This was conference day for Dick at Burnham Brook in Battle Creek. I kept myself busy cleaning out the car, getting iced tea at Burger King, and reading my book at Burnham Brook. I was a guest for lunch, so we were able to eat together. We should have gone to Burger King! The food was slmost inedible. It gave me renewed respect for Mother, who says the same thing about the food where she lives.
We had noticed on the GPSr that there was a cache quite near the conference center. So after lunch, I went on a quest, and I was successful! (My first solo find - and the coordinates were right on!) Whoop, whoop! It was our 899th find.
Friday, April 07, 2006
Thursday, April 06, 2006
Ten Caches
We did a leisurely drive from T.C. to South Haven, and did 10 (count 'em) ten caches in one trip. We are very proud of ourselves.
We stopped for lunch in Rothbury at the Country Kitchen. The food was really good, and the eavesdropping was spectacular. It seems that local gossip has it that Cabela's is considering putting a big sports center near Rothbury on a huge (642 acres) parcel of land. It's not a done deal, but it was fun listening to all of the conjecture!
Once in South Haven, it was recommended that we eat dinner downtown at Clementine's. Well, Clementine's was over-crowded, so we just ducked into Captain Nemo's. It was kind of a combination ice cream shop and sub shop. We saw a lot more local color than we really wanted to!
We stopped for lunch in Rothbury at the Country Kitchen. The food was really good, and the eavesdropping was spectacular. It seems that local gossip has it that Cabela's is considering putting a big sports center near Rothbury on a huge (642 acres) parcel of land. It's not a done deal, but it was fun listening to all of the conjecture!
Once in South Haven, it was recommended that we eat dinner downtown at Clementine's. Well, Clementine's was over-crowded, so we just ducked into Captain Nemo's. It was kind of a combination ice cream shop and sub shop. We saw a lot more local color than we really wanted to!
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
UsTwo
This morning we were treated to breakfast at the Omelette Shoppe by UsTwo (Doug and Edie of Lansing). We had a great time and a yummy breakfast. The air was filled with cache talk - that's always such fun. Thanks for breakfast, UsTwo.
We're leaving tomorrow (Thursday) for Battle Creek by way of South Haven. We're heading for the MMAP Volunteer Recognition Conference. It's always enjoyable. Of course, we're planning to do a lot of geo-caching before and after.
This year I think that Dick should win at least 14 different awards at the conference because he has worked so hard! The Traverse City office has been hit by a plague of locusts (well, not really). The boss is in Florida for the winter and not returning until May, the vice-boss has breast cancer and is responding poorly to chemo, the Social Security contact has colon cancer, another counselor has just has heart by-pass surgery, and then there's Dick. So whatever gets done in Traverse City - medicaid applications, Part D drug Plans, presentations to groups, general medicare questions - gets done by Dick. One year we both won the Medicaid Specialist for the State of Michigan award, and we didn't work half as hard as he has worked, and there were two of us.
We're leaving tomorrow (Thursday) for Battle Creek by way of South Haven. We're heading for the MMAP Volunteer Recognition Conference. It's always enjoyable. Of course, we're planning to do a lot of geo-caching before and after.
This year I think that Dick should win at least 14 different awards at the conference because he has worked so hard! The Traverse City office has been hit by a plague of locusts (well, not really). The boss is in Florida for the winter and not returning until May, the vice-boss has breast cancer and is responding poorly to chemo, the Social Security contact has colon cancer, another counselor has just has heart by-pass surgery, and then there's Dick. So whatever gets done in Traverse City - medicaid applications, Part D drug Plans, presentations to groups, general medicare questions - gets done by Dick. One year we both won the Medicaid Specialist for the State of Michigan award, and we didn't work half as hard as he has worked, and there were two of us.
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Vote for Your Favorite Turtle
Which picture do you like best, Turtle 1 or Turtle 5? I'll use the winning picure on the geocaching cache page for a new cache I want to put out. Please vote!
Sam's Club is so great - we go there every month or so to get large quantities of things like toilet paper, paper towels, bottled water, olives, etc., etc. We spend a lot of time and money there this morning.
Dick knew of two new caches in T.C. - the first one was at K Mart, and that was fun - and while we were there we went to the dollar store. I'm searching for turtle items for my new cache.
As long as we were at the Cherryland Plaza, we went to The Big Eazy for lunch. Yummy and fun.
Second cache was at the new County Building on LaFranier Road - we had lots of fun finding the trail that took us within 200 feet of it instead of walking 14,000 miles from the parking lot.
Sam's Club is so great - we go there every month or so to get large quantities of things like toilet paper, paper towels, bottled water, olives, etc., etc. We spend a lot of time and money there this morning.
Dick knew of two new caches in T.C. - the first one was at K Mart, and that was fun - and while we were there we went to the dollar store. I'm searching for turtle items for my new cache.
As long as we were at the Cherryland Plaza, we went to The Big Eazy for lunch. Yummy and fun.
Second cache was at the new County Building on LaFranier Road - we had lots of fun finding the trail that took us within 200 feet of it instead of walking 14,000 miles from the parking lot.
Saturday, April 01, 2006
Weirdness in Wonderland
An adventure like this only happens to the "lucky and the strong".
First of all, we stopped for lunch in Alden at The Wild Onion. Alden sits on the shore of the beautiful and famous Torch Lake. Searching the menu for yumminess, I almost burst out laughing. For breakfast at the Wild Onion, you can order an omelette called "Torcher"!! No kidding! Want a little Torcher for breakfast? Weird. This reminds me of a sign we saw on another day - it was outside a small ranch. Near the gate, the sign said "Oleo Ranch - The Cheaper Spread"!
Our caching adventure began over in the Jordan River Valley, near East Jordan. There are marvelous trails there, and the conditions on the dirt roads weren't too bad. We parked by a sign that said "Congested Area" at the convergence of three dirt trails! Weird. Dick went off down the gated path to find the Crossing Jordan cache, and to put out the Michigan traveling cache. After he left, I got out my ski-walking poles, and went to investigate the great looking bridge over the river. The trail was superior, the bridge was so attractive, and the river scenery was very unusual. There were hummocks the size of hassocks all through the river, and some other hummocks the size of picnic tables - it was most picturesque.
The trail was so inviting, it drew me on down the way until I came to a fork in the road. I didn't know which way Dick had gone, so I stopped to reconnoiter. I noticed a set of railings at the top of a steep hill, and I was drawn once again to investigate. The ski-walkers made it possible for me to scramble right up the hill with no problem. At the top of the hill was a campground for backpackers. I walked down another hill to another road, and back to the car. This is unusual behavior for me - you have no idea how I surprised myself by doing it. Weird. The ski-walkers are going to change my life!
The second cache was down Bartholomew Road. There's a lot of weirdness in the world, and we found quite a bit of it today! On the way down the road, we came to a junkyard with junk cars on both sides of the road. The thing that was interesting to me was that on one side of the road there was a long wooden wall, and written on the wall were Biblical scriptures - there must have been 15-20 quotations. The interesting part is that the lettering was absolutely beautifully done - a really professional job. It was most incongruous in a junkyard. Weird.
We wound up in somebody's front yard, so we had to back up and look for the right trail. There was a two track back to a picnic area, and the ruins of a house and barn. This cache had been placed by a Boy Scout Troop, and it was very different and weird. The cache container was a red thermos jug just sitting out in the open with no camouflage.
At the Bennett Creek cache site we ran into Whitard and his whole family! How weird is that! It was really fun to see them - we'd like to have them come out to the river sometime. The little girls are so much fun.
The next adventure out-weirded the rest. In search of the Ouachita cache, we took off down Pesek Road, which was a quagmire of mud at the berginning, and then changed to frozen and icy, and then returned to muddy quagmire. There were houses along the way - we couldn't believe that! Dick had to really go fast through the mud so that we wouldn't get bogged down, and mud was splattering everywhere. That road would make a great ride at DisneyWorld! We were both all tightened up and tense by the time we got to Marvon Road. To us, it looked like a super highway. Pesek is short for Pesek Cake (piece of cake) NOT. This is what Dick wrote when he logged the cache:
The Scenic State cache was last. Whew! I was reaching the saturation point.
On the way home we passed through Central Lake, where we saw a man out in his front yard sitting by a campfire playing the guitar. Later we saw a man straight out of Monty Python, doing the silly walk down the side of the road. Weird!
A quick stop at the car wash and at KFC and then home to watch George Mason lose to Florida in the NCAA semi-finals. So now, do we root for UCLA because Melanie chose them, or for Florida because at least they're East of the Mississippi... Weird.
First of all, we stopped for lunch in Alden at The Wild Onion. Alden sits on the shore of the beautiful and famous Torch Lake. Searching the menu for yumminess, I almost burst out laughing. For breakfast at the Wild Onion, you can order an omelette called "Torcher"!! No kidding! Want a little Torcher for breakfast? Weird. This reminds me of a sign we saw on another day - it was outside a small ranch. Near the gate, the sign said "Oleo Ranch - The Cheaper Spread"!
Our caching adventure began over in the Jordan River Valley, near East Jordan. There are marvelous trails there, and the conditions on the dirt roads weren't too bad. We parked by a sign that said "Congested Area" at the convergence of three dirt trails! Weird. Dick went off down the gated path to find the Crossing Jordan cache, and to put out the Michigan traveling cache. After he left, I got out my ski-walking poles, and went to investigate the great looking bridge over the river. The trail was superior, the bridge was so attractive, and the river scenery was very unusual. There were hummocks the size of hassocks all through the river, and some other hummocks the size of picnic tables - it was most picturesque.
The trail was so inviting, it drew me on down the way until I came to a fork in the road. I didn't know which way Dick had gone, so I stopped to reconnoiter. I noticed a set of railings at the top of a steep hill, and I was drawn once again to investigate. The ski-walkers made it possible for me to scramble right up the hill with no problem. At the top of the hill was a campground for backpackers. I walked down another hill to another road, and back to the car. This is unusual behavior for me - you have no idea how I surprised myself by doing it. Weird. The ski-walkers are going to change my life!
The second cache was down Bartholomew Road. There's a lot of weirdness in the world, and we found quite a bit of it today! On the way down the road, we came to a junkyard with junk cars on both sides of the road. The thing that was interesting to me was that on one side of the road there was a long wooden wall, and written on the wall were Biblical scriptures - there must have been 15-20 quotations. The interesting part is that the lettering was absolutely beautifully done - a really professional job. It was most incongruous in a junkyard. Weird.
We wound up in somebody's front yard, so we had to back up and look for the right trail. There was a two track back to a picnic area, and the ruins of a house and barn. This cache had been placed by a Boy Scout Troop, and it was very different and weird. The cache container was a red thermos jug just sitting out in the open with no camouflage.
At the Bennett Creek cache site we ran into Whitard and his whole family! How weird is that! It was really fun to see them - we'd like to have them come out to the river sometime. The little girls are so much fun.
The next adventure out-weirded the rest. In search of the Ouachita cache, we took off down Pesek Road, which was a quagmire of mud at the berginning, and then changed to frozen and icy, and then returned to muddy quagmire. There were houses along the way - we couldn't believe that! Dick had to really go fast through the mud so that we wouldn't get bogged down, and mud was splattering everywhere. That road would make a great ride at DisneyWorld! We were both all tightened up and tense by the time we got to Marvon Road. To us, it looked like a super highway. Pesek is short for Pesek Cake (piece of cake) NOT. This is what Dick wrote when he logged the cache:
Thanks for the cache Nanalulubug, we made it into quite an adventure. We were coming up from the south and our auto routing sent us up Pesek Road. We bet that is a real pretty drive in the summer but it's pretty hairy in the spring. We couldn't believe that folks actually live back there. By the time we got to the end, our little Subaru looked like a swamp buggy. We're too old for this stuff. By the time our knuckles were pink again, we were ready for a nice friendly cache. We signed and stamped the log and left a little ducky finger puppet. Then we drove off to find a car wash. Yee Ha!
The Scenic State cache was last. Whew! I was reaching the saturation point.
On the way home we passed through Central Lake, where we saw a man out in his front yard sitting by a campfire playing the guitar. Later we saw a man straight out of Monty Python, doing the silly walk down the side of the road. Weird!
A quick stop at the car wash and at KFC and then home to watch George Mason lose to Florida in the NCAA semi-finals. So now, do we root for UCLA because Melanie chose them, or for Florida because at least they're East of the Mississippi... Weird.
Friday, March 31, 2006
Taxing
Today we worked on getting our income taxes ready to send. No sense waiting until the last minute! (snort) We managed quite nicely - we were able to come up with every scrap of paper that's required, and to jump through all of the hoops from the IRS and also the hoops from TurboTax. It's basically finished - Dick just wants to go over it again before we submit it.
We had time afterwards to finish fixing up the Let's Go Moo cache, and stopped at Moomer's for ice cream - which will turn out to be our dinner!
We had time afterwards to finish fixing up the Let's Go Moo cache, and stopped at Moomer's for ice cream - which will turn out to be our dinner!
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Not the Best of the Rest
We had fun driving around today trying to fix up our Let's Go Moo cache, which was in dire need of maintenance. We got it partially finished, and we'll do the rest tomorrow.
Each year, the winner of the NIT is called The Best of the Rest, meaning the best of those left out of the NCAA tournament. Michigan played in the championship game tonight, but came up short, so they're the runners up. I guess we could say that they are the Best of the Rest of the Rest.
Each year, the winner of the NIT is called The Best of the Rest, meaning the best of those left out of the NCAA tournament. Michigan played in the championship game tonight, but came up short, so they're the runners up. I guess we could say that they are the Best of the Rest of the Rest.
Bidding for its second NIT championship in three years, the Michigan men's basketball team fell behind early and never recovered as South Carolina captured its second straight NIT crown with a 76-64 victory Thursday, March 30, in New York City. The Wolverines (22-11), who trailed 10-2 early and were down 39-27 at the break, made a late run to cut the margin to nine points but could not get any closer. Daniel Horton closed out his brilliant senior season with 18 points, while Brent Petway and Chris Hunter added 12 points apiece.
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
T.C. Geo-Lunch
We started out the morning geocaching in Mother Gen's old backyard - no kidding! A cache has been hidden near the TART behind Gen's lot. We couldn't find it, so we'll have to go back. The other one we couldn't find was at the Civic Center - so we'll have to go back there too.
We met Frank and Peggy for lunch at Scott's Harbor Grill - we had a great time - sat and talked for two hours...very much fun indeed. The four of us have a lot in common - kids, geocaching, teaching, Ann Arbor, Boston, etc. We ran into Janet there, too. It really is a small town!
In the afternoon we went to Benzie County for two new caches, and we were FTF (First to Find) on both of them - so that kind of made up for the morning.
It was a beautiful day to be out and about - the weather has been very mild this week - we shed our jackets early. The bay was simply gorgeous - it's fun to see the ships at the Maritime Academy - the big one is docked there (The State of Michigan) along with two little tugs - a lot of local color.
We found a new place in Inland Township, Benzie County - Turtle Lake on Miller Road. It's quite small, but it's in an area that would be very pretty in the summer time. Just makes me want to place a turtle cache there! (see link above)
We met Frank and Peggy for lunch at Scott's Harbor Grill - we had a great time - sat and talked for two hours...very much fun indeed. The four of us have a lot in common - kids, geocaching, teaching, Ann Arbor, Boston, etc. We ran into Janet there, too. It really is a small town!
In the afternoon we went to Benzie County for two new caches, and we were FTF (First to Find) on both of them - so that kind of made up for the morning.
It was a beautiful day to be out and about - the weather has been very mild this week - we shed our jackets early. The bay was simply gorgeous - it's fun to see the ships at the Maritime Academy - the big one is docked there (The State of Michigan) along with two little tugs - a lot of local color.
We found a new place in Inland Township, Benzie County - Turtle Lake on Miller Road. It's quite small, but it's in an area that would be very pretty in the summer time. Just makes me want to place a turtle cache there! (see link above)
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Exactly So
Laurie found a video in Arabic with subtitles. (see link above) The speaker captivated us all with her bravery, her passion, and her rationality. Dick found a transcript of the interview:
2/21/2006 Clip No. 1050
Arab-American Psychiatrist Wafa Sultan: There is No Clash of Civilizations but a Clash between the Mentality of the Middle Ages and That of the 21st Century
Following are excerpts from an interview with Arab-American psychiatrist Wafa Sultan. The interview was aired on Al-Jazeera TV on February 21, 2006
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Wafa Sultan: The clash we are witnessing around the world is not a clash of religions, or a clash of civilizations. It is a clash between two opposites, between two eras. It is a clash between a mentality that belongs to the Middle Ages and another mentality that belongs to the 21st century. It is a clash between civilization and backwardness, between the civilized and the primitive, between barbarity and rationality. It is a clash between freedom and oppression, between democracy and dictatorship. It is a clash between human rights, on the one hand, and the violation of these rights, on other hand. It is a clash between those who treat women like beasts, and those who treat them like human beings. What we see today is not a clash of civilizations. Civilizations do not clash, but compete.
[...]
Host: I understand from your words that what is happening today is a clash between the culture of the West, and the backwardness and ignorance of the Muslims?
Wafa Sultan: Yes, that is what I mean.
[...]
Host: Who came up with the concept of a clash of civilizations? Was it not Samuel Huntington? It was not Bin Laden. I would like to discuss this issue, if you don't mind...
Wafa Sultan: The Muslims are the ones who began using this expression. The Muslims are the ones who began the clash of civilizations. The Prophet of Islam said: "I was ordered to fight the people until they believe in Allah and His Messenger." When the Muslims divided the people into Muslims and non-Muslims, and called to fight the others until they believe in what they themselves believe, they started this clash, and began this war. In order to start this war, they must reexamine their Islamic books and curricula, which are full of calls for takfir and fighting the infidels.
My colleague has said that he never offends other people's beliefs. What civilization on the face of this earth allows him to call other people by names that they did not choose for themselves? Once, he calls them Ahl Al-Dhimma, another time he calls them the "People of the Book," and yet another time he compares them to apes and pigs, or he calls the Christians "those who incur Allah's wrath." Who told you that they are "People of the Book"? They are not the People of the Book, they are people of many books. All the useful scientific books that you have today are theirs, the fruit of their free and creative thinking. What gives you the right to call them "those who incur Allah's wrath," or "those who have gone astray," and then come here and say that your religion commands you to refrain from offending the beliefs of others?
I am not a Christian, a Muslim, or a Jew. I am a secular human being. I do not believe in the supernatural, but I respect others' right to believe in it.
Dr. Ibrahim Al-Khouli: Are you a heretic?
Wafa Sultan: You can say whatever you like. I am a secular human being who does not believe in the supernatural...
Dr. Ibrahim Al-Khouli: If you are a heretic, there is no point in rebuking you, since you have blasphemed against Islam, the Prophet, and the Koran...
Wafa Sultan: These are personal matters that do not concern you.
[...]
Wafa Sultan: Brother, you can believe in stones, as long as you don't throw them at me. You are free to worship whoever you want, but other people's beliefs are not your concern, whether they believe that the Messiah is God, son of Mary, or that Satan is God, son of Mary. Let people have their beliefs.
[...]
Wafa Sultan: The Jews have come from the tragedy (of the Holocaust), and forced the world to respect them, with their knowledge, not with their terror, with their work, not their crying and yelling. Humanity owes most of the discoveries and science of the 19th and 20th centuries to Jewish scientists. 15 million people, scattered throughout the world, united and won their rights through work and knowledge. We have not seen a single Jew blow himself up in a German restaurant. We have not seen a single Jew destroy a church. We have not seen a single Jew protest by killing people. The Muslims have turned three Buddha statues into rubble. We have not seen a single Buddhist burn down a Mosque, kill a Muslim, or burn down an embassy. Only the Muslims defend their beliefs by burning down churches, killing people, and destroying embassies. This path will not yield any results. The Muslims must ask themselves what they can do for humankind, before they demand that humankind respect them.
Saturday, March 25, 2006
How to Enjoy a Saturday
Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Glen Arbor needed a Medicare Part D presentation at 10:30 this morning. Dick did a great job. It was a small group but very friendly. Afterwards we had a great lunch at Art's Tavern, which we always enjoy.
We also enjoy driving around Leelanau County! We drove past the Dunes Climb and were surprised to see 4 people up at the top with backpacks. We drove into Pierce Stocking drive, but it's not open yet. We went to Empire to find the end of the Shore to Shore Trail, and to scout out possible locations for caches for the new cache series.
After resting at home for a while, we took the other car to the dump and recycling. We had a great time driving around unusual roads out near Holiday Hills, and behind the Timber Ridge campground. I was amazed at the new houses out that way. We did the Subaru Cruise downtown except we were in the Ford Explorer - so I guess it was a Marco Explore, not a cruise. Downtown was busy - the marina area was deserted - the bay looked dark and angry.
Beef stew in the crockpot.
We also enjoy driving around Leelanau County! We drove past the Dunes Climb and were surprised to see 4 people up at the top with backpacks. We drove into Pierce Stocking drive, but it's not open yet. We went to Empire to find the end of the Shore to Shore Trail, and to scout out possible locations for caches for the new cache series.
After resting at home for a while, we took the other car to the dump and recycling. We had a great time driving around unusual roads out near Holiday Hills, and behind the Timber Ridge campground. I was amazed at the new houses out that way. We did the Subaru Cruise downtown except we were in the Ford Explorer - so I guess it was a Marco Explore, not a cruise. Downtown was busy - the marina area was deserted - the bay looked dark and angry.
Beef stew in the crockpot.
Friday, March 24, 2006
Second Place
I've been bumped into second place in the GenFamily bracket challenge. Melanie is now # 1. My pick for National Champ (Villanova) had a really tough time beating Boston College so now I'm biting my fingernails about the final outcome!
Dick worked at the Visitor Center from 9 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. - an unusually long stretch. He was covering for Kathee, who is on Spring Break. The Agency had 2 people call him with Medicare questions - I think that's out of line. At least they didn't show up in person the way three of them did last week.
I had my C-T scan - they said it takes 3 to 5 business days for me to get the results, so it will be the end of next week. I was there from 12:30 to 3:30 - the test has a prep similar to the prep for a colonoscopy, but less so, thank goodness! But I did have to drink three large cups full of "stuff". We got pizza from Mancino's so that the day shouldn't be a total loss! (wink)
Dick worked at the Visitor Center from 9 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. - an unusually long stretch. He was covering for Kathee, who is on Spring Break. The Agency had 2 people call him with Medicare questions - I think that's out of line. At least they didn't show up in person the way three of them did last week.
I had my C-T scan - they said it takes 3 to 5 business days for me to get the results, so it will be the end of next week. I was there from 12:30 to 3:30 - the test has a prep similar to the prep for a colonoscopy, but less so, thank goodness! But I did have to drink three large cups full of "stuff". We got pizza from Mancino's so that the day shouldn't be a total loss! (wink)
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Coyle's, Caching & Companions
The DinoDuo are back up north, so it's time for a geo-get-together. We met in Houghton Lake for lunch at Coyle's, and to catch up on some caches not done in the past. It was a real cache catch-up. (Sorry) We also caught up on all of the latest news, told most of our favorite jokes, did some pre-planning of the Shore to Shore cache series, and did some caching in the rain. My favorite was the Ospreys Soar- I wasn't afraid to do the reach-in! Dick and I did 8 caches all together.
The weather was miserable - we got rained on and snowed upon, and went down a couple of two-tracks which weren't very vehicle friendly, but that's really fun for us. That's about as adventurous as we get!
On the way home we agreed that it was our favorite kind of a day.
Have you tried frozen Bertolli pasta dinners? Yum! We had that for a late dinner, with polenta.
The weather was miserable - we got rained on and snowed upon, and went down a couple of two-tracks which weren't very vehicle friendly, but that's really fun for us. That's about as adventurous as we get!
On the way home we agreed that it was our favorite kind of a day.
Have you tried frozen Bertolli pasta dinners? Yum! We had that for a late dinner, with polenta.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
B-Day
This was a Very Nice Birthday! It began with a call from Tom - we had fun talking about kitties, and his job. He's a little stressed out because he has an upcoming deadline, and he doesn't have his xenon-fluoride chamber perfected yet. And you know how frustrating that can be. (!) I got gorgeous yellow tulips from my offspring, a lot of really cute birthday cards from Dick, a lovely, lush azalea plant from Tim and Susie, and a phone call from Jana.
I spent most of the morning playing guilt-free games on the computer - Did you know that today is National Goof Off Day? (see link above)
We went to the movies and saw Eight Below, which is a dog story about lost sled dogs in Antarctica (http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/8below/). The dogs were really good actors, and displayed a surprising amount of human compassion for each other. But seriously, folks, we really enjoyed it. The dogs were beautiful, and the young, mostly unknown cast was quite good. We were especially impressed with Jason Biggs, the comic relief. He was funny without actually scene stealing the way it sometimes happens. Dick was able to detect some flaws in the technical aspects of dog sledding, but I was enthralled by the drama and the pathos.
We went out to dinner at the Hofbrau in Interlochen, and I had a marvelous time! They have one of those interactive games where you answer trivia questions at your table and your score shows up on the TV monitor. I won, because no one else was playing.
To top it off, Michigan won their 3rd round NIT game against Miami - so it was a perfect birthday. This from mgoblue.com:
I spent most of the morning playing guilt-free games on the computer - Did you know that today is National Goof Off Day? (see link above)
We went to the movies and saw Eight Below, which is a dog story about lost sled dogs in Antarctica (http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/8below/). The dogs were really good actors, and displayed a surprising amount of human compassion for each other. But seriously, folks, we really enjoyed it. The dogs were beautiful, and the young, mostly unknown cast was quite good. We were especially impressed with Jason Biggs, the comic relief. He was funny without actually scene stealing the way it sometimes happens. Dick was able to detect some flaws in the technical aspects of dog sledding, but I was enthralled by the drama and the pathos.
We went out to dinner at the Hofbrau in Interlochen, and I had a marvelous time! They have one of those interactive games where you answer trivia questions at your table and your score shows up on the TV monitor. I won, because no one else was playing.
To top it off, Michigan won their 3rd round NIT game against Miami - so it was a perfect birthday. This from mgoblue.com:
The Michigan men's basketball team earned a return trip to Madison Square Garden with a 71-65 NIT quarterfinal victory over Miami (Fla.) Wednesday, March 22, in Crisler Arena. The quartet of Daniel Horton (19 points), Chris Hunter (16), Lester Abram (15) and Dion Harris (15) combined for all but six of the Wolverines' points as U-M gained an NIT semifinal berth for the third straight season (two postseason, one preseason). Graham Brown added 10 rebounds for Michigan, which will face Old Dominion next Tuesday, March 28.
Google Images / Life Story
This idea came from another blog. The project is to do a pictorial autobiography using only images from searching "Google Images". No other pictures or images are allowed. It's a real adventure to see what you can come up with! Some are absolutely appropriate, some of the images are a bit of a stretch, but all in all I'm happy with the way it turned out. So here's my 70th birthday Google Images Life Story:
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