Oh, we’ve got to hold on, ready or not You live for the fight when it’s all that you’ve got Woah, we’re half way there Woah, livin’ on a prayer Take my hand, we’ll make it I swear Woah, livin’ on a prayer Been waiting a long time for this bit of Bon Jovi… finally……
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T -103 Days: Michigan Day
Happy National Michigan Day… January 18th. Who knew? It is also National Winnie the Pooh day.. and Peking Duck Day. So celebrate!. While watching the Tom Petty movie last night someone said, “We found the treasure without even having the map”. Tomorrow I will have an extended post on the subject of maps… it will…
T -104 Days: Talent
Watching the movie “Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers:Runnin’ Down a Dream” on Netflix again. Such a good movie. If you haven’t seen it, do it now! How I wish I could find one tiny slice of Petty’s talent within me, and convert it to writing. Regardless, it will be a beautiful search… just one tiny…
T -105 Days: Faith
Fifteen weeks to go! With five weeks of vacation and a couple of holidays, less than 50 normal workdays remaining. Leaving work, changing careers, selling the house, moving to the beach, simplifying, letting go of most of our possessions… all these changes. Someone said… “You must be really stressed” And yet… no. When I think…
T -106 Days: Skating
Yesterday we were eating at out favorite restaurant on the Mississippi River, looking out and gazing at the large expanse of smooth, unbroken ice. I wondered if anyone ever tried ice skating on it. With the swift moving water underneath the ice, probably not the best idea. Ice skating on Lake Michigan, at least very…
T -112 Days: Ship in ice
My wife was watching her favorite beach cam this morning and saw this 728 foot ship stuck in the ice. Eventually, a tug came and freed the ship to travel to Duluth, MN. What a great trip it would be… crossing icy Lake Michigan on a freighter. Unfortunately, I learned that is it very difficult…
T -113 Days: MLB
We had a brief discussion tonight on where we would watch our beloved Kansas City Royals when we live in Michigan. We will be much, much further from Kansas City… so maybe one road trip per year down there. I’m not particularly interested in going to Chicago or Detroit for games. Toronto is a longer…
T -115 Days: First big purchase
I dug holes for my first job. I was twelve. All summer long working at a nursery in Northwest Iowa. It was fun, and rewarding, having a hand in trees and bushes planted all over town. And laying sod… instant lawns. But it was also a means to buying my first big purchase. No, not…
T -116 Days: Ice covered
The story of ice and snow this winter… On this day in 2016, the Great Lakes were 1% ice-covered. On this day in 2017 they were 3% ice-covered. This year? They are 22% ice-covered. Lake Michigan is 21% ice-covered. Onshore where we will be living soon, they are getting pounded by lake effect snow. Bitter…
T -117 Days: Last Op Plan
My last annual closing is almost history! Then on to producing my last Op Plan. Then my last quarter closing. I find myself wondering if this is my last of many things before we are in Michigan. Opened a new tube of tooth paste…. hmm, how long does one last? How long can I stretch…