It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down I had the radio on, I was drivin’ Trees flew by, me and Del were singin’ little Runaway I was flyin’ Yeah runnin’ down a dream That never would come to me Workin’ on a mystery, goin’ wherever it leads Runnin’ down a dream — Tom…
May 9th: Joys of gigabit fiber
Rainy day in Grand Haven, so working on getting our new home in order. I discovered that each room has one or more hardwired internet connections. Fiber right into each apartment. Wired gigabit internet and they don’t even mention it. Like perhaps 900+ download speed and 800+ up might be important to someone working from…
May 8th: Joy of doing nothing
la dolce far niente Another day, another beach, another sunset. Lifting my eyes, the contrails of jets crisscrossed the sky… people in a hurry to get somewhere. While we sit on the beach, enjoying another sunset, lost in the moment again. Back in Day 52 of my countdown, I brought up “la dolce far niente.” We…
May 7th: Monday, Monday
Monday, Monday Mondays used to suck. The start of another brutal workweek. What fresh hell awaited? Now we have to think … what day of the week is it? Now Mondays mean the start of five days where we can avoid the crowds. Between 9am to 11am, and again from 1pm to 3pm… we own the…
May 6th: Sunsets on fisherman’s pier
Sunsets Last night we wandered over to the other side of the Grand River, the less crowded side. We were forewarned… proceed at your own risk. But last night was a beautiful, calm day. Unlike yesterday, and unlike the scene below when we were here last fall. With strong waves, the fishing pier is a…
May 5th: Opposites
Opposites What is the opposite of love? Yes, you might believe that the opposite of love is not hate… but instead, it is indifference. So, what is the opposite of growth? What is the opposite of success? What is the opposite of happiness? Going with the love example, perhaps the opposites are really complacency? The…
May 4th: Power beach
The force was strong today on the Grand Haven beach. Temperature down to 45 degrees, wind gusts to 55 mph. Quite the difference from the 70 degree days earlier in the week, but still beautiful. Alone we were, us and the birds, until …. This guys shows up. Is he really going to launch in…
May 3rd: Hard Rain
A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall My Electric Insurance guy suggested I get flood insurance as we are on the first floor with a pond right outside our patio. I declined. Last night we had a hard, driving rain. The kind where you open the door to the covered patio and still get a face full…
May 2nd: How does it feel?
Freedom Three people asked me yesterday, “So how does it feel to be retired?” I reminded them that I am not retired, but changing careers. But then I caught myself… yes, I am getting a monthly check from my former employer for the rest of my life. And yes, I will take the entire summer…
One journey ends, the new path begins
Finally, this day has arrived. I will be archiving these 200 days and in the coming days blogging our exploration of Michigan. But today, is about our success in our journey to arrive. I have been saving this short clip for quite a while, please turn your speakers up and hit play. Everything has fallen…