Category: Musings
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I’ve Been Pondering…

Why do companies that make trail mix lack the understanding for the correct ratio of M&M’s to nuts which requires me to add extra bags of M&M’s…New Rule: If there is zero snow accumulation in mid January, winter must be cancelled…Why is it that with twenty streaming apps offering 50,000 shows/movies that some days the…
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Favorites Of The Week

Mashed potatoes, stuffing, corn casserole, pumpkin cheesecake…holiday window displays on Main Street…Chris Hemsworth and Limitless…Jonah Hill and Stutz…cheering for both teams during the Detroit Lions/Buffalo Bills game…college football rivalry week (Notre Dame/USC, Michigan/Ohio State)…Harper deciding it’s ok to open Christmas presents early…
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Favorites Of The Week

Snow and soup season arrives…Sylvester Stallone and Tulsa King…Fabulous Wall Street Journal article comparing the unbelievable Buffalo Bills/Minnesota Vikings game last weekend to a dog stealing a car…Michelle Obama: The Light We Carry – A Conversation With Robin Roberts…first visit of trumpeter swans…great Michigan State Spartans basketball double overtime win over Kentucky…muttering constantly at the…
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The Week In Seven Photos

Another reminder this week that summer is being very stubborn and my severe case of fall vibes was a bit premature as we face another week of temps in the mid to upper 80s. Harper and I began the summer trying to find a new way to do things after I herniated a disc in…
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Favorites Of The Week

Woodward Dream Cruise…Classic cars…Coffee/Heath ice cream…Butternut squash ravioli with vodka sauce…Walks with Harper…Cruising with Harper…Backyard birds…Counting down the days to the college football season in my new Notre Dame football hoodie…fall colors appearing…
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The Week In Seven Photos

I wasn’t my usual chipper self this week as I chose sleeping past sunrise most mornings. I’ve been trying to fathom the reason for skipping the trails and ignoring the birds. At this point, all I can determine through my hazy recollection is that somewhere between helping my niece prepare for her first major painting…
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The Week In Seven Photos

Being a curious soul, I love discovering new things and thoughts, but this week I somehow felt more out of touch than curious. It’s been a few years since I wandered through a mall on a hot summer morning and somehow I missed hearing about the creation of a “6,000 square foot photography funhouse” at…
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Favorites Of The Week

Quiet morning walks on Main Street…wonderful bakeries…pizza smothered with toppings…summer beach reads enjoyed in air conditioning…Love & Gelato…The Black Phone…less than 50 days until NFL Kickoff…countdown to autumn and winter has begun…
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The Week In Seven Photos

It was wonderful to be out walking on the trails again this week after a herniated disc in my lower back a month ago. As someone trying to avoid surgery, one of the things I learned while recovering when this happened three years ago was the absolute importance to keep moving and walking as much…
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The Week In Seven Photos

Spent some of the week appreciating essential items when dealing with back pain, including a fabulous new ice pack wrap, the absolutely necessary RMS reacher grabber that matches my favorite Skechers, delicious Costco pizza that can provide dinner for the week, great company and the latest release from a favorite author, waking at 3:30 with…