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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

Conflicted.

I’m somewhat conflicted. I’m vacillating between being responsible versus being irresponsible. Well, here’s my confession. You’ll hear it once so I get it off my chest. If a day in my life was divided up like a pie chart, I … Continue reading →

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Creatures.

What is normally a sedate stroll from my house to Council Point Park, instead was filled with ferocity today causing me to beat a somewhat hasty path along the subdivision sidewalks. I had MY early a.m. cup of java so … Continue reading →

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Breezy.

I stepped out the door to embark on a walk with 20 mph wind gusting this morning. I was prepared though; I stuck some cotton in my ears so the wind would not travel in one ear and out the … Continue reading →

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Befuddled.

Befuddled and fractious with our weather woes again. Yesterday’s drippy morning kept me on the inside looking out. This morning I listened to meteorologists on two different stations and both predicted foul weather was afoot – the first round was … Continue reading →

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Loopy.

Now “Loopy” is not my moniker, nor is it a description of my personality. In the beginning when I started my walking regimen, every day I added an extra block to my distance walked and soon I set goals for … Continue reading →

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Snippets.

When I left the house this morning it was in the 50s. I was sure if I breathed into the chill morning air, a wisp of breath vapor would be present. Once again a light pair of gloves would not … Continue reading →

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Sleuthin’.

Here’s the facts – just the facts, Ma’am. It was Saturday; 0730 hours to be exact. I walked past my alma mater, Mixter Elementary School, which was shuttered at the close of the school year in 2010. The grounds were … Continue reading →

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Webbing.

Well we’ve flipped a calendar page over and have thus arrived in August. We are crawling a little faster toward Fall every day; in fact, I’ve been noticing the gradual later sunrise and earlier sunset times already. I’ve never been … Continue reading →

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Scribbler.

With today’s entry, my published blog posts have reached the century mark. Wow!! Well, I told myself in the beginning I’d write a blog post for every day I walked. Sometimes, I’d have errands and squeak in a small walk … Continue reading →

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Bliss.

We’ve got some juxtaposition going on today folks: grass that is bright green like you see in Spring , a sky that is a brilliant blue like you see in Summer and early morning sweater weather like you see or … Continue reading →

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