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Last night we had Indian food for dinner from Petosky’s only Indian restaurant (unlike Ann Arbor which has a wide array and number of ethnic restaurants). Then we went back to Harbor Springs to see Oppenheimer. Here’s a simple movie review – Go see it! Highly recommended. Watched a lot of YouTube videos over theContinue reading “Back in Ann Arbor”

Somebody posted this the other day. Well, it was on August 1, 1969 (54 years ago) that I was at Olympia Stadium in Detroit watching Blind Faith perform. What a memory. Front row balcony directly across from the stage. What an evening. Now, to Petosky. A Polish-Cuban restaurant. The concept of Day of the DeadContinue reading “A busy day in Petosky”

And that’s what friends are for. Ohh, nature invented something. Better ask the newly “invented” tortoise to get the ball. The relationship between computers, myths and cartoon movies. If it was only doable. I’ll take the closing scenes of Sigourney and the Alien any time. The evolution of new viruses and how they spread. Hey,Continue reading “Some end of July humor”

Last night we set up for another night of moths and other insects at the Natural Areas Preservation site at South Pond. This was a Washtenaw Audubon Society event, and it was well attended. People standing around chatting as we waited for it to get dark. Some of the people listening to Susan and HeidiContinue reading “Moth night, round-2”

This was the add in the on-line version of the Ann Arbor Observer. Well, because of power issues and the threat of rain in Ann Arbor, it was decided to postpone “Moth Night” until Saturday. However, as it was obviously a beautiful evening we decided to do it anyway. That was good because a coupleContinue reading “Moth night, round-1”

On Thursday we went to the Leonard Preserve in SW Washtenaw County. We were looking for butterflies and interesting plants. We managed to find a few, but the trail map is not very useful. Pearl Crescent, Monarch and Clouded sulpher were among the butterflies that we found. Eastern Wood Pewee. By noon we headed homeContinue reading “Leonard Preserve and a bad storm”

Sometimes while out walking, I think about reading or writing. I recently read The Immortality Virus. This dystopian story takes place some 500 years in the future after an man-made virus was released in 2050. While at the time people thought that it was an influenza pandemic, which killed millions of people, it was actuallyContinue reading “Musing about books”

I just don’t understand non-morning people. Happy hour means a lot of eating and drinking. And a good IPA is worth it! I can remember driving and watching women put on makeup. At least there were phones in cars back then. So, where should they try Trump? Well, this explains a lot. Science, the lonelyContinue reading “Monday evening humor”

Went downtown this morning to meet Mike and Linda for breakfast. All of the trash from the past three days is being cleared after another highly successful Art Fair. But we were going to Zola for breakfast. As is typical Zola had it’s own wall of art, which is always interesting. After breakfast Susan andContinue reading “Day after Art Fair – 2023”

The heat from western North America is drifting east and should be in Michigan by Monday. Today it’s already 80F, but by Monday it will be in the 90sF. So how is the garden doing? The kale and green beans are growing like weeds. We have been eating fresh kale for weeks. And I amContinue reading “The garden is enjoying the heat”