They were back again last night, in my mind, bouncing around at 2am. The three main characters in my first novel I am finally going to write. A daily blog has helped silence them mostly… until I can free them in Michigan. But last night, they were back, noisy as ever. And then it hit…
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T -43 Days: Drone sunset
Drone’s Eye View From my daughter’s apartment on the edge of the dunes, taking a drone straight up. Look closely, you can see the apartment buildings, the dunes, and a stunning sunset over Lake Michigan. Coming back to work today was painful. Most of a week in heaven, and then back to… well, not hell,…
T -46 Days: Butterflies
Dive Bombing Butterflies It was 85 degrees today in Grand Rapids… at least where we visited. The butterflies loved my hippie daughter’s boots. IMG_8012 So much to do in the area, with all the artists, live music, events everywhere. No offense to Iowa, but regardless of what some Iowan’s think… Michigan is much hotter. Looking…
T -47 Days: Red warning light
Red Warning Light An expensive day. We locked down our apartment… I’d say modest two bedroom… but actually more than the mortgage on our house. We opted for first floor, walk out patio to the pond, and a garage. Long time readers of the blog know the garage will be the home of my wife’s…
T -49 Days: Money that matters
At the break of dawn, we are off to Michigan again. Locking down the perfect modest two bedroom, 1100 square foot apartment not far from the beach. Will come back for a few weeks of work, then moving to Michigan in a little more than a month… with or without the house being sold. A…
T -51 Days: Late comes spring
An undeniable fact… I routinely check my local Iowa forecast, plus Grand Haven and Kansas City. The undeniable fact is… spring comes much later to Western Michigan because of the 118 mile wide Lake Michigan. But the lake will also give us cool breezes in the summer, a warmer fall and winter. We could have…
T -54 Days: House for sale
Here’s hoping for a cruddy weekend! Perhaps we will have a nice quiet weekend, sleep in some, take it easy, watch some basketball. But what I am really hoping for is a cruddy weekend. Having to keep the house completely clean, everything in place. Please give us constant interruptions, having to leave the house and…
T -54 Days (Pat’s Picks Update)
I know my content has been minimal over the last couple of days. With a demanding job, a four-month old, a six-year-old, two dogs, and a wife, free time can be non-existent. I promise to offer a robust offering this weekend and next week. I plan on doing a breakdown of all 68 teams that get their…
T -55 Days: Listed
House listed! Great job by my wife over multiple months getting ready. Now for a quick sale and we are our way!
T -55 Days (NCAA Basketball Picks)
Syracuse +8 Notre Dame -2