http://www.record-eagle.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:50:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_318215054.html http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_318215054.html The wind is blowing from the right direction this morning. I sit with my back against a white oak tree and watch as first light begins to show on the horizon. It is a cold, damp and a cloud-covered November morning. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:00:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_304210130.html http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_304210130.html I have come to the realization that men buy and women shop. When men go shopping, they are on a mission and their goal is to complete the mission. Women actually enjoy the process and delight in meandering through endless clothing and cosmetic departments with numerous pauses along the way. Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:00:54 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_291080257.html http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_291080257.html I can't imagine writing this column every two weeks without the use of my computer. I started using a computer in the '80s. Up until a few years ago I kept up with advances in new technology. I can still hold my own, but I feel like I'm being left behind in a wasteland of outdated programs and equipment. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:20:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_276192152.html http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_276192152.html Most people in this world don't even know it exists. It certainly isn't the famed beginning of the Mississippi River or the headwaters of the Nile. There were no battles fought on its banks and it doesn't even have a name. Most locals just refer to it as the Fife Lake outlet and some of us call it "the creek." Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:05:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_262200643.html http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_262200643.html As you approach the dune that is just north of Empire on M-109, you catch a few brief glimpses of it from afar. Your first impression is that you are seeing carpenter ants crawling up the face. As you get closer you realize that those ants are actually people hiking to the top. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:55:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_248205559.html http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_248205559.html On the first Monday of every September we observe Labor Day as we have been for more than 100 years. Labor Day honors the creators of much of our great nation's strength, freedom, wealth and leadership " the American workers. In northern Michigan, Labor Day has another significance. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:50:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_234195154.html http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_234195154.html One night the snow was blowing and the wind howling across the frozen lake. I was sitting in my overstuffed chair, staring into the fireplace and enjoying its radiant warmth when if finally came to me. I decided that in the spring I would plant a garden. What a stroke of genius! Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:40:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_220194115.html http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_220194115.html Back in the 50s, only girls made appointments at their beauty shops. The guys simply went to the barbershop and waited their turn. I often wondered how Slim kept track of who was up next, but somehow he did. The barber you got depended on which chair was empty when it was your turn. Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:45:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_206194612.html http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_206194612.html One morning my father-in-law pointed out a particular couple and he told me how they would rarely would speak to anyone they met on the street, even if they were spoken to. He mentioned that the woman in particular never smiled or made eye contact with anyone. Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:35:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_192203758.html http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_192203758.html The majority of our electronic products, tools and appliances are made somewhere other than the USA. Our manufacturers explain that they are forced to export the manufacturing to other countries in order to compete. They claim that if they don't, they will go out of business. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:25:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_185192735.html http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_185192735.html When repeatedly visiting a particular place year after year, traditions seem to develop. Somehow they just evolve over time. Grandchildren are especially useful in creating these rituals. They have a knack for remembering little events that become etched in their minds, which are not unlike sponges. Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:05:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_164200604.html http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_164200604.html I read one time that any man can be a "father" but it takes a special person to be called "dad." How true it is. Fatherhood is so much more than just creating children. It carries with it a boatload of responsibilities as well. Sat, 30 May 2009 20:00:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_150200229.html http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_150200229.html Do you want to get with the green movement but you cant afford a hybrid vehicle or a geo-thermal heating system? If you dont want a windmill spinning around in your back yard or cover your roof with solar panels, all you need to do is to start saving and utilizing your bacon grease. Sat, 16 May 2009 22:15:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_136221846.html http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_136221846.html Reflecting back on my childhood days, I can remember feeling totally safe. During the summer, my neighborhood friends and I would be outside after dark, without parental supervision, playing kick-the-can or hide-and-seek. Sat, 02 May 2009 21:40:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_122214241.html http://www.record-eagle.com/edhungness/local_story_122214241.html My favorite time of the year, except for the ice and snow, was December. It was customary for paper boys to get a tip or a Christmas present from the customers on their route. This delightful event usually took place while collecting the subscription fees during the weeks prior to Christmas.