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THE RAILROAD STATION
On my recent birthday friends who live in a different city sent me a very nice coffee table book. The book is called "The Station." "The...

Ron Turett
Aug 21, 20252 min read
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THOUGHTS ON A BIG BIRTHDAY
The birthday was significant. A large number. The start of a new decade for me. {You can guess which birthday it was.} Remember very few...

Ron Turett
Aug 18, 20252 min read
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WEAR A NAVY BLUE BLAZER
Many years ago business's that normally required men to wear suits and ties to work started something called "business casual Friday's....

Ron Turett
Aug 14, 20252 min read
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1983
The year is 1983. I am in my thirties. I am married have an eight year old son. I own a home and have a dog. I have been considering a...

Ron Turett
Aug 12, 20253 min read
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I'M THINKING ABOUT MY GRANDPARENTS
I was the first Grandchild in our family. We lived with my Grandparents in a house they owned until I was almost six years old. My...

Ron Turett
Aug 6, 20252 min read
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LARRY WAS A CHARACTER
I was waiting in line to register for classes at a local college I was about to attend. While waiting in line I began a conversation with...

Ron Turett
Aug 4, 20253 min read
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I LIKE HOT DOGS
I'm thinking about the mid 1950's. I would walk to the new Northland Shopping Center with my friends. We would go to the lunch counter in...

Ron Turett
Aug 2, 20252 min read
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REMEMBERING THE PALACE
This essay is not about Buckingham Palace in London England. This is about The Palace of Auburn Hills in Michigan which was considered...

Ron Turett
Jul 30, 20252 min read
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PLAYBALL
I believe the first Detroit Tiger baseball game I attended was in the early 1950's. We lived in a flat on Webb in Detroit. I think my...

Ron Turett
Jul 28, 20253 min read
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WHO WAS THAT MASKED MAN?
One of the first shows I remember on television [Besides Howdy Doody Time.} was The Lone Ranger. The show became very popular in the...

Ron Turett
Jul 24, 20252 min read
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THE SUPER 88
In 1955 my father went shopping for a new family car. I know the plan was another Chevy or Ford maybe a Plymouth. I don't know why this...

Ron Turett
Jul 23, 20252 min read
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A SMILE ON YOUR FACE -A SHINE ON YOUR SHOES
A few easy things anyone can do to try and have a better day. I take my car to an auto wash not far from where I live. They have a menu...

Ron Turett
Jul 21, 20252 min read
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THE HAMILTON RIVER BUS
We lived in a new neighborhood in the far corner of Northwest Detroit. The new Northland Shopping Center was about one -half mile away in...

Ron Turett
Jul 19, 20254 min read
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THE LAST SHOW
Friday May 22, 1992 the date of the last Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. This was a sad day for Johnny's many fans. Johnny was...

Ron Turett
Jul 18, 20254 min read
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THE NORTHLAND SHOPPING CENTER
In 1953 we moved to a new neighborhood at the far corner of Northwest Detroit. We lived very close to the intersection of Eight Mile and...

Ron Turett
Jul 17, 20252 min read
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