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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I want to start off by apologizing to my wonderful, amazing, loyal followers, friends, and confidants.  I know it’s been longer than I wanted to go without posting an entry.  Things have been crazy lately, trying to transfer my blog over to the new domain and find the right format.  I’ve been reading and learning […]

It was Friday, and the day at work seemed to never end. I needed a release. Some good ol’ fresh air and nature should do the trick. I wanted a little bit of a challenge, so I started doing my research and decided that I want to get some good views on my hike after […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1512621350342{margin-top: 35px !important;}”]I want you to do something for me. Stop.  Stop whatever you’re doing.  Right now.  Go outside.  Find some place away from the sounds of city life.  Some place away from the perpetual noise of traffic and media.  Leave your electronics for a moment.  It’ll be okay, I promise.  This could be […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1512619725244{margin-top: 35px !important;}”]TGIF.  That’s what I have to say about that.  What a week at work it has been.  It was a short week due to the Labor Day holiday, but it didn’t seem short.  It was busy as usual with the day-to-day rumblings of pre-approvals flooding in, calling dealers, verifications, income calculations, document […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1512592279192{margin-top: 35px !important;}”]I just have to start this with, what an absolutely amazing Labor Day weekend this has been!  I am such a lucky man.  How did I become so fortunate to have such an amazing family?  I wouldn’t trade this for anything.  I have the most beautiful wife in the galaxy, the most […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1512589556034{margin-top: 35px !important;}”]As I drive to work this morning, seeing nothing but barrages of orange cones and traffic backups, I put myself in a place that I remember when I was happiest; a flashback, as some may call it.  I begin to reminisce about camping northern Michigan with my family. I remember out trips […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1512585590181{margin-top: 35px !important;}”]As my day at work was coming to an end, sitting at my desk after almost 8 hours of staring at the computer screen and endless phone calls to dealer partners trying to wrap up month-end, I was on auto-pilot.  The day dragged endlessly.  I was in a zoned out state of […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1512588278274{margin-top: 35px !important;}”]Today turned out to be a much better day than I thought it would.  Being my only weekend day off of work, I knew, going in to today, that we had a family birthday party to go to as well as some needed work to be done on the upstairs renovation project on our home. […]

My drive to work this morning was kind of boring. I took the freeway, like I normally do when I work on Saturdays, since there’s a whole lot less traffic and it’s usually smooth sailing. I’m not sure what was going on in Royal Oak today, but there was a huge back-up of traffic both […]

Okay, now I know that this isn't an Outdoor entry, and I apologize in advance. However, if you're going to follow my blog, you are going to get some entries and stories that are off the beaten path. Okay then. Now that we have that out of the way...I'd like to begin with a complaint […]

GYLBO?!?So, I bet you’re wondering…what the heck is GYLBO? Well, it stands for Get Your Lazy Butt Outside. I have always loved the great outdoors and everything it entails. Excitement, adventure, nature, relaxation, and just plain getting away from normal everyday life. Too many people these days are stuck in the social media world, glued […]