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Comment on Detroit Reflections and Investigating the Thumb by 19scout79

19scout79 — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:34:09 +0000

Nice story…a 15 minute drive further northeast from Bad Axe would have placed you in Caseville. The Bella Vista is on the beach and always has plenty of rooms and cottages. If you’re a parrot head, come back for cheeseburger fest in August.

Next time skip Detroit and head to Royal Oak. You can hit some of the top pubs as you stroll through town. Want a little edgier atmosphere? Download Yelp on you cell phone and drive over to Ferndale. It’s the new artist colony in metro Detroit.

Comment on Horology 101: IIII vs IV by JWH III

JWH III — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:09:01 +0000

FYI – I’m the 3rd, my son of course is the 4th…. I use III as he uses IV when we write our name completely out.

He was born in Italy, and of course wouldn’t you know it – there in the middle of this small town is a church, with a bell tower and clocks facing in two directions – North and South.
The North face has the I I I I and the South face has the IV. Ever since my son’s birth, I’ve found this topic VERY fasinating; so I continued to look at all European town clocks… and guess what – SAME all over the place…

Even on my older Sprint ‘flip’ phone – I had set the front screen to show as a clock with roman numbers – (to my amazement) it had IV – BUT – when I flipped the phone open and the clock appeared with an I I I I….

Oh and the best part about IV and IIII is that – at any bar – it is a GREAT way to win a bet! Cause Most Folks will say the clock would have an IV and NOT I I I I … food for thought.

Comment on Out of My Element by Booksphotographsandartwork

Booksphotographsandartwork — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:34:28 +0000

Great you are gaining an entire new skill set!

Comment on Out of My Element by CMSmith

CMSmith — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:34:19 +0000

Like you, I feel like each day brings opportunities for learning and growth. Who knew? I expected to be able to settle in at some point in my life. I guess just not yet.

Comment on I May Be Coming Around to His Way of Thinking… by CMSmith

CMSmith — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:33:08 +0000

That sounds like a lot of work. I stopped doing wallpaper a few years back because of the work.

When we moved here two years ago, we went to a bigger house in size, but better in room arrangements with more open living space on the first floor and everything else the two of us need so that stairs aren’t a necessity anymore. We wanted enough room for when our out of town kids come home. And it’s quite a nice space when they’re all here like they were last week. But when they’re gone, it’s a lot of space for just the two of us.

I hope your project goes smoothly.

Comment on Out of My Element by pattisj

pattisj — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:28:53 +0000

It sounds like you’ve handled it pretty well thus far. Hopefully you’ll have the lot cleared when he returns!

Comment on Out of My Element by pearlsandprose

pearlsandprose — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:26:54 +0000

Good for you tackling a challenge like this, Jeanne. I think you’ll do just fine.

Comment on I May Be Coming Around to His Way of Thinking… by pearlsandprose

pearlsandprose — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:24:33 +0000

I’m a big fan of downsizing, Jeanne. We are getting rid of everything we don’t absolutely love or need so we can move into a smaller place. Now that the last child is graduating from high school, there’s no need for the big house.
Good luck with the painting and wallpapering.

Comment on Out of My Element by belleofthecarnival

belleofthecarnival — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:47:22 +0000

I feel stressed just reading what the job demands because I know nothing about cars. It sounds like you had a very good day!

Comment on Out of My Element by nrhatch

nrhatch — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:24:14 +0000

That’s challenging . . . I’m sure that Dean will feel very APPRECIATED (and appreciative of your efforts) when he returns.