Michele Gerlach

Marriage requires gut check

There are times that test a marriage. Like the time Honey, then a restaurant owner, threw a tomato at me because I was trying clumsily ... Read more

What if you had won mega lottery?

I don’t know about you, but I sure had a lot of mental fun thinking about the possibility of winning the $500 million Powerball jackpot ... Read more

They’ve mellowed on Hillary

I love to watch, study and talk about politics, but I try not to engage in political conversation with most of my family members. My ... Read more

After the turkey, movies, books

A turkey sandwich on Thanksgiving night used to be one of my favorite things about the annual food holiday. Then we stopped allowing bread in ... Read more

Vestiges of 2-party system survive

My friend Emilie lost her bid for reelection as the probate judge of a neighboring county this week. She was appointed to the post, and ... Read more