“People like a show when they like the background. When they want to be in that place” – Jerry Seinfeld I can relate. Part of the magic of Magnum, P.I. was the location. Regardless of the episode, there was always this background buzz of pleasantness while watching. For an hour at a time one could…
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T -184 Days: Where?
Over this dune, lies our first choice for a new home. Well, more accurately, over this dune, up and down, up and down other dunes… and then finally, about a mile away lies our first choice. It is a quiet, wooded apartment community linked to the lake by challenging (for us) dune trails. A 15…
T -187 Days: Snow fence, sand fence
Snow fence going up at several of the beaches right ahead of winter. We visited beaches today and did some home hunting. Fun fact: the dune system stretching from Indiana all the way to just south of the Mackinac Bridge are the largest and most extensive freshwater dunes in the world… and created in just…
T -188 Days: visit
Arrived in Michigan today, had a pleasant surprise… for the price… the Best Western Beacon Inn is excellent. It has been many years since staying at a Best Western, so far they are earning a five-star trip advisor review. Dinner at Old Boy’s Brewhouse in Spring Lake. The tourists are long gone, the locals are…
T -189 Days: Home hunting
Back to Michigan in the morning! Home hunting we go. We have four places to investigate so far. One a short walk to the beach and boardwalk. Another a very short distance to the beach, but up and down a large sand dune. And two more, further from the beach but very new. It will…
T -190 Days: Why not to own a home
With a nasty virus today, I will leave it to James Altucher to pinch hit for me. This question has been asked by a few friends who are reading my updates, “Why are you going to rent instead of buying again in Michigan?” https://jamesaltucher.com/2011/03/why-i-am-never-going-to-own-a-home-again/
T -195 Days: Eye on the prize
Keeping the eye on the prize. My daughter sent another Michigan sunset picture tonight. So very much to do in the next 195 days…. but so worth it.
T -196 Days: 52 plastic totes
My wife is forever making a variety of great blankets. When talking about developing a list of every item that we would take with us to Michigan (so we don’t bring any clutter), she asked, “What about my yarn?” I said, “Of course we can find a place for a box of yarn”… to which…
T -198 Days: Michigan seemed like a dream
Off to the pumpkin patch today with family. Then, working to start the website. Michigan seems like a dream to me now It took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw I’ve gone to look for America – Paul Simon