Wednesday February 20, 2013

Another cold, windy day in GR. The temperature was in the mid teens at 0500 and at 2000 it is 21 with light snow. This morning I had breakfast club. Most of folks wore their coats for breakfast because the Women's Civic Club had a furnace malfunction. The speaker this morning was from the MDEQ. He talked about fracking in MI. It was a very good talk. After breakfast I drove home and grabbed my Kindle and walked to the Kava House. The financial mess in Detroit made both the WSJ and DFP. I was surprised how strong the DFP wants an emergency manager. The mess in Detroit is criminal. I hope the State does not bail Detroit out. After the Kava House I walked over to Gaslight Village. The wind made walking difficult. 53rd Bank sent us a letter saying they were changing their checking accounts. I talked to the bank folks and the bottom line is that a checking account will now cost $11 per month. We now pay nothing for our two accounts. I was so depressed that I stopped at the new Woolrich store and bought $50 of merchandise. I always feel better when I make a personal purchase. I spent most of the afternoon going over some old family photos. I scanned a bunch of photos. Working on family stuff is a pleasant way to spent a winter's afternoon. I did walk Ms P around the block. We both got cold so we did not dilly dally. Nancy worked a Meijer's Garden this afternoon. I was surprised that the Garden was busy this afternoon. Nancy said they are getting some butterflies. The butterfly exhibit does not usually start until March. I watched some news before coming upstairs to write this blog. Not much on TV this evening so I will probably read a National Geographic magazine from last year. I am catching up. I got my 30 in today.