I've not always been a beer fan and I'd have to say I'm still more of a fan of the culture than beer. This was my 3rd Winter Beer Festival and the Michigan Brewers Guild's 7th. Over 6,000 tickets were sold this year and in record time. It was the largest crowd to...
Brenda Sodt Marshall
Michigan State Parks Program Needs Volunteers
Feel like spending some time in the great outdoors and doing good for Michigan state parks and recreation areas? The Great Lakes Gazette posted the following: The Department of Natural Resources has lots of opportunities for volunteers to help clean up, spruce...
Looking for Maynard on Route 66
While scanning our entertainment options on Netflix, Chuck and I stumbled upon the documentary, Blood into Wine. It is a crazy video about Maynard Keenan from the band Tool and Puscifer making wine in Arizona. I love wine and Chuck loves Maynard. (He loves...
Thoughts about Running in Cold Weather in Michigan
Seriously, why run 16 miles when it was only 16 degrees? Well because it was on the training plan. I have a theory that many runners are recovering Catholics. Instead of going to church religiously, we go for a long run and if we don't run we have something to feel...