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

Mother Nature: Enough already!

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Linda Schaub

It’s still another Winter weary day as we trudge off to work, school or wherever. Even the expectation of a few “balmy” days ahead do nothing to buoy our spirits, and I suspect that even the Winter sports enthusiasts will … Continue reading →

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“Ice Ice Baby”

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Linda Schaub

Today this Vanilla Ice song kept running through my head since traversing the yard and perimeter is still a perilous trip, though the fresh dusting of snow helped give me a wee bit of traction. I rode three miles on … Continue reading →

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My Funny Valentine …

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Linda Schaub

I’m sending these virtual hearts, flowers and chocolates to wish you Happy Valentine’s Day. I love this picture which incorporates everything that Valentine’s Day is meant to be: hearts, flowers, chocolate and a whole lotta love and don’t forget the … Continue reading →

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“She Loves You, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah”

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Linda Schaub

It seems a gigantic wave of nostalgia has crept over my psyche and stalled there the past few weeks. First, it was the death of Phil Everly at the beginning of the year and the barrage of sound clips of … Continue reading →

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Stepping off to start Year #2 …

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Linda Schaub

Today begins my second year of posting on “Walkin’, Writin’, Wit & Whimsy”, my first blog created on WordPress.com on February 11, 2013 (https://lindaschaubblog.net/2013/02/11/walkin-writin-wit-whimsy/). Yesterday I intended to salute myself on this monumental one-year anniversary of my blog, but decided … Continue reading →

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Little girls and sausage curls …

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Linda Schaub

This morning, like most mornings, the alarm rang, and I reached over to the nightstand to silence it and grab my radio headphones to catch up on the news of the day. I snuggled down under the covers and intended … Continue reading →

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A little Monday medaling … and meddling.

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Linda Schaub

I was listening to WWJ’s “On this Day in History” feature, where it was reported that on this date in 1968 Peggy Fleming was awarded a gold medal in figure skating. That factoid sure took me back a few years. … Continue reading →

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The Trudge Report

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Linda Schaub

There were days, not so very long ago, that I was out the door at the sun’s first rays, tripping down to Council Point Park to enjoy this little gem tucked away in the middle of the city. I really … Continue reading →

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Rewind: The Winter of 1977-1978.

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Linda Schaub

I am sure the above picture has made the rounds to everyone’s inbox each Winter since we starting accessing the Internet. Throughout the month of January, it seemed every meteorologist told listeners that people under forty years of age had … Continue reading →

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We’re gonna get clobbered again …

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Linda Schaub

Mother Nature is adding another snow event notch to her belt as we all sigh heavily and cluck our collective tongues at her. As I starting writing this post, with the news on in the background, the first flakes arrived … Continue reading →

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