Life of Bryan

Continually impressed that there are still so many people who act like they’ve never flown before.

“Oh wow, I forgot to take off my watch and my necklace! Oh, I have to take off my shoes and jacket? I’m so sorry, I left 32 ounces of water in my carry on!”

I know it’s 5:30 a.m. but it must feel amazing to move through the world so oblivious and unbothered.

Watching the Olympics is just me saying to myself: “Wow, they must’ve grown up rich to play this sport,” over and over again.

Passing through Lansing and stopped for a bit. I lived here for over 10 years and I do not miss it. In fact, pretty sure I’m dealing with some minor PTSD having been trapped here for so long.

Passing through Lansing and stopped for a bit. I lived here for over 10 years and I do not miss it. In fact, pretty sure I’m dealing with some minor PTSD having been trapped here for so long.

Still, I had to see how things had changed, and how they’ve stayed the same. My old house on Allen Street:

Someone sure put a lot of love into this backyard.

My buddy Dan’s once meticulously kept lawn is now an urban prairie.

Hunter Park:

And of course, one of the glimmers of decent memories, Dagwoods. I can almost taste their olive burger.

“A 1 lb box of prewashed lettuce contains 80 calories of food energy. According to Cornell ecologist David Pimentel, growing, chilling, washing, packaging, and transporting that box of organic salad to a plate on the East Coast takes more than 4,600 calories of fossil fuel energy.”

– The Omnivore’s Dilemma

A one-pound box of prewashed lettuce contains 80 calories of food energy. According to Cornell ecologist David Pimentel, growing, chilling, washing, packaging, and transporting that box of organic salad to a plate on the East Coast takes more than 4,600 calories of fossil fuel energy, or 57 calories of fossil fuel energy for every calorie of food.

– The Omnivore’s Dilemma

Pronto Pup, Grand Haven, Michigan. Don’t you wish your weiner was this good after 77 years?

It’s amazing how much we don’t know about Harris this far into the first term, isn’t it? She’s been basically invisible to me.