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The ‘Resist’ flag from my friends at Flags For Good. It opens the new year with a perfect example of the concept and logic of flag design. To have a symbol of something you want to emphasize and have it be a ‘good flag’ takes some thought. The idea of resisting the wrong – standing…

I asked Denise if she would take a brisk walk with me the other day. In southeast Michigan there is a wonderful system of “Metropolitan Parks’. We drove to the Lake Saint Clair Metro Park in search of migrating Snowy Owls. After almost 45 minutes Denise said this is not what she had in mind…

Now is the time to get outside and find that place where you can walk and see the hidden gems in your town. We have all been scared to be around people, go find some birds and squirrels to see what they are up to.

Back when the universe meant something we used to listen to music by pushing a piece of plastic into a machine. Now-a-days music comes out of thin air. Back then it was embedded onto a hunk of plastic called a compact disc. After experimenting with putting sounds on miles of tape wound around a little…

I know many folks have tried their hand at making sourdough bread during this time of stay at home. I have experienced watching the process from beginning to end and then getting to taste the distinct delicious product. Watching an artist create has been a fantastic way to spend my time. I have been a…

See the post called “Trust the Process”

If you were a kid living in Michigan during the 50s and 60s you learned the poem ‘The Song of Hiawatha’. “By the shore of Gitche Gumee, By the shining Big-Sea-Water….” Gitche Gumee is Lake Superior. Superior is the place where the wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald sits on the bottom. Superior is one of…

In your town there is a place the roasts and brews coffee. Now is the time to find that place and support these business people. They really do have the finest cuppa joe in town. It’s not that difficult to find them. Type in ‘coffee roaster nearby’. Look on Google Maps. Look on Yelp. I…

The Republic of Zimbabwe, a land locked country in Southern Africa. It is a relatively new country with 16 official languages. The land has a long and unfortunate history and was the area that saw the worst of the British system of colonization. In 1890 a British Trading Company owned by Cecil Rhodes walked onto…

The place where any time day or night you are likely to hear a Jimmy Buffett song playing somewhere. The southern most city in the contiguous US: Key West. Key West is the county seat of Monroe County Florida. It is an island in the straits of Florida composed of Dredgers Key, Fleming Key, Sunset…