I set the alarm for 0636 so I could get Nancy up to attend her body pump class at the MAC. Me, I get on my retro and head for Wolfgang's for breakfast. I get there at 0715 and all the booths are empty. At 0730 all the booths are full. After breakfast I load up the road bike and head for Montcalm County and the Fred Meijer Trail. I have to take several detours because today the Reeds Lake Tri is being held and the police have closed several roads. I remember the first TRI because Tasha participated. She won her age group.
When I got to the East Beltline I was engulfed in fog. It was very heavy. So I decided not to go Montcalm County. Instead I head for Riverside Park and the White Pine Trail. I pedalled to the end of the paved section, a distance of 24 miles. It was a beautiful day for a ride. I noted many activities along the way. An Indian PowWow was being held in Riverside Park. The park was loaded with all kinds of tents and travel trailers.
Rockford had an arts festival and farmers market. A JV football game was being played in Cedar Springs because I heard the PA announcer. The trail was loaded with roller bladders, runners and bikers. It took me 4 hours to go 48 miles.
When I got home I watched part of the MSU game and then took a nap. I wanted a short nap but I slept for 2 hours. I also watched part of the UM game. Nancy made a chicken salad for dinner. It hit the spot. After dinner I purchased Nancy her birthday soft ice cream cone. We always buy it at the store on Fuller and Michigan. I took a short walk after the cone. This evening watched the first half of the OSU/USC game. My nap has given me a second wind so I will try and finish my book this evening.
Ossineke, MI this date in 1938. It was foggy until noon and cloudy the rest of the day. GG noted: "we continued digging potatoes, 1.5 bushels, and pulling corn, 1 bu husked". GG tried fishing at the dam and he did not get a bite.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
Friday September 11, 2009
September 11. People always ask do you remember what you were doing when JFK was shot? They ask the same question about 9/11. I remember both dates well. I hope I have no more dates like those during my lifetime.
Today's DFP had an article on Charter Schools in the City of Detroit. Did you know that 60,000 students attend charter schools and 80,000 attend the Detroit Public Schools (DPS)? The DPS have had a student enrollment decrease of 50% over the past 10 years. Dave Bing the new mayor of Detroit has some tough decisions to make to decrease Detroit's $300 million budget shortfall. He appears to be doing a good job but is getting some real flak from the unions. I wish him well.
Today was a bright clear day. I completed my morning routine about 1200. Kim was still cleaning when I got home so I ran an errand. I took my all terrain bike to the shop to get a coaster brake installed. I like the coaster brake and think it is better than the caliper brake for older riders. When I got home I from the shop I got on my retro and took an hour bike ride. It is really hard to get around GR because of all the road construction. Hopefully, the work will be completed in another month.
Tonight Nancy and I are having dinner at the Sundance Grill. After dinner we are going to Best Buy to look for a vacuum cleaner.
Ossineke, MI this date in 1938. It was a foggy and rainy Sunday. GG was home all day but they did take a late afternoon drive to Diamond's Corner and back. They stopped at the garden and picked a pail of tomatoes and a basket of cucumbers.
Today's DFP had an article on Charter Schools in the City of Detroit. Did you know that 60,000 students attend charter schools and 80,000 attend the Detroit Public Schools (DPS)? The DPS have had a student enrollment decrease of 50% over the past 10 years. Dave Bing the new mayor of Detroit has some tough decisions to make to decrease Detroit's $300 million budget shortfall. He appears to be doing a good job but is getting some real flak from the unions. I wish him well.
Today was a bright clear day. I completed my morning routine about 1200. Kim was still cleaning when I got home so I ran an errand. I took my all terrain bike to the shop to get a coaster brake installed. I like the coaster brake and think it is better than the caliper brake for older riders. When I got home I from the shop I got on my retro and took an hour bike ride. It is really hard to get around GR because of all the road construction. Hopefully, the work will be completed in another month.
Tonight Nancy and I are having dinner at the Sundance Grill. After dinner we are going to Best Buy to look for a vacuum cleaner.
Ossineke, MI this date in 1938. It was a foggy and rainy Sunday. GG was home all day but they did take a late afternoon drive to Diamond's Corner and back. They stopped at the garden and picked a pail of tomatoes and a basket of cucumbers.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Thursday September 10, 2009
The bike trip yesterday must have really tired me out because I slept until 0700. I hurried to get my morning routine done by a decent hour but I did not finish reading the DFP until 1 PM. After a quick lunch I took Nancy's new car and got it washed. It was senior citizen day at the car wash.
My next stop was Fox Ford to get someone to help me with the navigation system. The salesmen did not know too much but he did show how he thought the system worked. I started playing with the system and finally found out how to do turn by turn directions. I punched in our home address and it got me home. The system is really quite slick. This evening Nancy and I are going to Great Lakes Shipping for dinner. Since the new TV season has not started, I will continue reading the Dan Brown book. There are several football games but I am not into football when it is 80 degrees outside.
Ossineke, MI this date in 1938. It was Saturday and GG said it rained all day. J Vredenburg brought 1/2 bushel of apples and some sauce to Aunt Julia. Unfortunately I cannot read the rest of GG's entry.
My next stop was Fox Ford to get someone to help me with the navigation system. The salesmen did not know too much but he did show how he thought the system worked. I started playing with the system and finally found out how to do turn by turn directions. I punched in our home address and it got me home. The system is really quite slick. This evening Nancy and I are going to Great Lakes Shipping for dinner. Since the new TV season has not started, I will continue reading the Dan Brown book. There are several football games but I am not into football when it is 80 degrees outside.
Ossineke, MI this date in 1938. It was Saturday and GG said it rained all day. J Vredenburg brought 1/2 bushel of apples and some sauce to Aunt Julia. Unfortunately I cannot read the rest of GG's entry.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Wednesday September 9, 2009
Wednesday, breakfast club day, and I will attend for the first time in a month. I left at 0645 and it was pitch black. Today's meeting was well attended and they had a good speaker discussing an at-home assisted living program. It seems all the programs lately have been aimed at us old folks. After the meeting I headed for home and loaded my new bike in the Aztek and headed for the Kal-Haven trail near Kalamazoo. The trail is constructed of crushed limestone and my new bike was perfect for this surface. My road bike could not have gotten through some of the sections with loose stone. I rode west to Gobles about 12.5 miles from the east termini. In Gobles I had to buy a day pass for the trail. It cost $3. This is the only public trail I know that charges a fee. I also bought a slice of pizza while in Gobles. The ride was nice I saw several wild turkeys and noticed how some of the trees are turning color. I did encounter two big dogs that were running loose. I stopped my bike and they finally got bored and ran away. This is the first time on a trail that I encountered unattended dogs.
After my 25 mile bike ride I took a short nap. Tonight Nancy's book club is at our house. Tom M and I went out for dinner. Book club was over at 8 so Nancy and I watched the President talk about health care. I really don't understand all the details about the proposed health care bill but any piece of legislation that contains over 1100 pages is probably too confusing.
Ossineke, MI this date in 1938. It was cloudy and cool all day. This was the last day for the county fair so GG and the Mrs. (his words) attended. The got home at 5:45 PM.
After my 25 mile bike ride I took a short nap. Tonight Nancy's book club is at our house. Tom M and I went out for dinner. Book club was over at 8 so Nancy and I watched the President talk about health care. I really don't understand all the details about the proposed health care bill but any piece of legislation that contains over 1100 pages is probably too confusing.
Ossineke, MI this date in 1938. It was cloudy and cool all day. This was the last day for the county fair so GG and the Mrs. (his words) attended. The got home at 5:45 PM.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Tuesday September 8, 2009
All the schools are now open. Traffic patterns on several streets changed dramatically. However for us retired folks it is just another day. I followed my normal morning routine. After lunch, I ran several errands. I purchased a new CD. It is called "Rambling Boy" by Charlie Haden. Nancy read an article that said if you like the CD "O Brother Where Art Thou" you will love "Rambling boy". My next stop was the lighting center to purchase some ceiling floods for the kitchen. My final stop was Riverside Park where I unloaded the road bike and went on a 1.5 hour ride. I rode 18 miles.
Not much on TV so I will continue reading my Dan Brown book. I am looking forwarded to Ken Burns TV special on the National Parks.
Ossineke, MI this date in 1938. It was a cool and cloudy day but no rain. GGM went to the County Fair while GG stayed home and picked 3 bushels of red potatoes and other stuff.
Not much on TV so I will continue reading my Dan Brown book. I am looking forwarded to Ken Burns TV special on the National Parks.
Ossineke, MI this date in 1938. It was a cool and cloudy day but no rain. GGM went to the County Fair while GG stayed home and picked 3 bushels of red potatoes and other stuff.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Monday September 7, 2009
The alarm goes off at 0636. Today is Labor Day and Bob and Nancy are going to participate in the GR Bridge Walk. It is a five mile walk along the banks of the Grand River and crosses over all the downtown bridges, 7. It is a very pleasant walk and a first time visitor to GR would be very impressed. The salmon are running so the river was loaded with fishermen. GR has done a great job developing walks and parks along the river. It looked like over 1000 folks participated.
After the walk Nancy and I headed to Perkins for a well deserved breakfast. We had eggs, meat and pancakes. I watched a little of the US Open and then took a short nap. After the nap I continued reading a Dan Brown book on my kindle. It is a hokey plot but it does keep my interest. I spent some time playing with facebook. I have many questions and can find no manuals. I did load several photos from our trip to Kazakhstan. I wanted to load the whole album but could only load five. I was going to load photos of SPS and family trip to GR but found that I had erased them. I will call SPS and get him to email me the photos.
How do I erase a friend without hurting their feelings? Can I have a friend but control how much they send me? I don't want to know what a friends family is doing. Is there no facebook for dummies?
Tonight in keeping with the end of summer Nancy is grilling hamburgers. Speaking of end of summer, Nancy and I saw many maples with bright red leaves.
Ossineke, MI this date in 1938. GG wrote that they had rain early and cloudy with cold North wind the rest of the day. They drove to Alpena for the county fair. GG said they had a good crowd.
After the walk Nancy and I headed to Perkins for a well deserved breakfast. We had eggs, meat and pancakes. I watched a little of the US Open and then took a short nap. After the nap I continued reading a Dan Brown book on my kindle. It is a hokey plot but it does keep my interest. I spent some time playing with facebook. I have many questions and can find no manuals. I did load several photos from our trip to Kazakhstan. I wanted to load the whole album but could only load five. I was going to load photos of SPS and family trip to GR but found that I had erased them. I will call SPS and get him to email me the photos.
How do I erase a friend without hurting their feelings? Can I have a friend but control how much they send me? I don't want to know what a friends family is doing. Is there no facebook for dummies?
Tonight in keeping with the end of summer Nancy is grilling hamburgers. Speaking of end of summer, Nancy and I saw many maples with bright red leaves.
Ossineke, MI this date in 1938. GG wrote that they had rain early and cloudy with cold North wind the rest of the day. They drove to Alpena for the county fair. GG said they had a good crowd.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Sunday September 6, 2009
The alarm goes off at 0656 and Bob and Nancy bounce out of bed. We declared yesterday that jet lag was over. The pool at the MAC was not crowded. We both swam our normal 45 minutes or 1500 yards. After the swim we head for Meijers and our weekly shop date. I purchased gas, $2.50 per gallon, and returned $6 worth of bottles.
Of course for breakfast Nancy fixed her world famous poached eggs. Returning to my normal routine I took my Sunday afternoon nap. After the nap I decided to cut the grass. The grass was quite long and I thought it was on steroids. Today I placed the side discharge chute on the mower. It worked great and I got a uniform cut. It took me 3 hours to cut and edge the grass. I had to get the yard looking good because Wednesday night Nancy has her book club over.
Nancy fired up the grill and cooked a pork loin for dinner. We had the pork, fresh green beans and cottage cheese for dinner. It was good. Not much on TV so I am writing this blog and playing games on the computer.
Ossineke, MI this date in 1938. It was a cloudy Tuesday. GG took Aunt Laura and cousin Glen to Alpena. GG and Glen got a hair cut. They dropped off some corn for Aunt Julia and then went to the County Fair. On there way home they stopped at Diamond's Corner and got sandwiches and 2 cans of orange juice. GG worked in the post office in the afternoon.
Of course for breakfast Nancy fixed her world famous poached eggs. Returning to my normal routine I took my Sunday afternoon nap. After the nap I decided to cut the grass. The grass was quite long and I thought it was on steroids. Today I placed the side discharge chute on the mower. It worked great and I got a uniform cut. It took me 3 hours to cut and edge the grass. I had to get the yard looking good because Wednesday night Nancy has her book club over.
Nancy fired up the grill and cooked a pork loin for dinner. We had the pork, fresh green beans and cottage cheese for dinner. It was good. Not much on TV so I am writing this blog and playing games on the computer.
Ossineke, MI this date in 1938. It was a cloudy Tuesday. GG took Aunt Laura and cousin Glen to Alpena. GG and Glen got a hair cut. They dropped off some corn for Aunt Julia and then went to the County Fair. On there way home they stopped at Diamond's Corner and got sandwiches and 2 cans of orange juice. GG worked in the post office in the afternoon.
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