Picture Day – Oct 5, 2026 Edition

Pete, the girls, and I attended the Depot Days celebration in Standish, MI on Saturday (Oct 3). It was a gorgeous sunny day in the 60s, the sky was blue, and it wasn’t too crowded – yet? We went early. These photos were taken by Pete & I and one of the girls. My friends …
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GUEST POST from Don: Wind Chimes, part III

PART III:  WIND CHIMES (the positive side). As reported in Part I, as I age I have found that some things irritate this curmudgeon which didn’t when I was younger.Β Β We talked about wind-chimes, crowds, and weights & measures.Β Β In Part II we mentioned waiting, screaming children, wokism, local government irresponsibility, and political parties. β€œAnd Now for Something …
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Birthday Fun + Pig Roast! May 5-6, 2023

These are some video and photos from my birthday weekend; on the actual day I spent it with my Petey who indulged me and we did whatever I wanted to do! Then the next day we had a pig roast! Between the photos and the video I believe we have most people included; however there …
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GUEST POST from Don – Bad Friends & Broken Tools

I believe that if a friend is not trustworthy that person is not really a friend.  Why bother having a β€œbad” friend?  If you can’t trust him to show up when you plan to meet at a coffee shop or just for a friendly foursome tee time why invite him at all?  If his advice or counsel often …
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