So, I am back in the Detroit area this week… This time, instead of catching the sites in the evenings, I’m just trying to satiate the needs of three amazing younglings… The children of my old friends Hallie and James as they work their evenings together at Tipping Point Theater… The kids are great. Aiden, who just started 4th grade… Read more →
The first annual Rainstock happened this past weekend to celebrate the Rains family union. Everyone there was so happy to be a part of it… I know I was! We did a little camping, some music, A little hike to the old triangle Found the magestic Woo-Fist Staff (fist bumps are welcomed) And some excellent fire cooked meals… The culliflower… Read more →
Detroit has seen some hard times in the last decade… All eyes and opinions seem to be on this once great city. Home to so many noteworthy historical people, cultural events, and business, it is really a perfect example of how we as a culture, tend to lift people and places above where they could have naturally risen. Then, just… Read more →
Returning to Michigan after an amazing time in Pacific NW, I’ve decided to roam around the state for a while to catch up with some old faces… First stop, Midland, to hang with my old brother, Gav and even older sister, Linz. Here is my office for a few weeks. While it is nothing exotic, you just can’t beat the… Read more →
The turtle met the owl at a very young age while still living in the river’s bend. The Owl, having the wonderful gift of flight, was able to come and go as she pleased and was never affected by the boundaries containing the turtle. For all of his years of growth, the Owl was viewed as source of great wisdom… Read more →
It’s a good day to hit some local distilleries on two wheels in Portland! The Ginger at New Deal was pretty great! Then some family fun at the Keller Fountain Good times! This place is truly a wonderful city… It’s as if you are so inundated with excellence that it just becomes normalcy.
After a month of countless conversations, hugs, Founders All Day IPAs, Crystal lake sunsets, And general silliness It occurred to me that I had not made an update in a month! So here’s the scoop… Spent most of my time working on the back deck at crystal There, I swam daily, enjoyed a ton of visiters Belly danced I occasionally… Read more →
With a mind full of happy memories and clear path in front of me, I bid sunny Florida and all of It’s beautiful people, adieu. I am already looking forward to our next meeting! Next stop Crystal Lake… Via Grand Rapids of course!
This week’s office in Ormond Beach… Cool Atlantic ocean breeze every day and night… Homemade cider on tap and always something delicious and healthy simmering in cast iron… And yes that is a whole cedar tree being slowly chipped away and burned… Not a bad spot to hang my hat before heading north. Thanks for the hospitality, Neal.
Today I cut out of work early for a pontoon adventure to Looe key… A protected reef just south of big pine… First, I’m so sad I didn’t have an underwater camera… Tons of fish… Baracuda, parrot fish, a whole gallexy of Nemo and his cousins, shark, lobster, tarpin, grouper… All swimming with us. How amazing! Trevor, Gordon, and Thor… Read more →