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…
Category: Work, Writing. Reading, Watching
Stories from my prior life in the corporate world and now as a writer
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 10th: What hasn’t changed
We venturing to the Grand Haven pier again yesterday. Watched the ever changing lake entertain us, relax us. Every day is different, even at the same beach. Wind, waves, clouds, sun all combine to provide delightful variety. Then I pondered… what hasn’t changed? Every day the pier lives on. The fog house and lighthouse stands…
April 4th: The kids are alright?
One certainty… there will be death Grand Haven is ghostly quiet. Few cars on the street. Besides the walkers on the boardwalk… emptiness. The small children guarded by their parents at home, or in distant patches of grass in a lonely park. But what about older teenagers? Watch long enough and you see, and hear,…
February 28th: Meet my mini
Windy days have grounded my drone. So time for a little review of the DJI Mavic Mini: I never expected to buy a drone. Too expensive. Too bulky. And too scary… what if I crashed it? But I love taking pictures of the lighthouses, beaches, coastal views, vineyards that we are exploring in Michigan. And…
February 14th: Rocking the place with Roborock
Way back in October, when the leaves were still on the trees, I bought a Roborock S5 robot vacuum cleaner. Vacuuming was one of my few chores. Knowing that with a growing golden retriever puppy, I was going to need to vacuum every day, I decided to automate the process. After some research, I made…
February 11th: Drifting with Lana
My obsession with Lana Del Rey & Norman Fucking Rockwell. I partially awoke at 4:49 am this morning. Earlier in the night, I had listened to a thunderstorm thru my headphones. The sound of building rain carried me away, back to a deep sleep. Return with the thunderstorm? Nah? I didn’t need to go back…
February 10th: Love where you live!
Do you love where you live? Many times in my life I have loved where I live. You can too! Although some places are tougher than others to love. Try a small town in NW Iowa. My parents forced my to live there growing up. How do you possibly love living in LeMars, Iowa? Bitter…
February 3rd: World Champions
I was a Kansas City Chiefs fan since the very beginning. In 1963 as a five year old in front of the little black and white TV with my family. So many memories tied to the Chiefs. Family memories and the Chiefs intertwined. When the Chiefs of the American Football League defeated the Minnesota Vikings…
January 20th: Fifty Years
Fifty years ago, I was an elementary school kid in northwest Iowa. Transplanted from Kansas City. The only Chiefs fan in Vikings country. I was mercilessly ridiculed… surely the Chiefs had no chance against the mighty Vikings in the Super Bowl. I held firm. Wore my Chiefs gear to school the week before the game….