Water fast… maybe not the best thing to do. I did my 72 hours of nothing but water, well, except I had two romaine salads with a tablespoon of dressing. One yesterday, one today. Hunger pangs were almost non existent. When a little hunger knocked on the door, I answered with water. The two salads…
June 5th: Only water
Water only for 48 hours. The plan was 72 hours, but was feeling the effect… sore muscles, light headed. So I had some lemon in water, then slowly ate a salad. Nothing more today, probably only that romaine lettuce again tomorrow. Food had become too much of a pleasure. So much food, so many great…
June 4th: Choosing your friends
“When you go off to college, it will be your first opportunity to truly choose your friends.” … said a teacher of mine, my senior year in high school. “I choose my friends now.” “No,” he replied, “The friendships you have now were basically predetermined based on living in this small town, going to this…
June 3rd: Failure to launch
Plunked down on our quiet North Beach spot, we eyed the couple unload their paddle boards, paddles and other items. They slowly dragged them down to the water’s edge. Seemed to take them forever. The guy had no wetsuit, the woman just wearing the surfing leggings. Fifty degree water and moderate waves. They either had…
June 2nd: Bucket challenges
The weather altered our plans yesterday. We were back in town, dodging the rain. Wound up at the farmer’s market between storms. We strolled to the booth owned by our wedding cake people. As my wife opened her purse, retrieving her wallet to pay for our purchases, I took a few steps back and leaned…
May 31st: Beach Weather!
Seventy-three degrees Fahrenheit, a light breeze, perfect early beach weather. Off to North Beach we go! Yesterday it was still almost devoid of humans. Today… oh my! School buses, and a nearly full parking lot. The local schools are still in session, and the elementary teachers seem to have decided, “Why waste a beautiful beach…
May 30th: The Fog
Last night’s sunset was cancelled due to fog. Even the gulls were grounded. Of course I had thoughts on the Michigan mist. I still remember vividly leaving home after high school. Heading off to college. A college I had never visited. Twelve trips to various schools had left me unconvinced. I chose a college based…
May 28th: What made America great?
Have you ever written something profound only to have it be deleted forever? This morning, before heading to the beach, I was responding in a fairly long LinkedIn thread. The original commenter accidentally deleted their statement, and all the following comments were cascaded into oblivion. Ok, maybe mine was not exceptionally profound, but I still…
May 23rd: 38
Thirty-eight years ago, we married in the chapel at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Didn’t have a honeymoon… had to get back to work… it was monthly financial closing. Now, every day is a weekend, a vacation, a honeymoon. Of course we were at the beach today. Quite a bit cooler, but still sunny,…
May 22nd: Toes in the sand
Sun in our face, toes in the sand. Gorgeous, warm day enjoying our temporarily (almost) private beach. Tourists days away from arrival, locals working. As we arrived a few office drones were heading back to work after enjoying lunch on the beach. And then… the entire beach all to ourselves. This weekend, the beach should…