I’ve been reading this book, about the scientifically proven positive effects of water on the mind. Intuitively, I believe most people know it, and standing on the shore of Lake Michigan, over and over again… we truly feel it. I paid $11 for the book on Amazon, but a decent online review is free… and…
July 23rd: I Love Mondays!!!
First the bad news. We stayed home last night watching TV, it was cloudy and we thought the sunset wouldn’t be spectacular. The above is what we missed. This morning we headed to the beach, our beach. Ours and just the birds. Gotta love Mondays, this weekend the beach had hundreds of people. The double…
July 21st: Blueberry Heaven
So far, we have brought home 30 pounds of blueberries, most of which have been frozen and added to the freezers. Joining the salmon, strawberries, chicken, beef… almost completely filling our chest freezer and decent sized kitchen refrigerator/freezer. I’m thinking I will have to take everything out and rearrange, since the salmon is way, way…
July 19th: The AirPods Incident… a true story that happened this morning
I swore I wouldn’t. My days in Finance were over. But my former company had an issue. They lost some critical filings with a server crash. Being that I only own Macs, I needed to go into a local facility of my former company, borrow a PC and begin recreating the lost work. It would…
July 18th: Surfs up … almost
We were promised 4 to 6 foot waves. But this is all we got. Enough to scare away the fishermen from the pier, and enough to bring out a few surfers. Just not the impressive display we were expecting. Every day is different on the lake. I don’t know how I can ever tire from…
July 17th: When you give… a different way
A month or so ago, my LinkedIn feed was brimming with articles, videos, pictures and comments about various charitable events. People doing good things. Publicized. People talking about how great it made them feel. Giving back, doing good works. Reminded me of the professional athletes out there, giving money to charity for every home run…
July 14th: The Magic Hours
With the water so clear in Lake Michigan now, the magic hours of dawn and dusk are even more important for fishing. The fish can’t see the boats above them. If you charter a boat for the morning, you head out before dawn. Or, you go late afternoon into the evening. We chose the latter……
July 13th: Why so blue?
Crystal clear and blue water is the norm for Lake Michigan. It, along with Lake Huron (technically Michigan and Huron are one lake) are the clearest of the Great Lakes… now clearer than Lake Superior. This photo I took a couple of miles north of Grand Haven. Views from the shore at the Grand Haven…
July 11th: Prosperity and Wonder
“Contrary to popular belief, prosperity is an emotional state that has little to do with your wealth or the state of the economy. You can feel more prosperous in a one-room cottage than most wealthy people feel in a twenty-room mansion. Misers will hoard a lot of money and spendthrifts will spend whatever they have…
July 9th: Coming up for air
How is life in paradise? Plenty of sunshine and pleasant, of course! My son and his family came to visit us right after my last post on July 4th. They just left this morning to head back to Iowa. A great whirlwind visit. While we were able to share with them the peace and beauty…