couple of days before a generous electrical contractor used a 40-foot ladder to bring her down.<br />
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But she couldn't stay at the friend's house, which already was the home to a Malamute who seemed to have decided that little Princess Sophia really should have been named "lunch." Another Facebook message went out - Sophia might have to go to the shelter if someone didn't step up.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Karen plays with Sophia</td></tr>
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It turns out that family friend Debbie needed a cat. Debbie's long-time companion, Amanda Cat, had passed on. Debbie needs a cat. Welcome home, Sophia.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A literal rescue cat - rescued from atop a power pole!</td></tr>
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Sophia will be spayed, get her shots and soon go off on another adventure. Just stay away from tall trees, power lines, telephone polls and large dogs. Debbie will make sure of that. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28342223.post-49478582253792908332015-05-25T18:02:00.000-04:002015-05-25T18:02:23.171-04:00Memorial Day weekend in Frankfort<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Another weekend - and another day trip to Lake Michigan. Frankfort and Elberta are two of our favorite shoreline communities on Michigan's west coast. The beaches are beautiful, the people are wonderful, and the two-hour drive isn't hard on a sunny spring day. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Karen decides she's going to get adventurous and check out the breakwall that separates the calm harbor waters of Betsie Lake from Lake Michigan. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's a long way out there, but the view of the Frankfort North Breakwall Light is very nice.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The light, built in 1912, is a symbol of the region. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On shore, we met retired humanities teachers Dan, left, and Carole Reznich of Higgins Lake, who love to spot passing lakers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Far beyond the breakwall, a laker heads downbound.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Karen primps a little as she prepares to take a selfie on the beach.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She loves her newly spiffed-up platinum hair!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For dinner, we went to the Cabbage Shed in Elberta. Local food, craft beers and general wonderfulness. Bluegill, garlic mashed potatoes and steamed, fresh asparagus. We'll be back.</td></tr>
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<span id="goog_1043944730"></span><span id="goog_1043944731"></span><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28342223.post-54691861513425878972015-05-11T08:15:00.000-04:002015-05-11T08:15:29.987-04:00Kissy Missy's Milestone<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
It was Mother's Day - and perhaps more importantly, it was a major milestone birthday for Karen. (She doesn't look a day over 27.) She was absolutely clear about how we would celebrate: Dinner at the Bavarian Inn in Frankenmuth. And we celebrated. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Karen, her BFF Deb and accordionist Linda Lee, decked out in a Bavarian dirndl, show the tradition. Lee played "Happy Birthday." Not all the kids could make it - Katherine and Andrew both were scheduled to work, and Robert had this little commitment to the Corps in Hawaii. After learning of this, Lee played the "Marines' Hymn." </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matthew and Amanda drove up from Grand Rapids to join the celebration. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amanda hadn't had the Bavarian Inn's chicken dinner before, and she pronounced it delicious!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Bavarian Inn provided a special Bavarian chocolate mini-birthday cake. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And Karen really loved the orange-and-vanilla swirl over cranberry ice cream. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even the gnomes in the Royal Gift Shop wished her a happy birthday and happy Mother's Day. </td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28342223.post-76970427643593008512015-04-26T00:20:00.000-04:002015-04-26T07:59:59.804-04:00Coach KarenThe phone call came late in the week, as IMG Sports General Manager Steve Klein invited Karen to join the staff of honorary assistant coaches on the sidelines of Saturday's Central Michigan University spring football game. <br />
How can anyone say no to an offer like that?<br />
Saturday, the Maroon team tangled with the Gold team - and Karen was on the sidelines.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Football graduate assistant Jameson Zacharias listens to his headphones as honorary assistant coach Karen Ranzenberger observes during Central Michigan University's annual spring football game at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Central Michigan University Student Government Association President Chuck Mahone, left, an honorary assistant coach, listens as coach John Bonamengo explains the role of the honorary assistant coaches during a briefing in the Indoor Athletic Complex. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Honorary assistant coach Maggie Blackmer, center, a Lake Orion junior and vice president of SGA, practices a play-calling signal as Karen, left, and football graduate assistant Jameson Zacharias look on. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Karen and Maggie prepare to call a play. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting quarterback Cooper Rush, a junior from Charlotte, drops into the pocket. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kicker Brian Eavy, a Grand Ledge junior, attempts an extra point as the Maroon team jumps out to a commanding lead. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Karen Ranzenberger looks at the scoreboard. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonamego gestures to the sidelines from the field. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The honorary assistant coaches pose at midfield during halfime. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coach John Bonamego talks to his honorary assistant coaches at the half. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quarterback Ryan Lamb, a junior from Cardiff, California, drops back as Bonamego and his staff take a look at the reserves.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Karen likes what she sees. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Redshirt freshman quarterback Zach Oakley of Osceola, Ind., gets some playing time. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maggie and Karen confer during CMU's annual spring football game.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Titan Equipment scissor lift carries video gear; a solid parts department is ready to supply any needed repair parts during the season. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Karen takes her own shots from the sidelines. </td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28342223.post-58454983932275556032015-04-18T17:23:00.001-04:002015-04-18T17:37:08.385-04:00A homicide down the streetThis is too close to home. A man from Fenton was shot and killed, seemingly execution-style, in broad daylight in the parking lot of Chase Run Apartments - just across the field from where we live. <br />
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption">Michigan State Police evidence technicians collect evidence from the Dodge Journey where a 39-year-old Fenton man was killed in the parking lot of Chase Run Apartments Saturday, April 18, in Mount Pleasant. </td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption">Chase Run Apartments residents watch as Michigan State Police evidence technicians collect evidence from the Dodge Journey where a 39-year-old Fenton man was killed just steps from their door Saturday, April 18, in Mount Pleasant. </td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption">Children's toys and an evidence collection kit sit next to the Dodge Journey where a 39-year-old Fenton man was killed in the parking lot of Chase Run Apartments Saturday, April 18, in Mount Pleasant. </td></tr>
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I'm not sure whose idea it was, but sometime after Christmas, Kissy Missy and I decided that it would be fun to celebrate New Year's in Chicago. We had no solid plans, but we knew it would involve good food, some interesting places, and some wind chill. We dressed warmly!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of our first stops was the Bohemian House, styled as BoHo, in River North. It's central European cooking the way I wish my grandmother had done it. For an appetizer, a fabulous knackwurst.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kissy Missy got the chicken paprikash - excellent!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And they call the dessert "coffee and doughnuts." Those are fresh - right from the fryer - doughnut holes, still warm, served with coffee-flavored gelato. And yes, that's real coffee. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We stayed at a hotel called the Club Quarters, in the tall, spired building to the left. It's on East Wacker, right on the Chicago River. It's a business hotel, but on weekends and holidays, when there aren't many business travelers, you can get great rates there. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's a 41-story spire on a tiny piece of land. It was built in 1923 and refurbished in the 1990s. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They even have mobster Frank Nitt's draft card!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Biograph Theater, in the 2400 block of Lincoln Avenue near Lincoln Park, is where the FBI found bank robber John Dillinger. The theater is still standing, and now presents live shows. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kissy Missy does her best Dillinger in the very alley where the feds took him down in a hail of gunfire. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Later, we discovered Harry Caray's actual Holey Cow. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And who would have thought that Cheech and Chong were so hot? </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of Chicago's best performance venues is the House of Blues, part of the Marina City complex. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dinner at the House of Blues' restaurant was excellent!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the show featured five Chicago bands, including Fletcher Rockwell, which combines rock and roll and the heartland sound. Watch for these guys on an alternative station near you!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skies were clear over central Michigan as the moon went into total eclipse Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014.</td></tr>
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October's full moon featured a total eclipse during the early-morning hours. The eclipse was visible across North America, and conditions in central Michigan were nearly perfect to watch the moon slide into the vast shadow cast by the Earth. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The moon didn't disappear, but shown with light reflected back from the Earth's surface.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It turned a dark red in the skies behind Kesseler Hall at Central Michigan University, </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The campus was quiet in the predawn darkness as the celestial show went on. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The moon remained in eclipse as twilight began overtaking the sky. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As the sun rose and the moon set, the full moon remained in shadow. </td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28342223.post-17624716680210171512014-09-21T20:38:00.000-04:002014-09-21T21:18:49.850-04:00Matthew and Amanda get married - #FuzzyNAmanda<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amanda and Matthew Ranzenberger emerge from Amanda's family church near Holland, Mich., after being married Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. </td></tr>
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Amanda, welcome to the Ranzenbergers.<br />
I looked it up: In 2000, the latest data available, the census bureau found just 154 people in the entire United States with the last name Ranzenberger. <br />
Talk about unique. More than 318 million people live in the United States, and only about 150 of them have the name Ranzenberger. I did the math. It’s not a one-in-a-million thing. It’s a one-in-two-million thing. <br />
You have joined, Mrs. Ranzenberger, a very exclusive society. <br />
Let me tell you about the benefits:<br />
• You now can tell people your name is Amanda Ranzenberger-Let-Me-Spell-That-For-You. <br />
• You get to watch people’s eyes get real big when they read your driver’s license<br />
• You might not be able to have your name fit into one column in a newspaper or some credit cards. Ask your sister-in-law Katherine about that. <br />
• and, you always will know that if you run into someone else with the name Ranzenberger, you know there’s some connection out there, somewhere. <br />
Amanda, on behalf of the family, we are so glad to have you. I hope you’re glad to have us. Really. You are bringing up the quality of the family – I want you to know that. You are the best thing that’s happened to that kid of mine, and we love you.<br />
Matthew, Amanda, you love each other. Keep it up. Don’t lose the faith. Don’t lose the love. Carry that name proudly. And, please … spell it right. <br />
To Mr. and Mrs. Ranzenberger! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before the ceremony, Matthew and groomsman Andrew rush to attend to last-minute details.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the bride's room of Graafschap Church, Amanda simply looks radiant. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ringbearer Logan is ready to rock.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flower girl Kendall looks a bit worried.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bridesmaid Katherine has it together.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And they even managed to get the father of the groom into a suit. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The congregation is ready to celebrate.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matthew awaits the arrival of his bride.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And I now pronounce you husband and wife. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photos! A perfect spot on the dam on the Rabbit River. Really? </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Really. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Ranzenkids.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Andrew is pleased.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kissy Missy plays her role perfectly.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As does Kay.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Uncle Arnold sees his first nephew get married.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grandma Kay and Grandpa Bryce enjoy the reception.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The off-and-on rain ends, and a rainbow appears.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Obviously, the wedding cake is delicious!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The couple seems pretty serious about this. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And Sunday morning, the Ranzenclan gathers for brunch. </td></tr>
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<i>From Facebook:</i><br />
<b>Amanda Ranzenberger:</b> I’m the happiest I've ever been in my life. I have a hot hubby and a last name twice as long to prove it. I feel incredibly blessed to have such amazing parents, friends and family. I don't think I've stopped smiling in the past 24 hours!!!<br />
<b>Matt Ranzenberger:</b> Everybody keeps saying "Fuzzy's been tamed,” but they're all wrong. Amanda is just wild enough to run with me.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28342223.post-14588878246840511912014-08-03T15:54:00.000-04:002014-08-03T15:54:58.829-04:00The family<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NWGE3DQP2obh00v7bothrRfDKAKbBvoomBeKCSDmV81lOPuBsB5jLfsNOeWua_wKDlDnO8bHd-1Fgyfc-c_WKjSTXCaquEVycefxiQcnyeJccATFJvTPcfuWqB-X7dFN9B9DBA/s1600/MarineFamily-1-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 3em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NWGE3DQP2obh00v7bothrRfDKAKbBvoomBeKCSDmV81lOPuBsB5jLfsNOeWua_wKDlDnO8bHd-1Fgyfc-c_WKjSTXCaquEVycefxiQcnyeJccATFJvTPcfuWqB-X7dFN9B9DBA/s1600/MarineFamily-1-600.jpg" height="285" width="400" /></a> A funny thing has happened since Robert became a Marine: I care a lot more about the Marine Corps, individual Marines, and the military in general.<br />
"Look around you," the officers at Robert's boot camp graduation in San Diego said. "See all those people? They're all family members of Marines.<br />
"Well, they're your family now, too."<br />
I wondered how that would work. After all, I'm a short, fat, gray-haired white guy who teaches college - media! - in the Upper Midwest. <br />
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But that doesn't matter.<br />
Long ago, the Corps made the decision that where a Marine came from didn't matter. It didn't matter who your grandmother was. It didn't matter where you grew up. It didn't matter how rich or poor your family is. You're a Marine, and that's all that matters.<br />
I grew up in the Vietnam era. There was an attitude, largely unspoken but still there, that the only people who served in the military at that time were people who were too dumb to dodge the draft. <br />
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A lot of very bright baby boomers managed to not serve in the military, despite the fact that the Selective Service was determined to get as many young men into uniform as possible.<br />
The military ended up troubled. It took more than a decade to fix that mess. <br />
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The Marines weren't immune to this. But along the way - and the First Gulf War and 9/11 had a lot to do with this - it became respectable to serve. "Thank you for your service," became something Americans said, and Americans actually meant it. <br />
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The Corps now comprises nearly 180,000 enlisted Marines, along with nearly 22,000 officers. Each has a family. Obviously, I've never met most of them, and I won't.<br />
But we've all got something in common. Someone we love is a Marine, and that makes us family. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28342223.post-50246055130559487322014-07-29T19:35:00.001-04:002014-07-29T19:35:53.609-04:00A house close to the land<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Eastman homestead at 2954 County Road 405, Old Engadine Road, Newberry, Mich. </td></tr>
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It's the house where Kissy Missy grew up. This is a home about 7 miles outside of Newberry in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and it's a really cool place. It features 20 acres, woods and fields, a two-bedroom house and outbuildings. <br />
It has definite signs of the family history here. It was built largely by Kissy Missy's father, who lived close to the land, and it's the perfect place for someone who also wants to live close to the land. It's now up for sale. Take a look. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The living room of the Eastman homestead. </td></tr>
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It's a snug house, and kept the family warm during cold Upper Peninsula winters. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kitchen of the Eastman homestead. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rear bedroom features plenty of closets and built-in storage.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The front bedroom has great cross-ventilation. New carpeting also has been installed since this photo was taken. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The entire Eastman homestead features plenty of closet space and built-in storage.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lower-level den. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The barn at the Eastman homestead features enough clearance to park a recreational vehicle or a tractor with a tall stack. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's in addition to a two-vehicle garage and shop - and there's even a root cellar. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A total of 20 acres of land, a combination of woodland and fields. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Eastman homestead includes an orchard, where apples, plums and other fruit trees grow.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> While the orchard is old and needs work, it still could be productive. </td></tr>
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The price? $69,000. <a href="http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2954-S-County-Road-405_Newberry_MI_49868_M44688-23034?row=71" target="_blank">More photos and details here from Realtor.com.</a><br />
The MLS ID is 14-592<br />
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If you've ever considered an up-north place, or a place to get close to the land, you might have found it. Call LuAnn. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28342223.post-7891874281198428302014-06-24T11:29:00.000-04:002014-06-24T11:42:10.642-04:00Mobil comes to Mount Pleasant<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A sign company crew updates the pylon sign to reflect Mobil fuel at the 7-Eleven store at Mission and Bluegrass in Mount Pleasant. </td></tr>
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Mobil gasoline - or as it once was known, Mobilgas - has returned to Mount Pleasant. <br />
The brand has been absent from most of central Michigan for many years, but recently has begun returning. The 7-Eleven store at Mission and Bluegrass has been rebranded from Citgo to Mobil. Numerous other Saginaw Valley 7-Elevens that sell fuel also have undergone the rebranding recently.<br />
Two stations in Remus recently were rebranded as Mobil and its sister brand, Exxon. <br />
Will it make a difference in price in Mount Pleasant? Doubtful. It's a major brand with the additional overhead that goes with the brand. It's a great, high-traffic location with a solid co-brand in the 7-Eleven convenience store, and no nearby competitors. From a retailing standpoint, there's no reason to be aggressive on pricing. <br />
Sorry. <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28342223.post-84840779773499251262014-06-21T21:41:00.000-04:002014-06-21T21:41:07.002-04:00Military Occupational Specialty 5534<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Robert, the rookie clarinetist, practices in the kitchen in Lake Isabella. He was in seventh grade, and didn't even have a music stand at that point.</td></tr>
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PFC Robert Ranzenberger has come a long way from the band room at West Intermediate School. This week, he began his formal training at the <a href="http://www.netc.navy.mil/centers/css/som/" target="_blank">U.S. Navy School of Music</a> in Virginia Beach, Va., for his Marine Military Occupational Specialty 5534 - Musician-Clarinet.<br />
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It's not easy to get that MOS. Eight years of playing clarinet in junior high, high school and college, two years as a drum major of the Mount Pleasant Oiler Marching Band, two more years playing with the CMU Marching Chippewas, qualified him to go through multiple auditions before learning he had been accepted.<br />
Then he had to <a href="http://www.mcrdsd.marines.mil/" target="_blank">become a Marine.</a> Thirteen weeks of boot camp - the longest and toughest in the military, followed by <a href="https://www.marines.com/videos/-/video-library/detail/video_school_of_infantry_marine_combat_training" target="_blank">Marine Combat Training</a>. Every Marine is a rifleman, and each of the Marine bands also is a rifle platoon. PFC Ranzenberger is rated "expert," and says he loves to shoot the M16A4.<br />
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Now, he'll undergo another 30 weeks of intense music training at the Navy's music school, preparing him to <a href="http://www.mcrc.marines.mil/1stmcd/UnitHome/Music.aspx" target="_blank">perform in a variety of different ensembles and genres.</a> Eventually, he's likely to end up in one of the 10 Marine bands stationed around the United States and the Pacific.<br />
He's got the passion for it. I saw the same passion for music in Robert that I saw in myself for journalism - and rock'n'roll. He's taking a very different path, but it's the right one for him. Semper Fi. <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28342223.post-67430054599152955722014-04-20T21:51:00.000-04:002014-04-20T21:55:21.461-04:00The Ranzenhaus at EasterIt was a rare occasion - all four of the Ranzenberger kids were in one place at one time. It was Easter at the Ranzenhaus. <br />
With friends and significant others, there were nine people around the table. That was magic.<br />
The meal was a mix of tradition and new stuff - spiral-sliced ham, scalloped potatoes, asparagus, peas and tomatoes in herb butter, salad, and strawberry shortcake for dessert. <br />
But with four kids all in their 20s, all with their own lives, it's challenging to get them into the same place. It happened for Easter. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The family. Front row: Deb Hoseit, Ashley Bailey, Kissy Missy and The Old Man. Second row: Andrew and Robert. Back row, Katherine, Matthew, and Amanda Cooper. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amanda, Katherine and Matthew share a laugh.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The meal was a mix of tradition and new recipes - including asparagus, peas and tomatoes sauteed in herb butter, prepared masterfully by Robert. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's spring. It's Easter. It's family. </td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28342223.post-87034603621401305552014-04-19T20:47:00.000-04:002014-04-20T07:40:48.799-04:00Playing tourist in southern CaliforniaPfc. Ranzenberger had spent three months in southern California.<br />
But those three months weren't exactly a vacation. It was Marine boot camp, after all.<br />
"I saw a lot of dirt," he said. "I did see the ocean once."<br />
We decided to fix that. Kissy Missy and I took an extra day, and decided to explore just a taste of the place that really is the center of everything. We took the rental car, locked the radio on Classic Rock <a href="http://www.101kgb.com/main.html" target="_blank">KGB-FM,</a> and we unashamedly played tourist.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First stop: <a href="http://www.sandiego.org/what-to-do/beaches/coronado.aspx" target="_blank">Coronado beach, </a>on beautiful <a href="http://www.aaccessmaps.com/images/maps/us/ca/coronado_center/coronado_center.jpg" target="_blank">Coronado Island in San Diego Bay.</a> It's one of the most beautiful beaches on the West Coast. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up I-5, we stopped at Oceanside, a beautiful resort community. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robert and Kissy Missy posed in front of the <a href="http://www.wyndhamoceansidepier.com/featured-special.aspx?hotelid=14937&LID=GGL&Destsite=www.WyndhamOceansidePier.com&gclid=CI_E3Ijn7b0CFcURMwodWSgAzg" target="_blank">Wyndham Oceanside Pier Resort.</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A young boy plays in the Pacific surf at Oceanside. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We headed out on the 1,954-foot-long <a href="http://www.ci.oceanside.ca.us/gov/pw/harbor/things/pier.asp" target="_blank">Oceanside Pier, </a>the longest wooden pier in the world. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the pier, we met this pelican. He had an attitude.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the pelican wasn't the only bird with an attitude out there. We enjoyed lunch at <a href="http://www.rubys.com/" target="_blank">Ruby's Diner </a>on the end of the pier, and kept exploring. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We met a young girl celebrating her Quinceañera. The pier is a beautiful place for photos.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the way back, we took the Pacific Highway - Historic Route 101 - and stopped at <a href="http://www.theflowerfields.com/" target="_blank">The Flower Fields</a> in Carlsbad. It's 50 acres of beautiful color up on a hill. We declined to pay the $12 admission fee - but treated ourselves to <a href="http://carlsbadgourmet.com/recipes/item/strawberry-lavender-sundae.html" target="_blank">strawberry lavender sundaes. </a>They are to die for. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back in San Diego, we made our way to <a href="http://www.oldtownsandiegoguide.com/" target="_blank">Old Town San Diego.</a> Things were hopping after dark. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The <a href="https://www.cafecoyoteoldtown.com/" target="_blank">Cafe Coyote's</a> mariachi singers serenaded the guests, and we enjoyed some really excellent Mexican food. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soon enough, Robert will be back in Southern California. That's <a href="http://www.pendleton.marines.mil/" target="_blank">Camp Pendleton i</a>n the background - the hill called "The Reaper." But he knows now there's more to that place than just M-16s and drill instructors </td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28342223.post-45738336214861307982014-04-17T19:55:00.001-04:002014-04-17T20:08:14.556-04:00Flight simulatorImmediately after graduation, we headed from MCRD San Diego to the <a href="http://www.midway.org/" target="_blank">USS Midway naval aviation museum. </a><br />
The aircraft carrier served the fleet for 47 years, and now is the most-visited naval ship museum in the world. It's remarkable, indescribable, powerful.<br />
On the hangar deck are <a href="http://www.midway.org/exhibits-and-activities?q=Flight-Simulators" target="_blank">flight simulators</a> that allow visitors to see what it's like to fly a high-powered jet fighter. The young Marine took his mom for a ride. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The canopy is lowered, and the flight is about to begin.</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28342223.post-46254130614830849052014-04-17T12:06:00.001-04:002014-04-18T19:07:25.023-04:00Boot camp graduation<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Platoon honormen prepare to retire their platoons' guidons, or flags, as part of the graduation ceremony.</td></tr>
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The day marked the conclusion of 12 of the toughest weeks of any Marine's life: It was boot camp graduation. For Pfc. Robert Ranzenberger and the other members of the 2nd Marine Recruit Battalion, Hotel Co., Platoon 2173, it was the day to tell their families, friends and the world that they were Marines. They would always be Marines. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Members of Hotel Co. Platoon 2173 stand at attention at the start of the ceremony.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Pfc. Robert Ranzenberger is at the back of the row on the right. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He was all smiles the day before graduation from boot camp, the toughest 12 weeks of his life. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Members of Marine Corps Band San Diego were a major part of the event. The band is under the leadership of Band Officer Chief Warrant Officer Stephanie Wire and Bandmaster Master Sgt. Raoul Caldera, led on the march by Staff Sgt. Jared Riggs, the drum major, and was under the direction of Gunnery Sgt. Gary Robinson. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cpl. Bella, the unit mascot, was in attendance, along with her handler, Lance Cpl. Tyler M. Viglione.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Platoon 2173 Honorman Pfc. G.T. Mugica of Anaheim, Calif., carried the guidon. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Marines pass in review, displaying discipline, self-reliance, military bearing, espirit de corps, devotion, enthusiasm, pride, initiative, teamwork, aggressiveness, determination, moral courage, integrity, camaraderie, and the burning desire to work with and for others towards excellence in common goals. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Southern California sun warmed the celebrations at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Newly minted Marines stand at parade rest.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Six platoons of Marines - a total of 321 graduates - produced serious pride among the family and friends watching in the bleachers overlooking the parade deck. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Marines were resplendent in white dress barracks covers with gold Eagle, Globe and Anchor devices affixed. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And as the band played, the celebrations began. </td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28342223.post-1705289069692392142014-04-11T02:38:00.000-04:002014-04-11T02:38:22.061-04:00Marine Corps Family Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kissy Missy gives Pfc. Robert Ranzenberger a major hug on Family Day at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.</td></tr>
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Thursday was Family Day at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, the day before graduation. Members of newly-minted Marines' families get the chance to see their sons for the first time in three months. The new Marines also get their first liberty in three months, and they get to spend it with their families. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kissy Missy, left, and Robert's mother react when they get their first view of their son after three months of Marine boot camp. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The newly minted Marines of Hotel Co., Platoon 2173, practice their graduation drill the day before graduation.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drill instructor Sgt. Jorge Castelanos, left, stands next to Pfc. Ranzenberger and other members of Platoon 2173 during the graduation drill. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The drill instructors of Hotel Co. are introduced during a family day presentation. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A commercial jet takes off from San Diego International Airport, which is adjacent to Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, as Hotel Co. recruits practice on the parade deck for their graduation. </td></tr>
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