The news comes fast and furious these days. Two items from the week before this one really caught my attention and happen to be related. The first was Bill Gates’ announcement that “climate change” wasn’t going to kill us and some funds targeted for its mitigation might be spent on more pressing problems (1). Of course, he’s caughtContinue reading “moo-derer”
Category Archives: this life
Voddie & Charlie
When I started this blog over 5 years ago, I vowed to myself to stay clear of religion and politics. Like Albert Finney’s character in Big Fish said, “You never know who you’re gonna offend”. My dear late friend Sam taught me to lay off politics on Facebook, and I carried that into my blog. You couldContinue reading “Voddie & Charlie”
how lucky
Listening to John Prine’s Spotify channel last night got me thinking about a project I started years ago and now might be about time to deploy. I’ll link John’s song about this at the end, but first let me relate the details. From my birth I’ve been lucky. After a while you wonder what the pattern means.Continue reading “how lucky”
south county blue
I spent my formative years in the little farming village of Vicksburg, in South Kalamazoo County. Then about 2000 souls, it’s grown to over 3600, as the combination of good schools, friendly neighbors, and abundant lakes and streams keeps drawing people in from the surrounding communities While I was one of the smart ones who couldn’tContinue reading “south county blue”
save the whales!
Last week, a certain Orange Man sat down with former comedian Joe Rogan for 3 hours of calm discussion of many subjects. Among things the guest mentioned were the skyrocketing numbers of whale deaths along the East Coast, which is dirty with those modern 3-blade windmills, with plans for many more. As Orange Man put it, theContinue reading “save the whales!”
hi!
Of course, I smoked a lot of dope as an undergrad. I was so eager to join the stoned crowd in Ann Arbor, I took up smoking (Pall Malls) my last summer in Vicksburg – where weed was still scarce-just to get my lungs in shape. I put away those smokes when I arrived in Ann ArborContinue reading “hi!”
shocked!
My dear wife Kathy reported to me this morning a tweet from Elon Musk announcing that today marked the 10th anniversary of the first appearance of the model S, no longer Tesla’s biggest seller, but still attracting 158,722 buyers in the first quarter of this year (1). Next week, 29 June 2022, marks the 12thContinue reading “shocked!”
burn on
Here’s a look at our beautiful fireplace in all its glory, centerpiece of our living room and greatest source of the hygge we seek in these winter months. Whenever either of us is home, it’s burning. Both of us have always loved a fireplace, and I think the only times we didn’t live in homesContinue reading “burn on”
Christmas plug
Still shameless. I’ve just sent Jeff Bezos Musing through a Pandemic. On the Sidelines. Volume IV. Then play on. This grew out of a discovery that all the posts on sports I’d intended to include in Volume III. Indulgences didn’t make it in. I added the few more I’d written since June and presto, aContinue reading “Christmas plug”
on ties
To church on a morning last year before the first shutdown, I wore a tie, the once daily obligation for work that is now a rare treat in retirement. Among the 240 or so of our still rather conservative congregation in attendance, only 8 guys sported neckwear, including me and the young visiting pastor. AllContinue reading “on ties”
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