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  • For the love of music…

    Tonight was the fifth in the series of Concerts in the Park(ing Lot) http://www.concertsintheparkinglot.com/ and featured “Outside the Lines” with local singer songwriter Bonnie Couchie warming up the crowd. We truly are a dedicated crowd with a passion for music regardless… Continue reading

  • The Cellular world is warped…

    My cell phone bill arrived today.  I examined each of the three pages carefully, as I do each month, to see what exactly the charges cover. And here is what I have concluded. Cellular companies are strictly in the business… Continue reading

  • Superior views …

    I’m on the road again heading east along the north shore of Lake Superior to Sault Ste. Marie with a truck load of gently used clothing to drop at Value Village and six dive tanks needing annual inspection. More importantly,… Continue reading

  • Prayers of hope…

    Today my friend Ken begins his first bout of chemotherapy. He has been in the forefront of my thoughts as we edge closer to today. I am reminded, too, that I haven’t checked in with Katja since her last cancer… Continue reading

  • Sacred Spaces…

    Since my childhood Lake Superior has been a sacred space for my family; more specifically, Pebble Beach. My parents and sister and I worshiped here frequently when I was growing up. It is still a sacred space and my wife… Continue reading

  • The past returns to haunt…

    I received a call on Friday last asking me if I could edit a photograph and take a person out of the picture. I agreed and the caller dropped the photograph off to be reworked. They want it ready for… Continue reading

  • Strawberry Fields

    While working in the backyard yesterday and today I discovered these ripe wild strawberries begging to be picked and eaten with my morning cereal or as a treat in the evening with ice cream. They are late this year. More often than… Continue reading

  • Gee-ologee

    Today the sun shone. I know that’s not terribly remarkable for most people but it is significant for the north shore of Lake Superior this year. We haven’t had much sun this summer. Mostly we have had rain–buckets of rain.… Continue reading

  • Tugging at the heart strings…

    Today I received one of those e-mails that get forwarded many times that are designed to tug at one’s heart strings to cause something to happen in support of an idea or an issue or an action. I don’t often… Continue reading

  • Hello world! Getting my act together and…

    This Blog is under construction. I have a steep learning curve in front of me. Please bear with me. George Continue reading