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THE INDEPENDENT DRUG STORE
Long before we had CVS or Walgreen or any other chain drug store on every corner the Detroit area had many independently owned...

Ron Turett
Jul 15, 20253 min read


I'M THINKING ABOUT TIME
Time seems to move much slower when you are young. School days seemed long. Minutes seemed like hours. Two and half months of summer...

Ron Turett
Jul 11, 20252 min read


THE BIG SNOW
People who lived in the Detroit area in the 1960's and are old enough to remember February of 1965 will probably remember the big...

Ron Turett
Jul 10, 20253 min read


WHO AM I?
Many years ago, I was a financial advisor at a large investment firm. I was asked if I would like to be part of a team of advisors and...

Ron Turett
Jul 10, 20253 min read


WHAT HAPPENED TO NECKTIES?
I am standing in my closet on this cold winter day looking at my neckties. I like to look at my neckties. I find it relaxing. Kind of...

Ron Turett
Jul 7, 20252 min read


SOME MEMORIES ABOUT THE 1950'S
Television was invented well before World War II. Due to the war, it did not become popular in the United States until the very late...

Ron Turett
Jul 6, 20253 min read


THE CYCLE OF LIFE
The phone rings in my office on a cold afternoon in early January about twelve years ago. The call is from the assisted living home we...

Ron Turett
Jul 5, 20252 min read


THE SLIPPERY SLOPE
Many years ago, I interviewed and was hired for a position with a very large financial service firm. The manager who interviewed me was a...

Ron Turett
Jul 4, 20252 min read


MAYBE FOREVER
We were sitting in the office of a mortgage broker. We were going to buy a new house. He was explaining the various mortgage options. The...

Ron Turett
Jul 3, 20253 min read


All Day News - Have You Heard?
I'm having lunch with an old friend recently. The question of what time do you go to sleep at night came up. My friend says he goes to...

Ron Turett
Jun 25, 20252 min read


The Yellow Pages
One day a number of years ago when I was still working I was trying to locate a company. I went to a receptionist who was a very nice...

Ron Turett
Jun 3, 20253 min read


Has The Curse Ended?
The dictionary defines a curse as a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or...

Ron Turett
Jun 3, 20254 min read
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