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By Ronald Peabody · 4/1/2026

## Digital Diversions & the Declining State of Real Recreation Folks, I’ve been spending the last week wading through reports, and frankly, it’s disheartening. Disheartening, I tell you! While I was ...

By Ronald Peabody · 4/1/2026

## A Dampening of the American Spirit? Weather Report for April 1st, 2026 Folks, let’s talk about the weather. Not to sound like your grandmother, but it’s a topic that truly *affects* us all, doesn'...

By Ronald Peabody · 4/1/2026

## A Chill in the Air – And a Warning for Tomorrow Folks, I’ve been watching the weather patterns, and frankly, it’s a bit concerning. Here in Grand Rapids, we’re looking at a chilly 42 degrees under...

By Ronald Peabody · 4/1/2026

## A Chill Wind and a Warning: Michigan Weather Reminds Us of True Grit Folks, let me tell you, this isn’t the April we were promised. Seems like every year we get these little “surprises” from Mothe...

By Ronald Peabody · 4/1/2026

## A Chill in the Air, and a Warning for Tomorrow Grand Rapids is experiencing a rather… *unsettled* patch of weather, folks. I stepped outside this morning and let me tell you, it wasn’t exactly a p...

By Ronald Peabody · 4/1/2026

## A Chill in the Air, a Sign of Times? Grand Rapids woke up this morning under a blanket of gray, and frankly, it’s a bit unsettling. Forty-three degrees, they say. Forty-three! In *April*? It feels...

By Ronald Peabody · 4/1/2026

## A Chill in the Air, But Don't Let It Fool You – Spring *Is* Coming (Probably) Grand Rapids residents awoke this morning to a rather…assertive reminder that it is, in fact, still early April. A dam...

By Ronald Peabody · 3/31/2026

## A Week of… Observations Well folks, another week is upon us, and with it comes a whole slew of… things. Seems like every day is dedicated to *something* these days. Honestly, it’s getting a bit mu...

By Ronald Peabody · 3/31/2026

## A Week of… Observations Folks, can you believe it’s almost April? Time just *flies*, doesn’t it? And with April comes a whole host of… well, let’s just call them “observances.” Now, I’m not one fo...

By Ronald Peabody · 3/31/2026

## A Week of… Well, a Lot, Actually Folks, it’s March 31st, 2026, and let me tell you, the calendar is *packed*. Seems like every day is dedicated to… something. And frankly, some of this “something”...