Author Archives: mjwayblog

… I like to fish. I began as a very young boy with my father, through my teen years with friends, their families, my college days, right up until the present. You can say fishing is an obsession for me. A real addiction. The tug on my fishing line the narcotic. My adrenalin rushes whenContinue reading “The Captain”

… I truly enjoyed coming down town to the J.L. Hudson Department store. I was a five foot- six inch tall, 120 lb. speck, in what could only be best described as America’s melting pot. This was the place to be if getting lost in the crowd was your cup of tea. It definitely wasContinue reading “Downtown Detroit”

I could go from one end of the Detroit Medical Center, starting at MacLaughlin Hall, walking through the Old Civil War Harper Hospital, all the way to the the front door of the old Grace Hospital in a matter of minutes. I was becoming very familiar with all of the medical centers ancillary clinics andContinue reading “Light Speed”

…The Council of Three Fires were an alliance of the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi (Anishinaabe) nations. They traded with the French explorers, intermarried, and found shelter at Fort Pontchartrain. They fought along side of the French Military battling the Sioux Indians who were both their enemies. I would see the same camaraderie some 275 yearsContinue reading “Mbwakawen”

…Working at the Detroit Medical Center I witnessed first hand what substance abuse was, and the toll it took on the human body. I had transferred from the Central Processing Department to work as a Currier for the Hospital Laboratories. I would miss my friends in Central Processing but I got to work with someContinue reading “Addiction”

Proud of both the Men’s and Women’s USA Olympic Hockey team. This is both their third gold medal but this is the first time they both won gold medals in the same year 2026. USA! USA!! USA!!! GOLD …The summer of 1976 was a great experience for me. I was able to reconnect with myContinue reading “The Quest”

… For the first time in awhile I felt if I was moving in the right direction. I was surrounded by coworkers who were all doing the same thing. Everyone in this department was working on fulfilling degree requirements of some kind. We got to eat lunch together and it made for some lively conversations.Continue reading “In This Light”

…It was festive in the summer of 1976 at the Detroit Medical Center where I had decided to delay my school studies, no classes this summer, I wanted to enjoy what time I could spend with friends and family. In addition to our nation celebrating the bicentennial, Detroit was celebrating 275 years of being aContinue reading “Celebration”

… My new coworkers were glad to hear my story but still wondered why I chose to work here at the medical center. I had to explain what had happened in the factory and UPS. Also, how the chance encounter with a nursing student in the parking lot of a community college lead me here.Continue reading “The Learning Curve”

… It was an enjoyable whirlwind. That would best describe my last two years of high school. I asked my coworkers if I should continue with this story and they all shook their heads yes. I informed them that one of my friends was working at a Coney Island owned by the Keros family. TheyContinue reading “Graduation”