Oh yeah! Fully vaccinated kinda feels like this burger tastes. Comfort food. Filling. Taste laden with umami. It is my favorite simple culinary creation from my “go-to” restaurant. TED’s… which stands for Talk, Eat, Drink. Planning to eat more of these in the near future. Except now, with much more talk… joining the eat and drink….
Category: Freedom; the escape
Freedom: How we sold our house, gave away our possessions, quit job and moved to the beach in Michigan
Jan 13th: After the Burn (Minimalism) / Rebuild Wiser
So far… Yep, the story of this blog… quit my job, sold our house, gave away our possessions and moved to the beach. Extreme decluttering and minimalism. Happily ever after. Is that the end of the journey? Does minimalism become a lifelong obsession? The benefits of minimalism have been fantastic. Ensuing freedoms cannot be overstated….
Jan 6th: The Priestly Blessing
“Live long and prosper.” Does anyone on the planet not know this Vulcan salutation from Star Trek? It even has an official emoji. And the proper response being, “Peace and long life.” But wait! How does one accomplish this? Yes, it is an excellent greeting and reasonable goal, but what is the one, most important…
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,…
November 25th: Arrested at Grandma’s
You may be next… Last Sunday Night Our Sunday night: Patrick Mahomes hit Travis Kelce with the game winning TD pass. Our family erupted in cheers. Only a moment later, a half dozen hard pounds on our storm door rang out. Opening the front door, but keeping the storm door locked, I was greeted by…
October 15th: The Brave
I never had a desire to join the military or be a cop, or be a fireman. Never. Besides my lifelong adversity to following rules, there was the whole “risk your life” thing. Below are a few seconds of video that reminded me about my life choices, and the choices of others. Thrills are great……
Sept 8th: Friends
Did you really choose? I have the “walk away” super power. And it is is fantastic. When used for the good of all mankind… or my own good. Some people just stay. The town they grew up in. The childhood friends. The college friends. Stay in the first house they ever buy. Or even if…
August 28th: Goodbye Minimalism… am I a traitor to the cause?
Maybe you know my/our story from this blog: I quit my job, we sold our large and overflowing house, gave away our possessions and moved to a two bedroom apartment. Living on the beach in Grand Haven, Michigan. I had started a 200 day countdown blog when few people believed I was serious. I continued…
August 4th: Nothing special
Just another normal day. Nothing special. First an hour at our dog park, Shilo happily played with friends. Later this morning we drove to the blueberry fields. Came away with five pounds of blue crop blueberries. With 24 or so varieties of blueberries grown in Michigan, we are nearing mid season… our favorite type yet…
July 31st: Playing Offense Fighting Covid… and can this little bottle help?
(My article written in Medium today) You stayed home. Maybe you still do. You wash your hands over and over. You socially distance. You wear a mask when in enclosed public places or outside when you can’t socially distance. Maybe you even added a face shield or goggles. Maybe you have underlying medical conditions and…