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the summer has been about learning and joining new things. here they are in the form of youtube videos (and no, the last one does not mean i...

*a paper from my nonfiction class “Does this suit make me look fat?” I jokingly asked, striking a Marilyn Monroe-esque pose. ...

Over 21,100 gathered in downtown Grand Rapids today to partake in a 5k, 10k or 25k. Naturally, there were additional thousands there to spec...

After a week of learning light-switch locations, mapping out cupboards and unpacking the final details, I think it is safe to say we are set...

red river gorge, kentucky click on slideshow to the right to see all the pics

sickness, homework and travel kept me from getting a few pics up these past few days--but worry not, for new pictures are here. these are pi...

gotta click on it to see it bigger and this is hail--not a bunch of mothballs. animal crackers from my pops to make me feel better!

my nephew, Ray.

It has been a little quiet in the outdoor adventure area of my life lately. This month, though, I do have a few trips planned. Next weekend...

grand river, downtown grand rapids (one block from where i work). this is at 12:30pm on a weekday... lunch hour. grand rapids was voted 6th ...

bowling in versailles, ohio. PART 1 of the ROAD TRIP Road trips. I’m a fan of them. I like the bump and sway caused by cracks and divo...

note size of cat.

kecksburg, pennsylvania http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/16860 *this was only one of today's many exciting stops... stories to come ...

today in berlin, ohio.

line dancing. have you ever tried it? two weeks in a row now a group of us have gone to the farm museum in coopersville (or cooperstown, i ...

i know, it's been forever since i last posted. why is that? sorry, i've been busy wearing flip-flops and t-shirts, turning my face ...

a new semester, first publications, and a nephew--february was a fairly filled month. funny how that works out, what with it having the few...

An honest pen is hard to come by. A block often wedges itself between mind and pen. It catches the raw and revealing insight mustered ...

When the coyote trotted up, all I could manage was a wide-eyed stare. It heard her. “Lindsey. Lindsey. Lindsey, look!” My roommate, who had ...

After 8 o’clock, dinner options dwindle. The pot roast requires too much time, ratatouille takes too much work, and ordering yet another...