Victorious Buttercup emerges from bracken
The phone rang this morning as I was making coffee. The caller was Bill Morand, the brand new media relations person for Charter Communications, returning my call. Yes, he said, he could help me sort out the swirling rumors about High Speed Internet in Torch Lake Township and Environs. He will be up here this week and we will learn what there is to learn. You will be the first to know.
Later in the day a tech from Frontier Communications tested my phone lines and referred me to people who should be able to speak authoritatively about the company’s plans for extending DSL service in Antrim County.
I’m on a roll here. I am going to keep slugging away at it. Stay tuned.
Attractive slug reaches unexpected heights
In other news, it took awhile, but we got the weekly photo from Babs loaded onto WordPress at last. If you were disappointed yesterday, you can go back now to see the irises in all their glory.
Torch Lake Views 
P.j. grath
June 13, 2011
I am happy with buttercup and slug–and perhaps some very good connectivity news in your near future!
Gerry
June 13, 2011
Ah well, define “near.” But I have decided to go back into relentless pushing mode.
Dawn
June 13, 2011
Well that seems to be good news…though I’m a bit creeped out by the slug….
Gerry
June 13, 2011
Slugs are really very nice when you get to know them. Almost translucent. Quiet. Unassuming. Valuable members of our little ecosystem.
Giiid
June 14, 2011
Lovely buttercups with the most wonderful bright yellow color, – which for some unknown reason is almost impossible to reproduce. I have tried so many times to take pictures of those I have in my garden, but it is almost like if they try to oppose the project.
As a result of this, I now pretend that I don´t care, and with an innocent humming I walk slowly towards them, then with a sudden move I grab my camera and shoot. I have tried this a few times, but they still are too fast.. I´m working on a new plan.
The slug looks like the slug we call a killer slug, because it comes in great numbers and eats everything. Your blog-slug surely behaves better than this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_slug
Gerry
June 14, 2011
Well, I should hope so. Unless perhaps your killer slugs eat Asian Carp? That might be a good thing.
Babs Young
June 14, 2011
Do you mean we may have two options besides slow dialup and intermittent wireless? Wow! I will stay tuned.
Gerry
June 14, 2011
We may indeed, although perhaps not in my lifetime. I am an old bat.
Anna
June 14, 2011
May you get good news for high speed internet! Love that slug photo (and Preston cannot stand slugs whereas I just love slugs. LOL)!
Gerry
June 14, 2011
Thank you, Anna. Let’s just keep the slugs our little secret then – no need to alarm Preston. And, um, you particularly don’t want him reading about Giid’s killer slugs.
Karma
June 18, 2011
For some reason, your slug picture made me laugh this morning. I suppose an “ewww” would’ve been more appropriate, but a giggle emerged instead.
Good luck with your high speed internet!
Gerry
June 18, 2011
Thank you for the good luck wish. I’m glad the slug made you giggle.