Before the excitement of a new year, I am looking back over 2019. Wow, I wasted a lot of time. And it was glorious. A full calendar year without the nose to the grindstone. I read a Medium article today, Seven Signs of True Wealth. The seven signs, according to the author: You don’t have…
Month: December 2019
December 30th: How’s your beach today? (Mine is a little choppy)
Lake Michigan does waves. Big waves. If you have read my blog, you already know that. Many times over. Yeah, probably way too many. But… I’m obsessed. And happy. Living on this coast does that for you. Before the new snow storm comes tonight, we were gifted with wind and waves today. The sea of…
December 26th: Man and machine versus nature
The massive efforts of home owners at North Beach continue. Men and machines positioning boulders, rocks, and sand. Fighting the battle against the waves and wind. Who will win? Certainly the men and machines. They must know what they are doing. And the cost is enormous. So I expect nature to be tamed. But any…
December 25th: Merry Christmas from fifty feet
I’ve consumed countless DJI Mavic Mini Youtube videos over the last month. The little drone flying over cities, mountains, across vast stretches of land and sea. But for me, it has been baby steps… small flights. One thing I learned immediately is the higher you go, the fiercer the winds. So my little drone stayed…
December 22nd: No flying
No flying again today. It has just been too windy for me to launch my little drone over Lake Michigan. The wind at ground level right now is just 10 miles per hour. But when I look at my handy app, it says the wind speed 150 feet up is 23 mph… and gusting to…
December 18th: Closing out the year
In my old world, this would be a time of intense pressure. Well yes, in my old world, every day was pressure. But this would be closing out the year. Producing, shipping, making the numbers. Somehow surviving to fight again in the new year. Scrambling from one issue to another. Burning fire, or smoldering possibilities…
December 16: Up and down
I have been itching to get my drone up in the sky again, but it has been cold, windy, miserable for days. More importantly, my wife was gifted the 14 day virus I struggled thru a few weeks ago. Today was my first opportunity. A quick up and down from North Beach. Actually had planned…
December 11th: Broken glass of the empty souls
I read articles on Medium routinely by people with whom I disagree. A healthy habit most of us neglect. People with opposing views should be heard. Mind broadening ideas should be considered… then accepted or rejected. One such writer I have read recently is Umair Haque. Here is a guy who passionately believes not only…
December 10th: Oh the shame, I watch TV
Lake effect snow has descended early upon Grand Haven. All day long, the radar pulsates the bands of snow, appearing over the lake, moving inland and dissipating. Or, the static pictures show an unmoving band of snow hovering over our heads. This could be a very long snowy winter. Perfect time to talk about what…
December 5th: The damage done
With the winds subsided, I finally put my new DJI Mavic mini in the air to look at North Beach and the damage done. High water levels and strong winds have taken a huge bite out of the beach. Gentler drop to the water no more. Home owners to the immediate north are fighting with…