The afternoon!

When I woke up from the nap I told SAM that we would go to Gander Mountain in Coldwater to return the vests that I had bought on sale in Grand Rapids. I had a sneaky agenda – Geocaching. I printed two caches and off we went. The first was west of Kinderhook and the second south of Bronson – I found them both since SAM said NO to getting out in the snow – I said WIMP! On to Coldwater we had a long look inside GM and bought $30 more clothes than the original purchase. I also looked at spinning rods and decided that I will buy one this spring and get a fishing license so I can fish while in the kayak.

On the way back home we stopped to get a video – Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy. We are making 5 way chile (like Steak n Shake) for dinner. That is SAM is making it while I write this ditty. Got to go as it is still snowing and getting dark – the promise is 4-6″ tonight.

The Morning!

I woke up about 0630 but lounged around until 0730 or so and headed to Tom’s Doughnut Shop. Bill was there and so was Dick. We had a small civil chat about “The Toll Road” and the fact that the paper had published an article about how the Republican’s down in Indy ( and that means our local rep ) do not appear to know to much what they are voting for and it appears to be illegal. There is a cadre of Reganites that carry on the same dogma and I guess one may be our own Gov. It is a done deal so why get upset. I guess I can always move to Florida where the taxes are more favorable. So much for politics.

By the time I got back home it was snowing and I had to take the truck down for an oil change at Toon-Up Automotive. SAM picked me up and we went to the orchard across from SAM’s old place to get some Goldrush apples – we bought 2.5 pecks – so they would last for a while. Goldrush apples are a very late apple that has a mottled skin and they are exceptionally crisp with a very sweet taste at the start and gets progressively more tart. What an apple – it was love at first bite. I ate two on the way back home.

It was time for lunch and a short nap.

La Nina

The cold start to winter that lasted 60 days has tapered off for the last month or more. I guess this is due to La Nina. At least that is what I heard today. I believe it since the weather has been unseasonally warm. Today was 45 with rain all day. This was ok since I was working in the home office today. I am productive here and more relaxed so it was a good deal.

This weekend is the Superbowl in Detroit. A lot of what I do relates to Intelligent Transportation Systems. You can get an idea if you go to www.itsmichigan.org.