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This morning was brutal indeed. I shut the outside water off last weekend and it appears not a moment too soon with very low temps and a wind chill of 27 degrees this morning! It is much, much too soon … Continue reading →

To paraphrase a quote often attributed to Mark Twain, i.e. “golf is a good walk spoiled”, a visit to the dentist took a bite out of a long walk this a.m. and I only mustered 2 ½ miles. I go … Continue reading →

WWJ’s meteorologist defined today as “just plain yucky” throwing away more scientific terminology to describe our dismal weather. It’s not even “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”; it is just plain soggy and wet. The weather put a kibosh on … Continue reading →

Depending on what trek I take when I walk, I pass a corner yard with several huge signs with the caveat “beware of dog” yet, as the days, weeks and months passed, I’d yet to see or hear this beast. … Continue reading →

Well, it sure was brrrrrrrrrrrrisk this morning and that’s putting it mildly. I’m reluctant to concede that today’s weather is a harbinger of what lies ahead. Because Robb was out of the office most of the day, I piddled along … Continue reading →

Am I the only one counting down the days ‘til the time change? It is November 3rd when we “fall back”, but it is not soon enough for me. On November 3rd the sun will rise at 7:08 a.m. plus … Continue reading →

Squirrels are little buggers sometimes. I was walking this morning and came upon a squirrel … well, the hind end of a squirrel with his big, fuzzy tail flared out making the rotund gourd look like it had donned a … Continue reading →

Today is Columbus Day and Canadian Thanksgiving. I’ve lived here for 47 years but I am still a Canadian citizen, and though I am just as Americanized as you, I simply cannot ignore my homeland’s Thanksgiving Day. Dinner certainly will … Continue reading →

We study and analyze the stats of our local sports teams to death. It is too early in the season to make playoff predictions for the Wings, and the Pistons are still in pre-season play. But, how about those Lions … Continue reading →

Sunup was early and so was I, so off I dashed out the door at 7:40 a.m. to my usual stomping grounds, Council Point Park. Enroute to the Park, as I cut through the subdivisions, a few people were sitting … Continue reading →