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Being the adventures of living and working from the belly of the Beast.

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October 17, 2022

Never fear, I am here. It’s just that I’m learning how to strike a balance between doing fun things to talk about, and taking the time to talk about them! I will post something meaty, soon!

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Time on the Water

August 07, 2023

We camped several nights at Tahquamenon Falls. (Look it up. It's a place.) While there, we decided to rent kayaks, and a canoe. Jay and Kris had joined us. The water was clear on the river. I tried to show you some fish here. I tried. It was a gorgeous day, cool and sunny. Perfect for being out on the river. Jay and Kris in the double kayak, young John in the single. Zoom in on his grin. He was born to do this. Molly also joined us. This was just before she started trying to jump in. It was worrisome, until John figured out that she wasn't trying to jump in, but to drink some water! Good dog owners that we are, it slipped our minds to water the dog. We pulled over, and did just that. And, off again! We have talked and talked about buying kayaks. It's problematic, because we have nowhere to carry them. It's not recommended on a soft top Jeep, and, although we tried, we haven't been able to fin...

August

January 06, 2023

I mentioned, in another post, that there are security concerns with recording our locations in real time. I have been careful to pay attention to that, and.....it's driving me crazy. Between busy-ness stretching our the time between posts, and my middle aged brain making it...complicated...to remember things, I am losing information quickly. So, I have decided that paranoia is for the mentally ill, although I do subscribe to the notion that just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not out to get you. And I think that would work backwards, too. Maybe. So, beginning soon, I will be more "recent" with my posts. But this one talks about August. I told you I was far behind. August started for us in southern Michigan, where we stayed with good friends. Some of the best places we have stayed during this adventure have been in the driveways of family and friends, not because we're cheap, (because our checkbook says we definitely are NOT)...

A Tense Night

January 25, 2023

One thing that we have to think about, all the time, is weather. It can be as simple as parks in the north, or at higher elevations, not being open for parts of the year. This time of year, snow and/or thunderstorms can be an issue. We are in southern Alabama. Yesterday this area was hit by severe thunderstorms, with F2 tornadoes being possible. We had the option of going to stay with friends, but weighed that against worrying about the Behemoth when we couldn’t be on it, and decided to stay. I like to use the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) website, and started following it in the afternoon. The storms did not materialize before midnight, although strong winds started around 9pm. Soon, the dreaded Watches and Warnings started appearing. Look at that temperature. We all expect temps to go down as night comes on, but these were going up. Warm and cold fronts were colliding. And, about midnight, the sirens went off. I had planned ahead ...