Winds Howling

I listened to this one on a walk to Lakeside Island Park, where they’re continuing to do some work along the shoreline.

acta — recorded proceedings; official acts; transactions (learned 8/18 from I don’t remember where) bounden — being under obligation (learned 8/21 from “King Stephen” by Edmund King) rogation — solemn supplication (learned 8/21 from “King Stephen” mention…

Recently I became curious about Cady’s Corner, a village that used to exist around my area in the 1800s, but has since faded out of existence.

It’s Labor Day.

The Strokes — Reality Awaits Released July 24 This one really grew on me.

In my corner of Detroit’s suburban sprawl, I’m lucky to have a nice park close by, and a somewhat unusual one: Lakeside Island Park.

Around the same time I whipped through Weezer, I blasted through Blur’s discography, listening to all nine albums over the span of three or so days.

I just listened to all sixteen Weezer albums, plus the four SZNZ EPs, in the span of four days.

Since a few days ago I posted a list of the 158 movies I’ve seen from the 2003 edition of “1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die,” I figured it made sense to also post a list of the 843 I haven’t seen yet.

Recently while I was visiting my grandpa, I took down one of the biggest books on his bookshelf: the hardcover 2003 edition of “1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die,” with the shower lady from “Psycho” screaming on the cover.

I’ve listened to this one a few times now: on the way to dinner a few days ago, yesterday while poking around on the computer, and at least one other time I’ve now forgotten.

Last night we saw a partial lunar eclipse from our campsite at Sleepy Hollow State Park outside of Lansing, Michigan. 11:17 p.m., about an hour before maximum eclipse.

Dolly Parton died today.

Today was the first day of the summer that I thought felt like fall.

Here are my first impressions of three new albums Cam and I listened to in the car on the way up north this weekend.

I finally got an answer to a question I’ve been wondering about ever since voting in Michigan’s primary election on Aug. 4: where did that “I Voted” sticker come from?

Saturday 7/18 12:42pm Deplaned at Great Falls International Airport. 12:53pm Picked up Jeep Wrangler from Alamo car rental desk. 1:30pm Got lunch and beer flights at Mighty Mo Brewing Company in Great Falls. 3:12pm Started driving to St.

We just got back from a four-day trip to Traverse City, where we stayed in an AirBnb with a bunch of friends for a combined bachelor/bachelorette party.

Here are some words I learned recently and where I learned them. perspicuous — clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.

Six months late, Burger King’s latest marketing push finally broke through to me yesterday.

A month ago today I visited Two Way Inn, which may well be the oldest active bar in Detroit, established in 1876.

During the year+ that we spent planning our trip to Glacier National Park, the venture was threatened by several disasters, tragedies and inconveniences: trails being closed due to a deadly bear attack, then remaining closed due to snow not melting; severe

Recently I came across the 1922 book “Life on a Mediaeval Barony: A Picture of a Typical Feudal Community in the Thirteenth Century” by William Stearns Davis, preserved by Project Gutenberg.

While we were driving Going to the Sun Road during our recent trip to Glacier National Park, we stopped for a 2.27-mile hike at the Johns Lake Loop.

We recently saw our 65th and 66th lighthouses — Charity Island Lighthouse and Gravelly Shoal Lighthouse — while driving home from a trip to Oscoda, Michigan.

Yesterday marked one month since the grand opening of the Sterling Heights Athletic Hub, an indoor pickleball and ping pong center built by the city of Sterling Heights.

I recently finished reading “Roadside Picnic” by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky for a book club I’m in.

I first listened to this one last week when it auto-played in the car while Camilla and I were on our way to the store to buy a few things for our trip to Oscoda.

On the way home from our recent trip to Oscoda, Michigan, we camped one night south of Au Gres, a small town along Michigan’s Lake Huron coast.

On the fourth day of our recent trip to Glacier National Park, we spent most of the day driving Going-to-the-Sun Road, a scenic highway through the Rocky Mountains commonly hailed as one of the prettiest drives in the U.S.

We just got back from spending a few days on the beach in Oscoda, Michigan.

Recently when we were on the way to Silver Lake Sand Dunes, we stopped for the second time at Little Sable Point Lighthouse.

After two days of big hikes at Glacier National Park, we woke up early to get a parking space for Hidden Lake Overlook Trail, a 2.3-mile round trip of mostly boardwalk through a wide-open area of mountain meadows leading to a nice view of a big mountain n…

Sunrise on Lake Huron in Oscoda, Michigan

Today, Tuesday, Aug. 4, is primary day in Michigan.

In the 15 months between when we first thought about going to Glacier National Park and actually arrived there, our anticipation was greatly enhanced by live webcams dotted around the park, pointing at various trailheads, vistas and parking lots.

I listened to this one Saturday afternoon, on a tea break between packing for a trip and cleaning up the apartment.

Recently I came across this quote from King James VI of Scotland and I of England.

Here’s all the visual evidence of America’s 250th anniversary that I thought to take a picture of during our trip to Glacier National Park, from July 18 to 24.

On the final morning of our recent trip to Glacier National Park, we did one last hike: a 2-mile jaunt up to Apikuni Falls, a tall and skinny waterfall separated from the road by about a mile of trail.

I first listened to this one over 2 weeks ago.

On the third day of our recent trip to Glacier National Park, we hiked the Iceberg Lake Trail, which takes you up to a lake nestled in a shady crook of a mountain, riddled with gradually melting icebergs.

Here are photos of all the animals we saw during our recent trip to Glacier National Park.

We just got back from a trip to Glacier National Park, the highlight of which was a roughly 10-mile hike up to the Grinnell Glacier and back.

Rolling Stones — Foreign Tongues Released July 10 I don’t think I’ve ever listened to a full Rolling Stones album before.

A spot in Montana where Native Americans liked to run herds of buffalo off a cliff, circa 900-1500 AD

Riding horses around Glacier yesterday

Horses by the road on the way into Waterton Lakes

First glimpse of Iceberg Lake today.

Mountain goat taking a rest in a shady perch above the Grinnell Glacier trail at Glacier National Park today.