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A Milestone Post

This is blog post number 1100 for me. I started this blog in 2021 not quite sure where it would go. Over the years I’ve varied the number of posts that I wrote. 2022 was a big year coming off the second year of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic (COVID). WHo knows what this year will bringContinue reading “A Milestone Post”

Book Reviews

For the past few weeks I’ve been reading a lot. Right now I’m a bit slow as I recently had a tetanus shot and the most recent COVID vaccine. So here’s what I’ve read. This was an interesting fantasy read. It’s the story of a young woman who inherits an interesting bookstore. It’s also aboutContinue reading “Book Reviews”

A long interesting day

Yesterday started out normally with taking our car to Toyota for routine maintenance and the inspection of break pads. We got there at 8 am and were told most stuff should be done by noon. So we headed out for breakfast. Occasionally, we drive to Uptown Coney Island for breakfast but yesterday we walked fromContinue reading “A long interesting day”

Some book reviews

I am working my way through a bunch of old Christopher Moore books. Recently I’ve re-red all of the books that take place in Pine Cove. Practical Demonkeeping is the first book that takes place in Pine Cove, California. The story involves a demon obviously, but also a djinn (genie). The rather humorous story, althoughContinue reading “Some book reviews”

Climate disasters and more

Denying that Climate Change is not occurring is not the smartest thing that any person can say. It’s been quite obvious for a very long time. In the past year there have been tremendous flooding events, hurricanes and wildfires among other things. Additionally, as the climate warms tropical diseases are spreading northward. The argument hasContinue reading “Climate disasters and more”

Bishop’s Bog orchids

We spent Saturday morning at Bishop’s Bog Preserve, in Portage, Michigan. It was a near perfect day. Normally I would have said that we were spot-on for seeing the orchids that we were searching for, but this year we were actually a week or two late for flowers. We were lucky though and saw aContinue reading “Bishop’s Bog orchids”