In an erie twist, like the television show “Lost”, I have been forced to push a button every half hour to prevent myself from freezing to death. Our forced air heater fan stops blowing after about 1/2 hour of normal behavior. I originally thought that the problem was due to the thermostat, which has also been acting erratically. So I [...]
Our family went to Frederick Meijer Gardens for Valentines day. We had a delicious dinner and then got an early peek at the butterflies that are just emerging from their chrysalis. On the window sat a translucent butterfly that had just finished its metamorphasis. It was dusk outside and the natural lack of light in the tropical conservatory made for a dark [...]
This is some great music with an even greater purpose:
iTunes: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=121054236
From the In the Sun Foundation website:
In the sun foundation.org is the home of a very special project launched by R.E.M.’s lead singer, Michael Stipe, in response to the ongoing hardship experienced by thousands of residents of the Gulf Coast. More than five months later, many are still [...]
My town of East Grand Rapids has made the national news lately. First, Reeds Lake neighbors convinced East Grand Rapids city leaders to keep a newly constructed home off the Parade of Homes:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10897265/
Might this be the first time that a Parade home has been turned away from a neighborhood? One of the neighbors was quoted as saying that the parade would draw [...]
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