Cate and I honeymooned in St. Ignace and Mackinac Island 23 years ago this week. At the time we said we’d go back every year, but we didn’t. We started going back every year several years ago, and now that we’re more established we can usually afford to spend the night on the island, which…
Warning: This article contains analogies. A lot of them. On paper, the job I started for WP Buffs in May looked ideal. Community building and writing are right in line with my skill set. The added bonus of support for my additional community projects was, well, an added bonus. There had been some concerns from…
So we bought an RV. But it was in Texas, and we live in Michigan. What better way to ease into RV life than by driving a 29 foot vehicle on a 1250 mile road trip as the first time we’ve ever driven it? As an aside, we named her Agnes because she’s from the…
In 2010 I quit a perfectly good job and started freelancing as a web developer. My wife didn’t have a job outside the house, and we were homeschooling our kids, and we realized we could live anywhere. We started looking around at the world to see where we might want to live. My youngest, 9…