Apr
16
posted by John Fleming Last week I took a kayak trip, I mean family vacation, to Tybee Island, Georgia. Tybee is home to the infamous Triangle and monstrous sharks, but will soon be better known as the location of the new Miley Cyrus movie. Yehaw! To combat inertia setting in, we jump-started the trip …
Jan
12
We tried to go to the pool in GR. Laura and I kept going back and forth about whether or not to go. It’s too snowy, I thought, then I got bummed because I really wanted to get in the pool and practice my rolls. Isabella was all gung ho! She was ready to paddle …
Nov
26
In my life I have counted myself fortunate to have many longstanding meaningful friendships with a number of extraordinary people. Granted there is some geography to deal with, whether it is Norway, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Grand Rapids, or Clarkston. In this world there are few true friends. Often the world is populated with …
Oct
01
Wikle Family Circles North Shore of Lake Superior Laura and I have been wanting to circle the north shore of Lake Superior with the kids for a couple of summers. I’ve been making trips to the Canadian north shore once a summer for almost five years. I’ve been fortunate to have so much flexibility to …
Aug
15
Sick of looking like a cycling dork? Try one of these bad boys for girls out. Yakkay Brainwear for Smart People Helmets and helmet covers. I have a hard time getting my wife Laura to wear her bicycle helmet. She is unfortunately stricken with a strange affliction I was clearly inoculated against. She is image-conscious …
Jun
09
We’ve been fortunate to have a series of good live shows come through the Detroit area in the suburb of Pontiac over the last few months. My parents still live in Clarkston, so we manage to coordinate a visit and seeing a show in the same weekend. I’d been waiting to take both kids to …
Apr
29
Inguinal Hernia Surgery Tomorrow Tomorrow I face the surgeons knife. Hopefully this will lead to a short road to recovery. I know in my heart it will be longer than I’d like. But I hope to be out kayak surfing some time in early June. I will most likely be doing a lot more strength …
Feb
28
Ten years ago today, Laura and I were married. It was the warmest day on record for February in Michigan. I like to think the sun defeated winter for us, and whether by happy accident or twist of fate that sunshine in winter (I try not to think of it as global warming) has been …
Feb
12
A good friend of mine told me yesterday that after six months of being seizure free with epilepsy he had another seizure. Essentially revoking his license to drive, his freedom, and his ability to paddle. This really wouldn’t be so bad if he hadn’t already been through this cycle once before. No one wants to …
Feb
06
h2. Embrace Your Inner Nerd For a couple of years, Gabriel and I have played strategy games. We started with chess and Risk. We then tried DND minis, Heroscape. DND minis is a fine game with a long history dating back to the first TSR wargame Chainmail. Warhammer’s been around since I was in junior …
