Personal liberty. Valuable beyond measure. After decades of corporate life, the sweet caress is still so deeply satisfying. Every day. Even after over two years of freedom. But it can be misunderstood. “What do you do?” I was asked again recently. “I do what I want,” was my short answer, valid but flippant, response. “Oh,…
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July 8th: The heat is on
Coastal Lake Michigan water temperatures have risen to above 80 degrees in many places. And it is only July 8th! Unusually hot humid days, combined with light winds mean great days for swimmers. Crazy warm for July. Storms can bring strong upwelling of cold deep water quickly, but so far, it is looking like a…
July 6th: Winning without losing is no fun at all
We need a challenge Take a dart, toss it at the board. Bullseye! Do it again. Bullseye! Again and again and again, always hitting the bullseye. What would you do? Take a step back? Or many, many steps back? Of course. We want a challenge. A game may be fun to win. But if you…
May 20th: Fishing Sunday!
Such an encouraging sight to see the fishing boats out on the lake. We spent a leisurely morning at City Beach, just down from the Grand Haven State Park. Lots of boats dotting the lake. Word is the king salmon are biting with abandon. We will find out for ourselves on Sunday when we go…
May 19th: For What It’s Worth
Two condos in the age of covid Chicago Morning again. I rose from bed with a slight headache, and sore muscles. Not from a great workout the day before, but more from a lack of doing anything. My wife beat me out of bed. Trudging to the living room, I gazed at our sliver of…
May 11th: Well… snow fences down at North Beach
The good news is the snow fences have been taken down at the Ottawa County North Beach in Ferrysburg… our home beach. Sand has been smoothed, even as the winds continue to drift more sand into the parking lot. Warm weather is just days away. Plenty of bad news too though. Parts of the once…
April 17th: Where do the children play? (part II)
Being the parents of young children has got to be one of the toughest jobs right now. Even more difficult, if you have an only child. How do you keep the safe? And engaged? And bright and positive? Of course Cat Stevens played in my mind gazing at the closed playground, and our forlorn North…
April 16th: 16 minutes well spent
Thousands of miles of almost empty beaches. Three thousand three hundred miles of Great Lakes coastline to be exact around Michigan. Hundreds of miles of the best sand dune nourished beaches right here in western Michigan. How fortunate we are. Today, even at the people-magnetic Grand Haven pier it was difficult to find anyone in…
April 13th: Horror Movie
One of my all time favorites… the GEICO horror movie commercial. Four teenage friends are trying to escape a killer. Where to run? The blonde woman whines, “Why can’t we just get in the running car?” Obviously the only smart decision. Instead they decide… “Are you crazy? Let’s hide behind the chainsaws!” Why does this…
April 12th: A beautiful weekend
A beautiful weekend started with a golden retriever reunion at our reopened private dog park. All four dogs from the same breeder, from all the way across the state. A rather cool but pleasant Friday morphed into a warmer Saturday, and a windows wide open Sunday. Ten or twelve hours relaxing at the dog park…