The final score was Michigan 36, Purdue 38.
Photographs from Michigan Stadium:
Saturday, November 07, 2009
Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory
At halftime, the score was Michigan 24, Purdue 10.
The final score was Michigan 36, Purdue 38.
Photographs from Michigan Stadium:
The final score was Michigan 36, Purdue 38.
Photographs from Michigan Stadium:
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Benton Harbor
Lovely day for a drive. Bright sunshine and blue skies all day long.
Stopped along the way in Iowa to get some caches in Durant and Wilton. It's always fun to crossover the mighty Mississippi River. Then came Illinois. We stopped for lunch at Mindy's in Merkona. I loved the picture on the outside wall by the front door. It shows an old fashioned outdoor family picnic - it was interesting to look at the faces and imagine the relationships.
I-80 was busy, but traffic was only moderate until we got south of the Chicago area. The Interstate by-passes Chicago, but there were construction barrels everywhere even though they weren't working on Sunday. At one point the driver in front of us wanted to change to the right lane, which was full. He kept signaling and slowing down, until he almost stopped right in front of us. He passed up several opportunities to merge over. Traffic was coming up behind us, and he was an accident waiting to happen. Finally he got up the nerve to change lanes, but it was very nerve-wracking!
At last we saw the wonderful Michigan sign - home again! (Almost)
After a brief rest at the Comfort Suites of Benton Harbor, we took a drive to look at Lake Michigan. We drove through a part of Benton Harbor that was very discouraging - a very depressed and depressing area. Many, many houses were boarded up or had broken windows and had obviously been abandoned. The downtown area was an urban nightmare - empty buildings, broken windows, etc. - it looked like downtown Detroit.
When we entered St. Joseph, things changed abruptly. It's a beautiful, clean, viable city, the exact opposite of Benton Harbor! We found two beautiful Lake Michigan beach parks with all of the amenities, including art work, rest rooms, picnic tables, benches, playgrounds, and everything you could ask for. Some of the homes along the lake front were breathtakingly beautiful - shiny and new, and absolutely huge.
It was a disturbing contrast.
We had dinner at the Texas Corral near the motel. When we were in Texarkana we had wanted to find a place we had been to a few years ago - a steak house with barrels of peanuts, and you just toss the shells on the floor. We didn't find it in Texarkana, but we found it tonight in Benton Harbor! It's a great place - the parking lot was full, and people of all ages were enjoying the casual atmosphere - from grandparents to babies. We enjoyed it so much. Our waitress was perky, competent and helpful. This was a very pleasant way to close out our trip.
Tomorrow we plan to drive up US 31 along the lake shore and maybe do some caching in the Manistee area. Tomorrow night we'll be at home in our own beds.
Stopped along the way in Iowa to get some caches in Durant and Wilton. It's always fun to crossover the mighty Mississippi River. Then came Illinois. We stopped for lunch at Mindy's in Merkona. I loved the picture on the outside wall by the front door. It shows an old fashioned outdoor family picnic - it was interesting to look at the faces and imagine the relationships.
I-80 was busy, but traffic was only moderate until we got south of the Chicago area. The Interstate by-passes Chicago, but there were construction barrels everywhere even though they weren't working on Sunday. At one point the driver in front of us wanted to change to the right lane, which was full. He kept signaling and slowing down, until he almost stopped right in front of us. He passed up several opportunities to merge over. Traffic was coming up behind us, and he was an accident waiting to happen. Finally he got up the nerve to change lanes, but it was very nerve-wracking!
At last we saw the wonderful Michigan sign - home again! (Almost)
After a brief rest at the Comfort Suites of Benton Harbor, we took a drive to look at Lake Michigan. We drove through a part of Benton Harbor that was very discouraging - a very depressed and depressing area. Many, many houses were boarded up or had broken windows and had obviously been abandoned. The downtown area was an urban nightmare - empty buildings, broken windows, etc. - it looked like downtown Detroit.
When we entered St. Joseph, things changed abruptly. It's a beautiful, clean, viable city, the exact opposite of Benton Harbor! We found two beautiful Lake Michigan beach parks with all of the amenities, including art work, rest rooms, picnic tables, benches, playgrounds, and everything you could ask for. Some of the homes along the lake front were breathtakingly beautiful - shiny and new, and absolutely huge.
It was a disturbing contrast.
We had dinner at the Texas Corral near the motel. When we were in Texarkana we had wanted to find a place we had been to a few years ago - a steak house with barrels of peanuts, and you just toss the shells on the floor. We didn't find it in Texarkana, but we found it tonight in Benton Harbor! It's a great place - the parking lot was full, and people of all ages were enjoying the casual atmosphere - from grandparents to babies. We enjoyed it so much. Our waitress was perky, competent and helpful. This was a very pleasant way to close out our trip.
Tomorrow we plan to drive up US 31 along the lake shore and maybe do some caching in the Manistee area. Tomorrow night we'll be at home in our own beds.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Coralville, Iowa (Iowa City)
Said goodbye to Belleville Kansas - mailed Tom's cards at the Belleville P.O., found the Belleville High Banks Race Track, and headed north to Nebraska. We found one cache at the High Banks, and two more along I-80 in Nebraska.
Belleville High Banks:
Today is college game day, and when we stopped at a rest area just west of Lincoln, everybody walking past was wearing Nebraska red. Those folks were all on the way to their game, and they were in for a bad day. Texas Tech beat them badly.
Spent most of the afternoon driving through Iowa - hooray - back to Big Ten Country!
We found the Iowa v. Wisconsin game on the radio - the Iowa folks were happy today. Iowa won in Madison this afternoon.
Everybody knows that they grow a lot of corn in Iowa, but really, they grow a LOT of corn in Iowa! Acres and acres and then more acres of corn are standing in the fields waiting to be harvested. It's fun to watch the harvesting machine run through the field. Haven't found any caches in Iowa yet, but we'll have plenty of time for that in the morning. We had lunch at The Happy Chef along I-80, and dinner at Perkins in Coralville.
The U of M team was really mismatched with Delaware State today. Justin probably enjoyed the afternoon immensely! I watched the video on the Mgoblue website - it looked almost like our team was on the field alone. I don't know why they schedule games like that. Many players had a chance to play, though, so that's a good thing.
Belleville High Banks:
Today is college game day, and when we stopped at a rest area just west of Lincoln, everybody walking past was wearing Nebraska red. Those folks were all on the way to their game, and they were in for a bad day. Texas Tech beat them badly.
Spent most of the afternoon driving through Iowa - hooray - back to Big Ten Country!
We found the Iowa v. Wisconsin game on the radio - the Iowa folks were happy today. Iowa won in Madison this afternoon.
Everybody knows that they grow a lot of corn in Iowa, but really, they grow a LOT of corn in Iowa! Acres and acres and then more acres of corn are standing in the fields waiting to be harvested. It's fun to watch the harvesting machine run through the field. Haven't found any caches in Iowa yet, but we'll have plenty of time for that in the morning. We had lunch at The Happy Chef along I-80, and dinner at Perkins in Coralville.
The U of M team was really mismatched with Delaware State today. Justin probably enjoyed the afternoon immensely! I watched the video on the Mgoblue website - it looked almost like our team was on the field alone. I don't know why they schedule games like that. Many players had a chance to play, though, so that's a good thing.
Wolverines Rush to Blowout Win Over Delaware State
Oct. 17, 2009
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Michigan Stadium)
Score: Michigan 63, Delaware State 6
Record: Michigan (5-2), Delaware State (1-4)
Attendance: 106,304
Next U-M Game: Saturday, Oct. 24 -- vs. Penn State (Michigan Stadium), 3:30 p.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan football team scored on seven of its first eight possessions to boast a 49-3 halftime lead and accumulate a program-record 442 yards in the first half alone to beat Delaware State, 63-6, on Saturday (Oct. 24) at Michigan Stadium. Overall, the Maize and Blue amassed a single-game program-record 727 yards in the triumph.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Belleville, Kansas
Our motel in Bartlesville:
The Bartlesville water department has a sense of humor!
Nuvi took us on some less-traveled roads north out of Bartlesville and into Kansas. Our day was spent driving through Kansas.
I was expecting flat land and waving fields of wheat, but it's not like that at all. We saw tons of pasture land filled with contented herds of cattle, and even some feed lots jammed with much less contented cattle. It makes no sense to me to pen them up in feed lots when there is pasture land all around. Instead of wheat, we saw field after field of grain sorghum (also called milo), corn and sunflowers. Kansas appears to be a highly agricultural State!
Traffic was light and we made good time. The sky was blue, the clouds were wispy, and it was a perfect day for a drive. We had lunch in Concordia at Heavy's, Home of the Baby Huey Barbecue.
Dick spotted the smoker first, which is like a beacon to him that calls out "eat here, eat here"! Our waitress was a local gal who identified the milo for us, because we didn't have a clue.
Our destination was Belleville, Kansas, which was chosen for obvious reasons...
It seems to be slightly larger than our Belleville, but it also appears to be much less sophisticated. (I never thought I'd be referring to Belleville, Michigan as sophisticated...oh well, everything is relative.)
Dick discovered that their high school mascot is Buffalos, not Tigers.
Since we arrived at the Super 8 relatively early, we decided to hop up to the border of Nebraska and find a couple of caches there so that we wouldn't have to stop and do it in the morning.
We found the Buckley Creek Recreation Area - the most memorable feature was the mud.
We had dinner back in Belleville at the Pizza Hut - yummy.
The Bartlesville water department has a sense of humor!
Nuvi took us on some less-traveled roads north out of Bartlesville and into Kansas. Our day was spent driving through Kansas.
I was expecting flat land and waving fields of wheat, but it's not like that at all. We saw tons of pasture land filled with contented herds of cattle, and even some feed lots jammed with much less contented cattle. It makes no sense to me to pen them up in feed lots when there is pasture land all around. Instead of wheat, we saw field after field of grain sorghum (also called milo), corn and sunflowers. Kansas appears to be a highly agricultural State!
Traffic was light and we made good time. The sky was blue, the clouds were wispy, and it was a perfect day for a drive. We had lunch in Concordia at Heavy's, Home of the Baby Huey Barbecue.
Dick spotted the smoker first, which is like a beacon to him that calls out "eat here, eat here"! Our waitress was a local gal who identified the milo for us, because we didn't have a clue.
Our destination was Belleville, Kansas, which was chosen for obvious reasons...
It seems to be slightly larger than our Belleville, but it also appears to be much less sophisticated. (I never thought I'd be referring to Belleville, Michigan as sophisticated...oh well, everything is relative.)
Dick discovered that their high school mascot is Buffalos, not Tigers.
Since we arrived at the Super 8 relatively early, we decided to hop up to the border of Nebraska and find a couple of caches there so that we wouldn't have to stop and do it in the morning.
We found the Buckley Creek Recreation Area - the most memorable feature was the mud.
We had dinner back in Belleville at the Pizza Hut - yummy.
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Thursday, October 15, 2009
Bartlesville, OK
We delayed leaving Texarkana for about an hour because of a storm warning. We drove in rain for a little bit, but the rain was going south and we were going north, so eventually we got away from it.
This part of Texas is very down-at-heel. The homes and yards are not kept up, and the small towns are depressing. Driving through small villages such as Hooks, New Boston, DeKalb, Detroit and Blossom I felt so sorry for them and so very lucky to live where we do. As we were passing through one of those places the radio was playing "I come from a long line of losers." It's easy to understand why country songs are so sad and tragic when you see the circumstances that some people live under.
Yes, there is a Detroit, Texas! We couldn't resist taking some pictures...
Paris, Texas looked like a nice big city with all of the amenities - it looked like a place where you could be comfortable living.
After we entered Oklahoma, things began to look a little brighter. There are no lowland swamps or standing water, and that makes a big difference. Oklahoma has a varied terrain - pastureland, rolling hills, and larger hills in the distance. It's quite pretty. What a change from northeastern Texas and Louisiana.
It was a surprise to find ourselves on the Choctaw Turnpike through the Choctaw Nation. Oklahoma is divided into several different Native American Nations - it's like experiencing the Old West in the 21st century.
Our route took us through the Choctaw, Creek, and Cherokee Nations. The Creek Nation signs all said "Muscogee (Creek) Nation". We saw several casinos in these areas but they're very small and humble looking compared to Turtle Creek or Leelanau Sands.
The lunch stop was at Braum's in Henryetta. We thought it was a unique Henryetta kind of a place, but we saw several more along the highway this afternoon.
We picked up our Oklahoma caches in Bartlesville before we checked in to the Fairfield Inn.
This part of Texas is very down-at-heel. The homes and yards are not kept up, and the small towns are depressing. Driving through small villages such as Hooks, New Boston, DeKalb, Detroit and Blossom I felt so sorry for them and so very lucky to live where we do. As we were passing through one of those places the radio was playing "I come from a long line of losers." It's easy to understand why country songs are so sad and tragic when you see the circumstances that some people live under.
Yes, there is a Detroit, Texas! We couldn't resist taking some pictures...
Paris, Texas looked like a nice big city with all of the amenities - it looked like a place where you could be comfortable living.
After we entered Oklahoma, things began to look a little brighter. There are no lowland swamps or standing water, and that makes a big difference. Oklahoma has a varied terrain - pastureland, rolling hills, and larger hills in the distance. It's quite pretty. What a change from northeastern Texas and Louisiana.
It was a surprise to find ourselves on the Choctaw Turnpike through the Choctaw Nation. Oklahoma is divided into several different Native American Nations - it's like experiencing the Old West in the 21st century.
Our route took us through the Choctaw, Creek, and Cherokee Nations. The Creek Nation signs all said "Muscogee (Creek) Nation". We saw several casinos in these areas but they're very small and humble looking compared to Turtle Creek or Leelanau Sands.
The lunch stop was at Braum's in Henryetta. We thought it was a unique Henryetta kind of a place, but we saw several more along the highway this afternoon.
Nuvi had us by-pass Tulsa, so we didn't see much of it, but they have a great NPR station. Our destination for today is Bartlesville, and it seems like a lovely city. We have enjoyed being here.
We picked up our Oklahoma caches in Bartlesville before we checked in to the Fairfield Inn.
Found it 10/15/2009 You found My Island Travel Bug Resort (Traditional Cache)Went to the Rib Crib for dinner - yummy!
To celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary, we designed a coin. Our first goal was to find a cache in each of Michigan's 83 counties and to launch a coin in each new county we added to our list. After we completed that quest in the fall of '07, we have set as our next goal to cache all 50 states and launch a coin named after each one we add. We are on our fall expedition to find a cache and launch a coin in Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa. We drove over 1400 miles to get here and appreciate being able to find a cache where we can begin the travels of our Oklahoma coin. Signed the log, left our card and coin and picked up a bug.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Texarkana, Texas
Left the motel during rush hour in Memphis. Back over the Mississippi into Arkansas. Luckily, the only weather issue we had this morning was a dense fog - thankfully no rain. We drove south through Arkansas, heading for Louisiana to add that state to our total. Stopped for lunch at a truck stop, "Country Fare" in Prescott, Arkansas.
It seemed so fitting to me that, as we drove south through this southern state, Diane Rehm was interviewing Ralph Stanley on NPR. He has been singing Old Time Mountain music since the 40s. It was so enjoyable, given our surroundings, to hear his soft accent and his sweet mountain music as we passed the cotton fields. He was just delightful. Stanley's music was featured in the movie "O Brother Where Art Thou?".
We arrived in Louisiana with hope and excitement about adding a new state. The first cache was right at the state line.
Dick had chosen 4 or 5 others that we wanted to find before heading to Texas. We did find 4 caches, but our hope and excitement was dimmed by the dismal, hopeless nature of the things we saw around us. Northwest Louisiana is not exactly tourist country. It was made even sadder by the recent heavy rainfall - there was standing water and mud everywhere. A big storm must have gone through there lately, too. Trees were uprooted, and there were fallen trees along the roadside. What a sad place.
Entering Texas, things began to look up a bit - things looked more prosperous and livable.
We went past a huge factory, the International Paper Company. There were huge piles of Texas-type pulp wood stretching for about a quarter of a mile along the road. The strangest thing was that there were sprinklers sitting on top of the piles, keeping them wet. It seemed a bit unnecessary considering all of the rain we've seen this week. I tried to google a reason for keeping it wet. I discovered that it's called "wet storage" but I'm not sure why it is done. I think it has something to do with bark removal - at least it's somehow necessary for the pulping process.
Hooray! We arrived at our motel, and we have earned a free night - doesn't get any better. Dinner at Carino's. Today, although we had fog, traffic, mist, orange barrels, red mud, huge construction sites and detours, it was far better than yesterday. Overall, it was a good day, except for finding that Louisiana looks like a third world country.
It seemed so fitting to me that, as we drove south through this southern state, Diane Rehm was interviewing Ralph Stanley on NPR. He has been singing Old Time Mountain music since the 40s. It was so enjoyable, given our surroundings, to hear his soft accent and his sweet mountain music as we passed the cotton fields. He was just delightful. Stanley's music was featured in the movie "O Brother Where Art Thou?".
We arrived in Louisiana with hope and excitement about adding a new state. The first cache was right at the state line.
Dick had chosen 4 or 5 others that we wanted to find before heading to Texas. We did find 4 caches, but our hope and excitement was dimmed by the dismal, hopeless nature of the things we saw around us. Northwest Louisiana is not exactly tourist country. It was made even sadder by the recent heavy rainfall - there was standing water and mud everywhere. A big storm must have gone through there lately, too. Trees were uprooted, and there were fallen trees along the roadside. What a sad place.
Entering Texas, things began to look up a bit - things looked more prosperous and livable.
We went past a huge factory, the International Paper Company. There were huge piles of Texas-type pulp wood stretching for about a quarter of a mile along the road. The strangest thing was that there were sprinklers sitting on top of the piles, keeping them wet. It seemed a bit unnecessary considering all of the rain we've seen this week. I tried to google a reason for keeping it wet. I discovered that it's called "wet storage" but I'm not sure why it is done. I think it has something to do with bark removal - at least it's somehow necessary for the pulping process.
Hooray! We arrived at our motel, and we have earned a free night - doesn't get any better. Dinner at Carino's. Today, although we had fog, traffic, mist, orange barrels, red mud, huge construction sites and detours, it was far better than yesterday. Overall, it was a good day, except for finding that Louisiana looks like a third world country.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Memphis
Memories of today: road construction of all sorts -
closed ramps to the interstate right where you need to go,
cold rain,
torn up bridges,
two lane traffic on a six lane highway because the other side was all torn up,
huge piles of dirt,
heavy splashing and mist,
piles of broken concrete,
deluge of rain so loud we couldn't hear the CD,
a truck stopped dead in the right lane with no flares, cones, or orange triangles,
more kinds of construction equipment than you can shake a stick at,
more rain, hard rain,
and miles and miles of orange barrels.
Now, picture all of this in a driving, pelting, heavy rain.
Picture 18 wheelers splashing and kicking up mist, while still going 70 mph.
Picture drivers speeding through this veritable fog of rain and mist with no lights on, and not signaling lane changes.
Thank goodness for Nuvi and for Dick, the demon driver!
Did you know:
1. To get from Indianapolis to Memphis you go through Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas before you get to Tennessee? (The Nuvi route)
2. On that route, you cross the Mississippi River twice?
3. That there are fields and fields of cotton in southern Missouri? It looked to me that the cotton was ready to be picked - although it was hard to see anything clearly through the downpour.
4. That there is a town in Missouri named Braggadocio?
5. That Tops BBQ, ("The Best BBQ in Memphis Since 1952") is NOT the best BBQ in Memphis?
We could barely see the welcoming Comfort Inn sign...
closed ramps to the interstate right where you need to go,
cold rain,
torn up bridges,
two lane traffic on a six lane highway because the other side was all torn up,
huge piles of dirt,
heavy splashing and mist,
piles of broken concrete,
deluge of rain so loud we couldn't hear the CD,
a truck stopped dead in the right lane with no flares, cones, or orange triangles,
more kinds of construction equipment than you can shake a stick at,
more rain, hard rain,
and miles and miles of orange barrels.
Now, picture all of this in a driving, pelting, heavy rain.
Picture 18 wheelers splashing and kicking up mist, while still going 70 mph.
Picture drivers speeding through this veritable fog of rain and mist with no lights on, and not signaling lane changes.
Thank goodness for Nuvi and for Dick, the demon driver!
Did you know:
1. To get from Indianapolis to Memphis you go through Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas before you get to Tennessee? (The Nuvi route)
2. On that route, you cross the Mississippi River twice?
3. That there are fields and fields of cotton in southern Missouri? It looked to me that the cotton was ready to be picked - although it was hard to see anything clearly through the downpour.
4. That there is a town in Missouri named Braggadocio?
5. That Tops BBQ, ("The Best BBQ in Memphis Since 1952") is NOT the best BBQ in Memphis?
We could barely see the welcoming Comfort Inn sign...
Monday, October 12, 2009
Indianapolis
Uneventful drive through Michigan. Stopped in Niles for lunch at a very interesting place called the Riverfront Cafe.
Then on into Indiana. One of the places we drove through is Kokomo...so I spent the rest of the afternoon with this song in my head:
Arrived in Indianapolis before 5 p.m., so Dick was able to find one cache before dinner and two after dinner.
Then on into Indiana. One of the places we drove through is Kokomo...so I spent the rest of the afternoon with this song in my head:
Aruba, Jamaica ooo I wanna take you toOf course our Kokomo was not THAT Kokomo!
Bermuda, Bahama come on pretty mama
Key Largo, Montego baby why dont we go
Off the Florida keys
Theres a place called Kokomo
Thats where you wanna go to get away from it all
Arrived in Indianapolis before 5 p.m., so Dick was able to find one cache before dinner and two after dinner.
We ate at Grindstone Charlie's, just around the corner from the motel.
Good night.
Returned to the Comfort Inn tired but happy.
We had a great talk with Jana on the cell. Her car is back in the shop, but other than that things are good.
We had a great talk with Jana on the cell. Her car is back in the shop, but other than that things are good.
After our conversation, she sent me this video spoof - "Kosovo"!
Good night.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Road Trip
Dick and I are taking a short road trip next week to add six more States to our geocaching total. We hope to add Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa
We're leaving tomorrow, Monday, Oct. 12, and plan to be home on or before Oct. 21. We sold our Delaware State tickets to our friend Justin (Wolverine Warriors). I'm hoping we can hear the game on the radio or maybe even watch it on TV.
We're almost all packed up, and we're looking forward to it. You just have to love a road trip!
We're leaving tomorrow, Monday, Oct. 12, and plan to be home on or before Oct. 21. We sold our Delaware State tickets to our friend Justin (Wolverine Warriors). I'm hoping we can hear the game on the radio or maybe even watch it on TV.
We're almost all packed up, and we're looking forward to it. You just have to love a road trip!
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Night Game
Minor's Two Scores Not Enough in U-M Loss at No. 12 Iowa
Oct. 10, 2009
Site: Iowa City, Iowa (Kinnick Stadium)
Score: #12 Iowa 30, Michigan 28
Record: Michigan (4-2, 1-2 Big Ten), Iowa (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten)
Attendance: 70,585 (sellout)
Next U-M Game: Saturday, Oct. 17 -- vs. Delaware State (Michigan Stadium), 12:01 p.m.
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Iowa (No. 12 AP/No. 14 USA Today) remained unbeaten and eked out a 30-28 victory over the University of Michigan football team on Saturday night (Oct. 10) at Kinnick Stadium. The Hawkeyes extended the nation's second-longest winning streak to 10 games before a sold-out homecoming crowd against the Wolverines.
The game went too late for me, so I went to bed and missed the winning interception at the end. At least I feel well rested :)
Saturday, October 03, 2009
Blue Saturday
Oct. 3, 2009
Site: East Lansing, Mich. (Spartan Stadium)
Score: Michigan State 26, #22 Michigan 20 (OT)
Records: U-M (4-1, 1-1 Big Ten), Michigan State (2-3, 1-1 Big Ten)
Next U-M Game: Saturday, Oct. 10 -- at Iowa (Iowa City, Iowa), 7 p.m. CDT
Football Drops Overtime Thriller at Michigan State
10/3/2009
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The University of Michigan football team (No.22 AP/No. 20 USA Today) completed a 14-point comeback to force overtime on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 3), but a U-M interception and subsequent Spartan touchdown in extra time led to a 26-20 Michigan State victory in Spartan Stadium. MSU maintains possession of the Paul Bunyan Trophy for consecutive seasons for the first time since 1967.
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Home Again
Packed up this morning , turned in the keys, and headed for T.C. by way of Rochester Hills to visit with Doug and Odette.
They took us to Rochester Mills Beer Company for lunch. It was in the old Western Knitting Mills building, which has a fascinating history. Our lunch was terrific, and we had a nice visit - it's always fun to catch up on all of the latest family stories.
Our drive home was uneventful, thank goodness. We made stops for beverages, and at Kingsley for groceries, and got home before seven. The furnace was slow to heat things up, but other than that, everything here was in fine shape. Dick had the car all unloaded by 7 p.m.
We had a great month in Ann Arbor.
They took us to Rochester Mills Beer Company for lunch. It was in the old Western Knitting Mills building, which has a fascinating history. Our lunch was terrific, and we had a nice visit - it's always fun to catch up on all of the latest family stories.
Our drive home was uneventful, thank goodness. We made stops for beverages, and at Kingsley for groceries, and got home before seven. The furnace was slow to heat things up, but other than that, everything here was in fine shape. Dick had the car all unloaded by 7 p.m.
We had a great month in Ann Arbor.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Last Day
After the geezer workout, we went to McDonald's for beverages as we always do, and guess what? McDonald's was gone - totally leveled! We've been going there every M-W-F, so it was quite a shock! We got beverages over on Carpenter Road, and then went to say goodbye to Belleville.
The first stop was on David Street - our poor house is a little down-at-heel.
Dick had it landscaped so beautifully! I guess when things got overgrown, they just tore them out and didn't replace any plantings. Tom and Jana were born while we lived in this house. We lived there from 1962 until 1971.
Then, for old times sake, we ate breakfast at The Red Apple. It has not changed. Our bill was $11 for two - just like old times.
Here's our house on Haggerty Road. I think it looks really nice. I love the color - although I liked our yellow also.
We lived here from Christmas 1970 until June of 1991. Most of us, when we have dreams of a house, this is the house we dream of. We were here through all the trauma of teen-agers - Laurie graduated from BHS in 1979, Tom in 1982, and Jana in 1984. Laurie graduated from the University of Michigan in 1983, Tom graduated from MIT in 1986, and Jana graduated from Michigan in
1989. Whew! That was some decade, the eighties!
We had a barn and a barnyard, which we never really used for anything - and here's the house thst now sits in our old barnyard!
Since it was our last night in AA, we invited Bill and Jan to come over for Japanese at Godaiko - it was a great meal with wonderful company. We'll see them later in the month.
The first stop was on David Street - our poor house is a little down-at-heel.
Dick had it landscaped so beautifully! I guess when things got overgrown, they just tore them out and didn't replace any plantings. Tom and Jana were born while we lived in this house. We lived there from 1962 until 1971.
Then, for old times sake, we ate breakfast at The Red Apple. It has not changed. Our bill was $11 for two - just like old times.
Here's our house on Haggerty Road. I think it looks really nice. I love the color - although I liked our yellow also.
We lived here from Christmas 1970 until June of 1991. Most of us, when we have dreams of a house, this is the house we dream of. We were here through all the trauma of teen-agers - Laurie graduated from BHS in 1979, Tom in 1982, and Jana in 1984. Laurie graduated from the University of Michigan in 1983, Tom graduated from MIT in 1986, and Jana graduated from Michigan in
1989. Whew! That was some decade, the eighties!
We had a barn and a barnyard, which we never really used for anything - and here's the house thst now sits in our old barnyard!
Since it was our last night in AA, we invited Bill and Jan to come over for Japanese at Godaiko - it was a great meal with wonderful company. We'll see them later in the month.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Natural Beauty
Today we went for a drive through the Waterloo and Pinckney Recreation Areas. It was a great day for a drive, and we also found seven caches, so it was a lot of fun. Much of the time we were on narrow gravel roads, some of which were designated as Natural Beauty Roads.
They were beautiful - like driving through canopy of trees.
There were sandhill cranes walking along the edge of the road - it looked like they were finding bugs to eat, maybe. Do cranes eat bugs? It could be that they were eating what was left of that field crop.
They were beautiful - like driving through canopy of trees. There were sandhill cranes walking along the edge of the road - it looked like they were finding bugs to eat, maybe. Do cranes eat bugs? It could be that they were eating what was left of that field crop.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Cheonan, Korea
Today Tom flies to Cheonan, Korea on United Airlines for Cymer. He's going as a kind of consultant for some Korean laser clients. He'll be there for two weeks.
Believe it or not, there are American geocachers living in Cheonan! In their photo, they certainly look like typical geocachers. What a hoot!
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM76G7
Bon Voyage, Tom. I hope it's a pleasant visit including success with your clients!
죄송합니다. 요청하신 페이지는 찾을 수 없습니다.
Cheonan (Cheonan-si) is a city located in the northeast corner of South Chungcheong, a province of South Korea, and is 83.6 km south of the capital, Seoul[1].
City Tree : Weeping willow
City Flower : Golden bell flower
City Bird : Dove
City Animal : Dragon
The city has been designated the high tech headquarters for Korea. A number of colleges and universities are located there.
Believe it or not, there are American geocachers living in Cheonan! In their photo, they certainly look like typical geocachers. What a hoot!
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM76G7
Geocaching Korea - Cheonan, Korea
in Geocaching Tour Guides
Posted by: silverquill
N 36° 47.816 E 127° 07.217
52S E 332297 N 4073993
Quick Description: Come geocache in the "Land of the Morning Calm!" It can be a confusing place at first, but we can show you how to get around and visit caches on your route. We live in Cheonan, only an hour from Seoul or the Incheon Airport.
Bon Voyage, Tom. I hope it's a pleasant visit including success with your clients!
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Homecoming and 50th Class Reunion
Dick's 50th Class Reunion was well planned and very enjoyable.
The Alumni Association provided super easy access, which I really appreciated. I took a complimentary shuttle bus from the Marriott to the Oosterbaan Fieldhouse - door ro door service! Dick parked the car in our regular space and walked over - he got there before I did. The food was good, and we were entertained by the cheerleaders, the men's glee club, and Jim Brandstatter.
The only negative was that the sound system was way too loud. Afterwards, we took a shuttle to the stadium, and by a lucky fluke we were able to get off right by our gate!
Our team made many, many crucial mistakes, and showed a disturbing lack of pass defense. We were extremely lucky to pull out a victory in the final minutes again. This team is very hard on the fans! We have to sweat it out to the very end.
Michigan Rallies for Homecoming Victory Over Hoosiers
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Michigan Stadium)
Score: #23 Michigan 36, Indiana 33
Records: U-M (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten), Indiana (3-1, 0-1 Big Ten)
Attendance: 108,118
Next U-M Game: Saturday, Oct. 3 -- at Michigan State (East Lansing, Mich.), Noon
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- After freshman quarterback Tate Forcier found sophomore slot receiver Martavious Odoms for a 26-yard touchdown with 2:29 remaining, junior cornerback Donovan Warren picked off an Indiana pass at the Hoosiers' 30-yard line with 2:14 left to seal a 36-33 homecoming victory for the University of Michigan football team on Saturday (Sept. 26) at Michigan Stadium. Forcier pushed the Wolverines 52 yards down the field during the winning drive, rushing five yards for a first down and later completing a 26-yard pass to Odoms for the go-ahead score.
Interesting sidelight - for the last two games there have been men on top of the structure with binoculars and spotting scopes watching the area around the stadium. They were all dressed in black, and stood there for hours with their eyes glued to their lenses. We assume it was an anti-terrorism measure. We wonder what would happen if they should spot any terrorist activity - an orderly evacuation of the stadium? Yeah, right! We think this action is related to the recent indictment of the man from Denver who supposedly had a plan for a bombing somewhere. It's kind of a weird feeling to see them up there all through the game.
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