There and Back Again – a Camper’s Tale…
Last weekend I had an unexpected opportunity to visit the camp where I spent the better part of my childhood, first as a camper and later as a staff member, as ...
Tag: michigan
Is the USA Too Big When We Have to Subsidize Air Travel to Small Towns?
Now before I get too far into this, I want to say that I’m not really sure if this is a good use of taxpayer money or not. Our tax dollars go towards lots...
The Dream
Ever since I moved to Florida back in 2003, I occasionally have this dream where inexplicably everything is reversed and I’m back in my job at the warehou...
Dream Journal : Biker Scott and the Really Weird Bridge
So I was riding around the state on my … wait for it … motorcycle?! It was hard to tell whether I was in Florida or Michigan – it might’...
Bye, Grandpa…
Today was my Grandpa’s funeral. It’s kind of weird to look back and think that only six months ago we were all gathered here to celebrate his 90th b...
It’s so cold up here that even the Great Lakes are freezing!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5iPbihuzPc Ok, so admittedly this is actually kind of neat… “The water temperature on the Lake Michigan is just a l...
a special birthday celebration on the lakeshore…
It seemed like I should probably post at least a couple of non-Madelyn, non-cake-pop-related photos from this weekend’s trip, considering that the entire ...
I Don’t Wanna Grow Up, I’m a Toys ‘R Us Kid…
So yesterday my sister and I took a trip down to Detroit to take Sara to the airport, as she’s flying out to Seattle for work while I stay in Michigan for...
apparently Northern Michigan is still trapped in the ’80s…
Isn’t that about when garage door openers first came out, when they were “the next big thing”? I came across this press release when I was wor...