Columns
Bucket List
At the time of this writing, we are hours away from finding out who will be in the World Series. I tried to get my ...
Ronny Michel, Author at L'Observateur
Columnists
Charlie, Guardian of the Galaxy
Two years ago, my granddaughter Charlie wasn’t tall enough to ride the Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster at Disneyworld. Her father Frank (I can’t believe I’m ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, October 18, 2023 1:30 pm
Columns
Roundabouts
I don’t like roundabouts. Traffic circles designed to move cars continuously may work for everyone else, but they confuse me. As I drove toward one ...
by Ronny Michel, Friday, October 13, 2023 11:15 am
Columnists
Hearts in Touch
My eight-year-old granddaughter Charlie is on a mission to read as many books as possible. As part of the Accelerated Reader program at school, she ...
by Ronny Michel, Thursday, October 5, 2023 5:06 pm
Opinion
Hearts in Touch: A delay is not a denial
I was expecting company, so I prepared. I spread fruit and cheese across the island in the kitchen, cooked a pastalaya, and prepared a roast ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, September 20, 2023 8:00 am
Opinion
There is always a choice
I brought my granddaughter Charlie to her gymnastics class. As soon as it was over, I asked, “Where are we going for dinner?” “Pope ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, September 6, 2023 12:10 pm
Opinion
Work willingly at whatever you do
I didn’t know what to buy my granddaughter Caroline for her fifth birthday. “She always wants new art supplies,” her mother Monique said. Shopping was ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, August 30, 2023 1:43 pm
Opinion
God-given talents & the precious gift of time
Emanuel Nenger bought the highest quality bond paper he could find. He cut the paper, soaked it in a diluted coffee solution, carefully placed this ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, August 23, 2023 11:46 am
Opinion
Using time wisely
Last year I found a five-year journal I had begun on July 25, 1989, and kept up for three years. It wasn’t fancy – not ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, August 16, 2023 1:26 pm
Opinion
Feed it, and it will grow
I entered my sunroom in time to hear my daughter Monique’s question. “What’s that?” she said, pointing to the glass jars on the windowsill. “Sourdough ...