I have always liked the sentiment of… “Don’t be afraid to spend while you are young. A hamburger tastes much better when you are 40 years old than when you are 80.” Today I saw an article with a Warren Buffett quote on the silliness of sacrificing your life to build the perfect resume. Many…
January 27th: Doodles, pencil sketches and my masterpiece
I have no artistic talent to draw or paint. So my writing is my substitute. Most of these blog entries are my doodles. Some very short flash stories on this blog, and unpublished short stories constitute my pencil sketches. With my book, I am ever so slowly painting my masterpiece. When I started this blog,…
January 25th: The little fountain that could
Again with the view from our patio. The pond is almost completely frozen over, except for a tiny circle. During late October every fountain in the area went silent, one by one, except this one and the larger fountain on the main pond by our clubhouse. This new type of fountain pump is completely “all-weather”….
January 22nd: Winter spice
Wake up every day on an 80 degree beach, enjoy the never-changing sun and surf. Day after day, for the rest of your life. Sounds like heaven? Not to me, give me the majesty of living on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. Ice finally starting to build up along the shore, pushed by strong…
January 21st: Cold without wind is a day at the beach
Woke up to eight below zero (-22 for you Celsius people). But bright sunshine and no wind. Off to Costco, I took a coat, but never put it on. A coat is just not worth the hassle when there is no wind. Our stop by the lake looking for ice in the water came up…
January 18th: The Iceman Cometh
Finally, finally! Some frigid weather coming. Ice should appear on the lake instead of just around the edges. It has been a weird season here so far. While the Midwest has seen significant snow, we have remained clear. The lake effect snow generator has been silent…. even protective. Along the lake shore, we have missed…
January 16th: Super Ball / Super Bowl
It was the summer of ’65 in Kansas City, I was seven years old, and I wanted what every kid wanted… a Super Ball. You would drop this magical ball and it would bounce back up into your hand (well, technically 92% of the way back, but we thought it was 100%). It also did…
January 13th: Beautiful sunshine
What a fabulous day! Sunshine, light winds, life is spectacular everywhere we go. The beach earlier today, just driving around, even at home with the light streaming in. Almost a shame to turn on the TV. But today we must watch the Charger – Patriot game. Have to see who we’ll play next Sunday… as…
January 12th: Enjoying the ride
Back in 2015, when the Kansas City Royals were playing in the World Series someone said, “I just wish it was over and we were holding that World Series trophy.” What? Actually, I can relate. After 29 years of waiting, a championship was in reach. Still, it wasn’t over. Worry. Something could go wrong. It…
January 9th: I love a good storm
Give me thunder and lightning, rain in sheets. Give me hailstones, the bigger the better. Even give me the Oregon style hail that is really just big, soft snowballs. Give me high winds across the lake producing massive waves. Crash the piers, pound the lighthouses. Bigger is always better. Give me funnel clouds in the…