About a month or more ago I saw a ground hog walk up the front walk, eat some birdseed, and then slip under the porch. Last fall I trapped and released (with the help of my friend, Farmer Dan) two other groundhogs. I’m happy to live in harmony with these animals, but my friends and coworkers warn me about the
Last weekend Apple sponsored an E-waste event at the local high school. Volunteers directed cars, emptied trunks, and sorted and stacked old electronic devices. It’s a great service that happens a couple times a years. The used items are disposed of in an environmentally responsible way and at no charge to those of us who drop things off. I was
Another sign of spring … free ice cream! It’s free cone day at Ben and Jerry’s. Go to their website to see if there’s one near you. http://www.benjerry.com/
The other harbinger of spring came rolling into work yesterday … a motorcycle. You know warmer temps are here when the second shifters ride in on their Harley Davidson motorcycles. Just one, so far. More to come, I’m sure.
The harbinger of spring was spotted in my front yard today. It has been sunny, warmer and there’s a smell of spring in the air. Just sixteen more days until spring officially arrives!
Its been snowy this week here in Ann Arbor … its beginning to look (and feel) a lot like Fargo. Mondays snow was heavy and deep 10 inches worth. I shoveled a little, took a break, shoveled some more, took a break. Howard, my next door neighbor has a snow blower. He did about 15 feet of my sidewalk
One of my new year’s resolutions was to walk/bike three times a week. I’ve been doing that at the Ann Arbor YMCA and on my way around the track I’ve observed my fellow walkers/runners … and then some. Here are some random thoughts/observations. ~Interesting to watch the different ways people run. Some on their toes, one barefoot, one in stocking
James Geary is a writer/journalist, American born, living in London. Actually, he calls himself an aphorist. He spoke on aphorisms and was quite entertaining. He seemed quite comfortable on stage and is a good presenter. He’s obviously done this before. He talked about aphorisms, what they are, what they arent, and quoted some examples along the way. While on stage,
Last night I went to the library to hear Ben Huh speak. Ben is founder of failblog.org and icanhascheezburger.com. He did a nice job at explaining this (apparent) phenomenon of icanhascheezburger.com and failblog.org. I didnt really get it before his talk (I’m not a fan) and at least intellectually got it after his talk. Pictures of cats with misspelled captions
Last night I had the good fortune to walk among fortunes embroidered on childrens gowns. Some of the fortunes were quite striking evoking strong emotions – I laughed, was sad and found one I hoped would be mine. I’m not sure I remember them verbatim but here are a few I remember: You will be attracted to cruel women You