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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

Cruisin’.

Well, Jeepers Creepers – Cruisin’ Downriver is upon us again. I went the inaugural year – 1999, and, while it was unique and fun to see all the old cars driving by, it soon got a little tiring – same … Continue reading →

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“Momisms”.

My mom often imparted wisdom to me as I was growing up: “believe half of what you hear and all of what you see”, “if everyone else jumps off the bridge you don’t have to follow”, “be careful what you … Continue reading →

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Toes.

No, not talkin’ about a foot fetish, nor “toes up” signifying a vacation and no, not sinking my toes into the sand or dangling them in the water at a beach venue. I’m talkin’ about dinosaur toes. Every time I … Continue reading →

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Penny.

A penny for your thoughts, a quick decision-making toss of a penny or perhaps a penny wished upon for good luck? All those options pertained to me today. Soon into my 2 ¾ mile trek this morning I saw a … Continue reading →

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Evicted!

This is an open letter to the Robin family who became the avian equivalent of DPs, or displaced persons, this morning. Please understand that I really like birds, and believe me when I say I am neither happy, nor proud, … Continue reading →

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Cosmos

The sun was up early and so was I.  After my alarm clock rang and so rudely interrupted my sound sleep, I put on my radio headphones  just in time to hear the Weather Channel reporting it was already 73 degrees … Continue reading →

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Summer.

Today is the longest day of the year and the shortest post I’ve made. I am often long-winded so today’s commentary will be short and sweet, potentially bordering on sarcastic or snarky and perhaps smacking of a bit o’ wit. … Continue reading →

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Postcard.

It is said “a picture is worth a thousand words” so let me try to capture some images and create a photograph of what I saw on this morning’s travels … a postcard, if you will. First off, I walked … Continue reading →

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Trepidation.

I crept out of bed slowly today. Unlike when I get up at the crack of dawn to go walking, or I head out with a full agenda of items to tick off, I knew I had to go out … Continue reading →

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Impromptu.

God created a picture-perfect day for us today. A day as pretty as this one helps make up for the many bad weather days back in April and May – all that snow, sleet, rain and cold thwarted my attempts … Continue reading →

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