Author Archives: Linda Schaub

About Linda Schaub

This is my first blog and I enjoy writing each post immensely. I started a walking regimen in 2011 and in 2013 I decided to create a blog as a means of memorializing the people, places and things seen on my daily walks. I have always enjoyed people watching, so my blog is peppered with folks I meet or reflections of characters I have known through the years. Often something piques my interest, or evokes a pleasant memory from my memory bank, so this becomes a “slice o’ life” blog post. I respect and appreciate nature and my interactions with Mother Nature’s gifts is also a common theme. Sometimes the most-ordinary items become fodder for points to ponder over and touch upon. I retired in March 2024 after a career in the legal field. I was a legal secretary for almost 45 years, primarily working in downtown Detroit, then working from my home. I graduated from Wayne State University with a degree in Mass Communications (print journalism) in 1978, though I’ve never worked in that field. I would like to think this blog is the writer in me finally emerging!! Walking and writing have met, shaken hands and the creative juices are flowing in Walkin’, Writin’, Wit & Whimsy. I hope you think so too. - Linda Schaub

Rah-rah-sis-boom-bah … that old college spirit.

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Linda Schaub

On a sweltering hot day, interrupted by round one of what will be two rounds of volatile weather, we welcome in the college football season … U of M kicks off tonight and MSU tomorrow night. But, it hardly feels … Continue reading →

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Made in the shade.

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Linda Schaub

It was another sultry morning when I left for my walk, and the atmosphere was just oppressive at 75 degrees and 90% humidity. As I headed east toward the River, I felt a wee bit of a breeze, but when … Continue reading →

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Dragonflies and devils.

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Linda Schaub

September has arrived. When I listened to the tropical-sounding weather forecast before I left for my walk, I swear I thought it was August 1st and not the first day of September. I think Mother Nature flipped her calendar page … Continue reading →

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I grabbed the brass ring today, and …

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Linda Schaub

… I didn’t even ride the merry-go-round. Well, I knew I was going to break that 400-mile barrier today when I set off on my walk, so I decided to just hang out close to home and scope out the … Continue reading →

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Today was muggy and buggy …

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Linda Schaub

… and “sluggy” as well. What a difference a day makes. I was really enjoying that cool, pre-Fall weather and along comes the heat and humidity again. I left before it got too hot, but, I guess I didn’t leave … Continue reading →

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Fired up to get ‘er done …

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Linda Schaub

It was a tad nippy once again when I headed out for my walk today. There was not too much action going on in the streets as I made my way down to the River, so, I decided to zigzag … Continue reading →

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Brown Betty.

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Linda Schaub

Still another chilly morning – in fact it was feeling quite Fallish out there. Today I wore a jacket and stopped short of donning gloves as well; for sure I wasn’t sweatin’ on my walk. These cooler mornings have me … Continue reading →

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It’s up, it’s down …

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Linda Schaub

Just like a rollercoaster, the temperature and the stock market have a foot race going these days – each is rising and falling and leaving us rather breathless and exasperated in its wake. At least the gasoline prices will be … Continue reading →

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Just grin and bear it …

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Linda Schaub

Today was another beautiful day – in fact, I’d call it a “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” kind of day. Why? Because the temps were like the porridge that Goldilocks sampled when she trespassed at the bears’ abode … not … Continue reading →

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Tour de Parcs.

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Linda Schaub

It was another beautiful morning which has morphed into an even more beautiful day. For sure, we are blessed with a weekend of perfect weather – blue skies, no humidity and coolish temps, all pretty uncharacteristic for August in Michigan. … Continue reading →

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