Kevin Vermeer

The angel Aziraphale pretending to be the demon Crowley, sentenced to bathe in holy water. From the book/show "Bad Omens".

I don't suppose that in all the 9 realms of MAGA that there's any such thing as a rubber duck?

Hail chunks collected on a pack cover, with tape measure for scale.

NWS Radar showing high activity at 2PM over Comstock Park and Belmont.

Got some sizeable hail here in north Grand Rapids this afternoon! The biggest chunks are about 9/16" in diameter.

FWIW, I've driven this route many times (in gas cars) and I much prefer the west route. Taking the longer, rougher expressway route can be easier if you've got lane keeping and radar cruise to just set and forget, but the rural Indiana scenery is much more engaging to actually drive.

There's a little bit on the west side of 131 at 28th Street keeping things quiet for the suburban neighborhoods down there. But you're right, having nothing more than Jersey barriers through the S-curve, 196, and 96. That is even more deranged.

@reiunion.bsky.social - any comment on the recent email requesting new board members, and nominating "Lisa Bougie, Eric Spruck, and John Vandemore" of various infamous, multi-billion-dollar retailers like Nike?

I suppose that's not such a bad plague. Remind me - what's next in the forecast? Hailstones weighing slightly less than 100 pounds?

Good morning to you too! The backdrop is gorgeous, but I'm sad to see your pristine wilderness is also infested with purple loosestrife in the foreground... Do you have the loosestrife beetle there?

*Sale price is $13 or $1 per dam.*

Are we taking bets on whether or not Hull Street Energy, LLC is going to actually maintain these things, or just profit from the electricity and then turn out empty pockets like Boyce Hydro at Edenville and Sanford?

Haven't read any of the others in this post (yet) but the presence of that favorite lends a lot of credibility to your other recommendations...

I loved reading "There Is No Antimemetics Division" for free on the author's website, so much so that I bought hardovers of "Ra" and "Fine Structure", which were also great. I'm excited to be able to hold a physical copy of TINAD in November!

The experience was type 2 fun crossing into type 3 - I'm definitely going to be more intentional about hydration and electrolyte intake on longer races in the future.

Spent 60 long seconds at about mile 31, upside down in a patch of poison ivy, with my knees hyperextended because I was physically incapable of releasing my quads - they just would not listen. But they were too tired to stay locked for long, I'm proud to say that I got up and eventually finished!

Crashed (literally) and burned (figuratively) at #LordOfTheSprings bike race at Yankee Springs, MI on Saturday. First 25 miles went great, but I messed up my hydration/electrolytes and suffered the worst cramps of my life for the next 12 miles.

I pushed it to the limit Monday and Tuesday in order to be ahead today, taking it slow and steady for a while.

In spite of the emergency, United had the gall to call for an on-time departure for UA5650 to Chicago at 6am... disgraceful! The doors are closed and there are empty seats on what should be a full flight that has a long list on standby.

Lots of people waiting at GRR as of 5:10am

Busy start to the week at #GRR airport....Fire alarm emptied the entire terminal building until 5:05am, resulting in a line for security like I've never seen before, backed up all the way to and even beyond the doors!

Farthest I've been:
N: Houghton, MI, US
E: Boston, MA, US
S: Aguascalientes, MX
W: Shanghai, CN

Unfortunately, I'm double-booked tomorrow (volunteering with GR Parks, come join us at Pickerel Lake Park if you can't get in at Mallory's event) so there's a spot available. Email Isaac at mcmorrowformichigan dot com if you want to talk to a real human instead of a web form.

I also felt that was in poor taste and did not donate, but filled out the form anyway. To my surprise, I got the confirmation by email this morning!

Here's the unabbreviated link:
act.mcmorrowformichigan.com/signup/MAM-2...
See you there!

Oh, is that what those are? I found what I thought to be a large box turtle with unusual yellow polka dots instead of their usual mottling at Rogue River Park in Belmont last week. Didn't have my phone on me at the time, but it was a big guy, almost 10" long! It's encouraging to see them doing well!

That much is obvious! But the real question is "are there better office locations?"

It doesn't appear to be right now, there's only myself and my son here that I've seen.

Chuck and I are here, where's everyone at?

It makes me sad that you're probably right. Those models were under the equivalent of $40k at one time, but now they can't let them undercut the more profitable SUV market.

The stack height of these 'new' maximalist shoes always takes me by surprise. The heel-toe drop is still a reasonable 8mm, but you're basically running on 44mm stilts!
I did recently run a 25k PR in some new Vaporflys (I'm a Nike guy...), and can attest that cloud shoes work, but wow!

On that page, click Subscribe-> Login-> Add or Change-> Geomagnetic Storm Products and check the boxes for alerts on K8/G4 K9/G5 and watch for G4 or greater, and get 3-4 notifications a year of the best aurora opportunities!

Few clouds and a crescent moon here in the lower peninsula, should be a good chance!
More details on the NOAA site here:
www.swpc.noaa.gov/communities/...

Isn't the closest BigInt just "3"? Or are you proposing a pair of constants BigInt.PiNumerator and BigInt.PiDenominator for enhanced precision - *that's* a proposal I could get behind!

Kid and I enjoy fries, sliders, and paella sitting with lots of other local residents in a grassy park

Set your calendars for Food Truck Fridays at Riverside Park! It was magnificent tonight.
We enjoyed the community atmosphere and live music from www.harrydeandustyboys.com while we ate delicious sliders, fries, and paella.