Mitch Albom's Blog, page 25
May 24, 2015
From the Detroit Free Press: Meet the new boss, same as the old boss?
My first boss was short and thick-necked and told me not to come back until all my baseball programs had been sold.
I was 11.
My second boss was a janitor who told me not to sweep so fast, because it made him look bad.
I was 14.
My third boss was a Kentucky Fried Chicken manager who wore horn-rimmed glasses and a crew cut and told me my goal in life should be to ensure "our" chicken tasted exactly like a Kentucky Fried franchise's in California. He eventually fired me.
I was 16.
May 23, 2015
Facebook: Birthday Bonanza continues: one day of indulgence, enjoyed with family and frien...
What are your favorite, once-in-a-while treats? I'm taking suggestions...
May 21, 2015
From the Detroit Free Press: Babcock's exit from Wings about money and time
It was too good a deal for Babcock to pass up, and too rich a deal for the Wings to match
In sports, as you know, when they say it's not about the money, it's always about the money. Mike Babcock never said it wasn't about the money. Good thing, too. Because when you're talking about $50 million over eight years for a hockey coach — which is what Babcock apparently just accepted from Toronto to leave Detroit — money is certainly the story.
But, in this case, so was time.
And both are why Babcock is gone.
May 20, 2015
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May 10, 2015
From the Detroit Free Press: For Rick Mahorn and mom, a cap is never too late
The tassels hung from the top of her bedroom lamp. Four of them belonged to her children. One of them was hers.
Alice Faye Mahorn dropped out of high school when she was 16 to give birth to a son. Three more children kept her from returning. But she vowed she would earn her diploma before any of her kids got theirs.
And so this single mother in Hartford, Conn., cleaned houses to support her family and went to night school classes after making the kids dinner. She did this for years, whenever she could clear the time.
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May 9, 2015
Facebook: My nephew Jesse and I have made a documentary about the civil rights hero Judge...
'Walk with Me' - the new documentary about the legendary federal judge and civil rights hero Damon Keith - world premiere 6/17 at . Tickets are $25 and will benefit . Will be followed by a talkback with Damon Keith, director Jesse Nesser and executive producer
May 8, 2015
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There's no way we can ever really thank our mother for all she does for us. Nevertheless, we can make this a habit. I'm sharing this letter from my Year 5 student. We all owe our mothers a message like this.
