We visited Battle Creek for the first time in 16 months on Sunday, spent some time with my lifelong friend Chad, and said goodbye to my mother for awhile. The drive back to metro Detroit was spent mostly in silence, accidentally giving me a chance to reflect on the drive between Detroit and Battle CreekContinue reading “A trip along I-94 and Memory Lane”
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Feliz Navidad!
In the regular phone calls with my mother during this pandemic I remind her that the cliche “no news is good news” has never been more true. With that in mind, this update is largely in the same vein. We’ve been staying at Tanya’s mother’s house since Dec. 13 and have literally not left theContinue reading “Feliz Navidad!”
Without a home during a pandemic
It’s been a tumultuous several weeks, but we closed the sale of our house Friday and have been spending the last several days bouncing from hotel to hotel here in Las Vegas before we fly back to Michigan to spend the holidays. Were it not for COVID, this would much more fun of an adventure,Continue reading “Without a home during a pandemic”
Our plans are finalized!
With the closing on the house now two weeks out and hopefully nothing standing in its way, we spent some time yesterday booking all of our travel arrangements and lodging in Puerto Vallarta for January and February. “Finalized” in the headline is doing a lot of work in the age of COVID, where nothing isContinue reading “Our plans are finalized!”
Why societies fail
Came across this fascinating article in The Atlantic about a UConn professor who has a model that can predict the decline and ascendance of a society. Seems like something that might be useful in the hellscape that has been and continues to be the year of our Lord, 2020. You can read the article forContinue reading “Why societies fail”
I regret to remind you that the United States is absolutely fucked
Yay, Joe Biden won. But the rot that exists inside the United States, mostly with brain-dead right-wingers who are spoon-fed fascist propaganda 24 hours a day by a network owned by a nihilistic, elderly Australian billionaire, is not going anywhere any time soon I assure you. The President has gotten his fake DOJ investigation andContinue reading “I regret to remind you that the United States is absolutely fucked”
Our long national nightmare is (almost) over – for now
It would be fair to say I have a lot of feelings and emotions about the confirmation that Joe Biden will become the next president of the United States in 75 days. Of course, relief is the most overwhelming one. I’ve been very clear that the re-election of Donald Trump could have been the deathContinue reading “Our long national nightmare is (almost) over – for now”
Quick update/VOTE!
Yes, things have been quiet around here. With the latest surge in COVID-19 cases we’ve been holed up at home and trying to organize where we can for our move, but much like the rest of the world, we’re just waiting to see what happens with the election this week. For our part, we votedContinue reading “Quick update/VOTE!”
Sold!
After a whirlwind weekend that saw our home booked for somewhere around 20 showings, we received four offers and just signed the paperwork on a purchase agreement to sell the house for considerably over the asking price. (If everything proceeds as scheduled, it’ll be a matter of public record, but for now don’t want toContinue reading “Sold!”
Goodbye, good boy
We had to say goodbye today to our beloved Houston dog. His joint and hip problems kept getting worse and worse and he wasn’t going to be able to handle either being dragged in and out of the house for showings or even to a doggie daycare. The truth is we probably let ourselves beContinue reading “Goodbye, good boy”
