1. APIs At dinner someone asked Marie-Claire, a long-time friend of Ben’s, what she is doing at work. She studied economics in school, but now she writes software for GE. They wanted to know what she is building. So she talked about front-end and back-end and how she writes in Java building APIs — at […]
Category Archives: Default
Dreaming
Fri, 29 Dec 2017, 04:50 AM (-06:00)
1. At lunch a few days ago, I talked about how I don’t remember my dreams anymore. Sometimes I wake up with a vague echo of one in my head, so I know that I do dream. But there’s rarely anything detailed or extensive or interesting. I mean, I used to dream extensively and often […]
Pictured Rock
Tue, 7 Nov 2017, 09:27 PM (-06:00)
1. Garnet Sand In Munising, we stopped at a grocery store to stock up on provisions. And we stopped at the Pictured Rock National Lakeshore and Hiawatha National Forest Interagency Visitor’s Center (quite a mouthful) where the ranger suggested Sand Point — that there was a little bit of a trail there that we might enjoy in spite of the […]
Souvenirs From Lake Huron
Sun, 5 Nov 2017, 09:07 AM (-06:00)
Je me souviens notre jour au bord de Lac Huron. Et voilà quelques souvenirs qu’on a trouvé là.
A Reflection on Summer
Sun, 5 Nov 2017, 08:30 AM (-06:00)
I know it’s not summer in Michigan, anymore. I’ve seen reports of the color. And I know even months ago there were preparations underway for the coming cold. But having been in catch-up mode, writing about our travels in July and August, my head is still stuck in summer. So there you have it.
Along the Shores of Lake Huron
Sat, 4 Nov 2017, 07:59 PM (-06:00)
1. US 23 As the Mackinac Bridge descends onto the Lower Peninsula, is passes over Machilimackinac. To the west is the fort. To the east is the old light house. From behind the steering wheel, I gazed longingly at the park and asked my fair and patient companions if they were up for another stop. […]
One Last Upper Peninsula Stop
Sat, 4 Nov 2017, 08:55 AM (-06:00)
On that last day of ours, our route took us from Munising on the southern shore of Lake Superior across the Upper Peninsula to the northern shore of Lake Michigan, across the Straits of Mackinac to the Lower Peninsula, and from there down the Lake Huron coast to Detroit where we’d spend the night and […]
The Northernmost Shore of Lake Michigan
Sat, 4 Nov 2017, 03:15 AM (-06:00)
You might know that Michigan has gorgeous rest areas. These are wonderful places to stop. You will find artesian wells at some. You will find hand pumps for fresh drinking water at others. Along US 22, just east of Naubinway, we came upon a rest area near of the northernmost shore of Lake Michigan. We […]
Seney National Wildlife Refuge
Sat, 4 Nov 2017, 02:41 AM (-06:00)
1. An Unplanned Stop Our long last day had just begun, and I was already proposing a detour in what would be a day filled with detours and unplanned stops. There had been signs along highway 28 as we drove east — wildlife refuge signs hanging from the fence. There had been tantalizing roads with […]
Opening Day
Mon, 30 Oct 2017, 08:51 PM (-06:00)
Thousands of people showed up for opening day. Bert, Trudy and I took the bus to get there. A new building looking out on the river under blue skies and a shining sun. A line winding slowly up the stairs. Kids with smiles dashing here and there. Groups gathering in conference rooms behind tall glass […]