tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post435858439307210058..comments2024-03-28T00:23:01.632-04:00Comments on Lem's Levity: RhythmTrooper Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-83247240335120685742016-09-03T18:05:01.036-04:002016-09-03T18:05:01.036-04:00@MamaM: Thanks, and best wishes to your son.
W...@MamaM: Thanks, and best wishes to your son. <br /><br />We didn't make it to Grand Rapids this summer. A ride around Lake Michigan remains on the to-do list, but has been punted onto next year's calendar. No particular reason, we just found that some of the free time we hoped to have for travel this summer was taken up by doing various things for and with relatives. <br />Michael Hazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139261384414481528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-38566248153279964372016-09-02T22:58:36.203-04:002016-09-02T22:58:36.203-04:00The season changed two weeks ago here too, when a ...The season changed two weeks ago here too, when a storm carrying five E-F0 and E-F1 tornados moved through Grand Rapids, with one of the funnels spinning down our street for 3/4 of a mile before lifting off at the top of the hill just short of our home in the valley. Huge trees tossed over like toothpicks in random fashion, cars crushed and wires down, but no loss of life. After that, the smell of fall was in the air, and last night we turned the AC off as the nightly temps dropped below 65 for the first time in weeks, on their way to 50 over the weekend. <br /><br />And just like that, summer is over in MI and fall is well and truly here. Thank you for that confirmation MHaz, along with the list of chores completed. I sent it on to SonM who now lives in a log cabin and has to attend to his own nut and berry gathering for the first time since he moved out of the comforts of home and the first apartment. <br /><br />If you've time to write this fall, I'm wondering how the trip around the Lake went, as one of the stops/meet points was supposedly Grand Rapids.MamaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300520132972757396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-84921282681568870412016-09-02T20:17:11.378-04:002016-09-02T20:17:11.378-04:00Trooper, thanks.
Trooper, thanks.<br />Michael Hazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139261384414481528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-35339284578857862602016-09-02T17:45:28.147-04:002016-09-02T17:45:28.147-04:00Great post Haz. Thank you. You are missed when you...Great post Haz. Thank you. You are missed when you don't post. We need more of your level headed wisdom.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-70643272708960741792016-09-02T17:38:03.558-04:002016-09-02T17:38:03.558-04:00The French Jesuit missionaries who explored this p...<i>The French Jesuit missionaries who explored this part of North America in the 16th and 17th centuries made their way on foot and horseback through thousands of miles of dense woods, mapping and surveying as they went.</i><br /><br />Nicolet, Marquette, and Joliet may have been the first but they they all travelled by boat and canoe. The harder living was done by the French fur trappers, who, while being French Catholic, were probably less than priestly in their habits and behavior (they were chasing beaver). I did an old blogpost about the long lost French influence on "Ouisconsin"chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-46857751693439547202016-09-02T17:21:02.977-04:002016-09-02T17:21:02.977-04:00Great post Haz. You make me wish I had a cabin in...Great post Haz. You make me wish I had a cabin in Wisc. But then I remember the mosquitoes, and the humidity, and the cold.<br /><br />So, its great to read about it. From my nice suburban, air conditioned home.rcoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102201338319611538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-87210657536543767732016-09-02T17:19:53.083-04:002016-09-02T17:19:53.083-04:00A story that fascinates me was that of Champlain a...A story that fascinates me was that of Champlain among the Hurons. He was out in the woods one day and saw a brightly colored bird - maybe green and blue and I don't know what all, and started following it. Since this was in the early 1600s and he had misplaced his GPS he soon became hopelessly lost. He spent three days wandering in the woods, living off game he managed to shoot, and through sheer random chance, he encountered another band of Indians. <br /><br />I don't know what the moral or even the point of this story is, other than don't go bird watching when there are no trails, carry more tools with you than you think you will need, and perhaps most of all, never give up, even when you are alone in the woods and think all is lost. <br /><br />Okay, maybe that last bit is too much, but Sammy was a tough dude and managed to survive without so much as a tent or a comfy down sleeping bag.<br /><br />Tough, I'm tellin' ya!The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-81829488391568203022016-09-02T15:36:41.489-04:002016-09-02T15:36:41.489-04:00Bede was an 8th century monk which kinda sorta fit...Bede was an 8th century monk which kinda sorta fits the Hazian theme. chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-9121114939299644462016-09-02T15:31:58.998-04:002016-09-02T15:31:58.998-04:00Intriguingly, the heathen Anglo-Saxons named the m...<i>Intriguingly, the heathen Anglo-Saxons named the month corresponding to September, <b>Haligmonað</b>, 'holy month'. Bede comments that the name refers to a "month of sacred rites". Unfortunately, he provides us with no further details. Perhaps this was a time of thanks for the safe return of ships from sea and for the fruits of the summer harvest.</i> <a href="http://www.wyrdwords.vispa.com/heathenry/calendar.html" rel="nofollow">linkage</a>chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-88811439539749047902016-09-02T14:56:44.194-04:002016-09-02T14:56:44.194-04:00Dude- Don't rush the season. I need more summ...Dude- Don't rush the season. I need more summer! Jim in St Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00028577920540521692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-91121915790320958612016-09-02T14:36:43.508-04:002016-09-02T14:36:43.508-04:00I will check out that store on line. Thanks, I will check out that store on line. Thanks, Evi L. Bloggerladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00371362907839227149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-68360975947156450222016-09-02T14:27:33.947-04:002016-09-02T14:27:33.947-04:00Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all th...Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.<br /><br />--Jim Bishopricpichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321511130788764861noreply@blogger.com