by Mitch Albom | Apr 17, 2011 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
Fred died.It happened this past week. He was my first boss. And I still don’t believe it.Wasn’t it just a blink ago that he called me, out of the blue, from a newspaper in Florida where I’d applied to be a magazine writer?”You know that job you...
by Mitch Albom | Apr 14, 2011 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Johan Franzen should wear a sign that reads, “Don’t get me started.” He is the fastest way to trouble if you’re the opposing playoff team, worse than a wrong turn into a bad neighborhood, as tough to avoid as a freight train on a greased track....
by Mitch Albom | Apr 14, 2011 | Detroit Free Press
Johan Franzen should wear a sign that reads, “Don’t get me started.” He is the fastest way to trouble if you’re the opposing playoff team, worse than a wrong turn into a bad neighborhood, as tough to avoid as a freight train on a greased track....
by Mitch Albom | Apr 10, 2011 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
Last year, with winter winding down, I went to the closet and picked out a light-colored suit.”No, no!” I was scolded. “You can’t wear beige until it’s actually spring.”Oh, I said.Months later, I went to the closet and grabbed a...
by Mitch Albom | Apr 10, 2011 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Dear Mr. Gores:Congratulations. You’re in.It’s a small club you just joined, made up exclusively of very rich businessmen, businessmen who usually know a good investment from a bad one, and yet somehow still buy sports teams.Sports teams are notoriously...
by Mitch Albom | Apr 3, 2011 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
In a recent episode of TV’s “The Office,” the boss, played by Steve Carell, asks one of his staff to marry him. The proposal is gleefully orchestrated by the office workers. They hold candles and play along on the romance. They even cheer as the...
by Mitch Albom | Mar 27, 2011 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
My funeral will not be televised.You can come, which would be nice. Or you can skip it, which is fine. But you can’t watch it over the Internet. Enough of life is already done through a screen. For death, you’re gonna have to put in some effort.I say this...
by Mitch Albom | Mar 20, 2011 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
Dear High School Seniors,I know you weren’t expecting a commencement address. It’s still March, and you haven’t even gotten to throw up at the prom yet.But you are at a crossroads. In a matter of days, you will get letters from colleges you applied...
by Mitch Albom | Mar 17, 2011 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
EAST LANSING – Did you ever have an itch but you can’t reach it, and you twist yourself around and suddenly your arm hurts, too, then your back hurts, and even if someone is telling you to stop acting like a pretzel all you can think about is making that...
by Mitch Albom | Mar 13, 2011 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
Maybe I’m confused, but if someone tricked me into a lunch by pretending to be someone else, secretly hid a camera, goaded me into comments during a private conversation – then released only the juiciest parts on the Internet, I’d at least have the...
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