Picking up sticks and skills

January 31, 2010

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I ran into Shanna Branding over at the Township EMS offices. She wanted to know what on earth I was doing wandering along the shoulder of US-31 picking up big sticks. I wondered myself. Then the penny dropped. She had seen me taking pictures for Torch Lake Views and I was, uncharacteristically, lugging a tripod. […]

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Northern twilight

January 31, 2010

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Winter twilight, with the tall pines dark against the sunset, the Bay frozen quiet below, is a fine reason to live along the shores of the Great Lakes.  I understand why people might prefer to be in Florida or Arizona wearing shorts.  Heck, a couple of days ago I wanted to be in Florida myself.  […]

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Update on broadband: Do not hold your breath

January 29, 2010

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Wednesday night a whole lot of people made the trek through blowing snow to the Old Town Hall in Elk Rapids to hear about building broadband. (The background is in Monday’s post.)  The ad hoc leadership group did a great job of delineating the reasons the community should embrace full broadband deployment. However, the community […]

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A little snack to hold you

January 27, 2010

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No time for much of a post tonight. However. You will remember that Rob the Firefighter and the Lady Alicia and Susan, my co-Mother-out-law, came to visit recently. They forgot their key, and I was not at home when they arrived. OK, there are only so many places I can hide around here. Off to […]

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Big changes at Sonny’s and new condos on Torch Lake

January 26, 2010

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During the winter months I’m inclined to look around the Writing Studio and Bait Shop and think to myself, Surely there’s a better way to organize this place.  Then I take the dogs for a walk and the fit passes.  Chris and Sonny Szejbach are made of sterner stuff.  They’ve been rearranging the furniture at […]

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Posted in: In Business in Torch Lake, Torch Lake Township government

Let me draw you a picture with words

January 25, 2010

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A little story in the Record-Eagle caught my eye: Google executive running for governor. Matt Dunne, the Google executive in question, lives and works in Vermont, for heaven’s sake. Vermont has internet service capable of supporting the telecommuting needs of a Google executive. OK, as it turns out, it doesn’t have it everywhere, but if […]

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Posted in: In Business in Torch Lake, In my opinion . . ., Torch Lake Township government

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