tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26364870692619017682024-03-05T08:40:59.391-05:00The Castillo ChroniclesTCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229761783409159724noreply@blogger.comBlogger1365125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636487069261901768.post-85766681483474794232013-08-06T00:00:00.000-04:002013-08-06T00:00:11.028-04:00Taking a Summer Break ... ... as I am going on a little vacation to the Mid-Atlantic part of the United States of America.<br />
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Every summer a vendor comes to the city's public marina and flies (and sells) these gigantic kites. </div>
TCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229761783409159724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636487069261901768.post-3886494755041103472013-08-03T00:00:00.000-04:002013-08-03T00:00:00.809-04:00Over 3000 Archers at this EventThey are literally the "Christian Homeschoolers of Northern Michigan," and they are among the best archers on the planet.<br />
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<br />TCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229761783409159724noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636487069261901768.post-63881293584817658872013-07-31T00:00:00.000-04:002016-08-10T12:57:01.094-04:00Slightly Grumpy Post: Last Boat Festival (I'm attending) for the SummerMy latest boat watching event was the <a href="http://www.venetianfestival.com/">Venetian Festival in Charlevoix</a>.<br />
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The highlight of this event was the nighttime boat parade. Campy, but pretty.</div>
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The future "Dr. Lyman" getting psyched to watch knee surgery at a Virginia hospital.</div>
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<br />TCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229761783409159724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636487069261901768.post-41528584173482532842013-07-25T10:49:00.000-04:002013-07-25T10:49:38.851-04:00Harry Potter, RIP<a href="http://www.petoskeynews.com/news/obituaries/pnr-harry-potter-93-20130724,0,1303846.story">He was 93-years-old</a> and lived in Charlevoix, MI. I wonder if the humble name became a burdensome conversation piece after you-know-who became an worldwide phenom.<br />
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What a pleasant surprise to find these berries growing in our backyard. Muffin material.TCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229761783409159724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636487069261901768.post-5572244382170049852013-07-20T00:00:00.000-04:002013-07-20T00:05:25.722-04:00Meagan Leza Bell, 1985-2013Yesterday I learned that <a href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/telegram/obituary.aspx?n=meagan-leza-bell&pid=165877278#fbLoggedOut">Meagan Bell</a>, a Massachusetts acquaintance, died in Haiti last week. <a href="http://www.gazettenet.com/news/7484043-95/local-women-killed-in-accident-in-haiti-remembered-for-selflessness">She was in a minivan</a> on her way to the airport when a truck collided with the van she was in. Meagan's dad, David Bell, was seriously injured in the crash. Terrible. Just terrible.<br />
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Once upon a time, Brad, Meagan's younger brother, played high school ice hockey with the youngest Lyman child. The Bells hail from South Africa and arrived in Amherst, MA, sixteen years ago to pursue the academic life. They are a lively family whose company we always enjoyed. Independent thinkers, too. (<a href="http://www.enterstageright.com/archive/articles/0301surrender.htm">I quoted</a> Dr. Bell in this article.)<br />
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Brad, himself, made waves when he elected to play field hockey with the gals. (<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20011019friday.html">Here's a <i>New York Times</i></a> story as to why that occurred.) I remember standing near Meagan, while watching Brad dash around in a skirt at a Smith College field. I also remember sitting with her at ice hockey games.<br />
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She was described by a western Mass. reporter as having "special needs" due to the meningitis she contracted as a toddler. But Meagan was just special - an exceptionally friendly, sincere person.<br />
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To think she was in Haiti doing a good deed and fulfilling a dream.<br />
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RIP, Meagan. My condolences to Dave, Bev, and Brad.<br />
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TCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229761783409159724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636487069261901768.post-27197691634897901242013-07-19T11:23:00.002-04:002013-07-19T11:23:49.254-04:00"Big Talent Has a Way of Beating Discrimination"Friday fun! The editor of <i><a href="http://www.worldmag.com/2013/07/homeschooled_red_sox">World</a>, </i>Marvin Olasky, <a href="http://www.worldmag.com/2013/07/homeschooled_red_sox">writes about Pat</a> Goetze (homeschooler drafted by Boston Red Sox) and quotes my insta-opinion on the matter.<br />
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<br />TCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229761783409159724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636487069261901768.post-46679371680289869742013-07-17T00:00:00.000-04:002013-07-17T00:01:49.575-04:00Newspaper Editor Sues Readers for Defamation<a href="http://watchdogwire.com/michigan/2013/07/16/newspaper-editor-sues-readers-for-defamation/">You just won't believe</a> what an MSM journo named <a href="https://twitter.com/LoriKilchermann">Lori Kilchermann</a> has done.<br />
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Actually. Yes, you will.<br />
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I am proud to say that this Watchdog Wire/Michigan story was linked to by Matt Drudge ... although, as the editor of WW/MI I had nothing to do with the linking or the writing of the story.<br />
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Congrats to <a href="https://twitter.com/adam_ulbricht">Adam Ulbricht</a>, the young fellow who did pull this off.<br />
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TCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229761783409159724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636487069261901768.post-37785243140595182982013-07-16T00:00:00.000-04:002013-07-16T08:47:13.094-04:00Isle of Skye and Nearby Castles, EtcThis sounds like a <a href="http://www.skye.co.uk/">very neat place to go</a> to for a vacay.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Isle-of-Skye/54197690339">Look</a> at these photos.<br />
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Friday night I went to the annual <a href="http://www.boynethunder.com/">Boyne Thunder</a> charity event in Boyne City. The camo-looking high-performance boat pictured above was in this water parade/excursion of the <a href="http://www.petoskeynews.com/news/featured/pnr-photos-boyne-thunder-rumbles-through-charlevoix-20130713,0,7956995.photogallery">fast and flashy</a>. Boat bling-bling. Even the pickups were over-the-top.<br />
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Kinda fun, but I much prefer the scene at dusk. The <a href="http://www.yourdictionary.com/parasailor">parasailor</a> jazzing up the night sky was a nice touch.TCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229761783409159724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636487069261901768.post-48801492597114937432013-07-13T10:22:00.003-04:002013-07-13T10:22:46.297-04:00Pat Goetze Signs with the Red Sox<a href="http://news.soxprospects.com/2013/07/red-sox-sign-fourth-rounder-myles-smith.html">Here's</a> the blurb, and <a href="http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/06/26/2991626/zebulon-home-schooler-selected.html">here's</a> the original news story about Pat Goetze, NC homeschooler, being drafted in the 2013 MLB First-Year Player 36th round by the Boston Red Sox.<br />
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Pat the Pitcher had to decide by July 12 whether to accept the offer from Beantown or go to Louisburg College to play ball. He is now in Fort Myers, Florida probably at the <a href="http://nesn.com/2011/02/new-red-sox-spring-training-facility-set-to-take-shape/">Red Sox's developmental complex.</a><br />
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What I continue to appreciate about this story is that Pat has never played on a public or private school sports team. He found alternatives, outside the mainstream, to exercise his talents and stuck with them. (Apparently NC <a href="http://varsitynow.blogs.starnewsonline.com/21540/proposed-bill-would-allow-homeschooled-kids-to-play-hs-sports/">doesn't allow</a> homeschoolers to participate on pub. ed teams.)<br />
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Even a Tim Tebow or a Collin Klein had to go 'establishment' to play football. (I'm not criticizing, just saying ... )<br />
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I live close to the public high school. For the past couple of weeks, I've been hearing drummers practicing for the parade. Finally, I could put some faces on the young people from the Petoskey marching band who act as my alarm clock.</div>
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Hello Uncle Sam and Betsy Ross.</div>
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At dusk, I headed downtown, to the waterfront, to meet a friend, see the fireworks, and show off our bracelets.<br />
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The Harbor Springs fireworks ... across the bay</div>
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The more localized Petoskey ones. At the end of the display, not only did the audience clap, but the boaters watching in the Little Traverse Bay, tooted their horns. :)</div>
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<br />TCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229761783409159724noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636487069261901768.post-20294840220369347332013-07-02T00:00:00.000-04:002013-07-02T00:00:06.174-04:00Pure MichiganBelow is the lil' article I wrote about a local boat show. At the show, I met and interviewed an adorable couple who have been married for 63 years and summer in northern Michigan.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">This fancy tug was for sale for some ridiculous price. But, admittedly, it is a beautiful, unique vessel.</span></div>
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Tourists and visitors but still a laid-back atmosphere. </div>
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Ready for the 4th of July!<br />
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This mega-yacht was docked near the show. Wow, huh?<br />
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Speedy pontoon. </div>
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