The faltering heartbeat of a Michigan winter pulsed alive last night. Yesterday… all clear. Now, we have some snow. Later this week, maybe another few beats of ice… then winter will slumber yet again. Personally, this may be fantastic for us and our condo tales. We have a foundation set. Wood should be coming, perhaps…
Month: December 2020
Dec 29th: Wallet no more
Since I was 15 years old and received my magical driver’s permit, I carried a wallet. Over the years, it grew thicker and thicker. Piled in pictures, credit cards, debit cards, health insurance, library cards… on and on. And then receipts were smashed in until I’d finally empty them out maybe once a month or…
Dec 23rd: The Storm before the storm
Probably the last warm day for a couple months… 52 degrees, with a strong south wind. Waves pounding the pier. Downtown Grand Haven alive with scrambling masked humans grabbing Christmas presents and food. Christmas Eve, Eve…. with tomorrow being perhaps too late. Nine inches of snow forecast. But with lake effect snow, no one really…
Dec 22nd: Day 1
We have a hole… and footings have been poured. Finally, the new home seems real. Foundation walls will soon follow. I was curious as to when the forms for the foundation would be in place. I googled “How long until….” and Google filled in the suggestion “How long until the Covid vaccine is effective.” OK,…
Dec 21st: Day Zero
A hot (for coastal Michigan) day in mid-August, we put our initial deposit down for our new home. Four full months ago. And it is still Day Zero for us. Ground breaking is expected tomorrow. Then another eight months to our projected closing date. From start to finish, twelve full months to build a new…
Dec 17th: Sports Edition
Do you bet on sports? I never have, but I’ve always wondered…. how much is it skill based versus just gambling? My son provides free sports betting advice as a hobby. He’s done it for a few years now. As a former basketball, baseball and football player… and also as a former basketball coach…. I…
December 7th: “I Understand”
Oh hell no you don’t / show me one honest politician “I understand.” Words that piss me off when a politician speaks. Why can’t we have one honest politician say… “No, I don’t understand. I have never worked in a restaurant. I have never owned a business. And I don’t know what it is to…