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Change of Pace When I woke up this morning I decided I needed to change things up today. I was on day #3 of my five Clifton Streets and I was “feeling dangerous”. When I get in this mood I try to do something out of the ordinary to get my brain cells moving. So,…

Don’t Spring Forward As I was jogging to my street this morning, I started thinking about the timing of Spring. Yesterday we did the “Spring Forward” for Daylight Savings Time, and my daughter is on Spring Break this week. Both these events happened, and Spring does not even start until Tuesday, March 19th (it is…

Five Nights at Clifton’s For the next five nights (or days) I will be walking down a street named Clifton, and that’s not counting West Clifton that I will be doing with the “W” streets. As luck would have it, the first one and the longest one would be on the day of an early…

Mr. Happy I felt like I was going back to my very first street today. The route to Cliffdale was similar to Abbieshire (my starting street), as it is another short north-south street between Lake and Edgewater just west of Lakewood Park. Cliffdale had a cool vibe. It was dotted with cottage style homes and…

Date Morning This week has been a family affair for me. My sister rode with me on Monday, my son joined me yesterday on the tandem, and my wife and I took an enjoyable jog/walk this morning. I really appreciate all of the support from my loved ones for this project. Amy and I are…

Rolling Out the Red Carpet Clarence was quite a long walk. I almost missed the starting point as there is a small section of Clarence north of Detroit, but my son Joe saved the day by making me check Google Maps before leaving the house. Joe was home for his college spring break this week,…

Jumping in Puddles The starting point of Chesterland proved to be tricky for me to find today. I researched it on Google Maps before leaving the house, but when I got to the intersection of Waterbury and Detroit across the street for St. Edward’s High School I wasn’t 100% sure which way to go. As…

Neighborhood Grid Keeps “Lakewood Alive” What a glorious morning! I have been at this exactly one month (I started on February 5th), and today might have been my favorite weather day so far. The sun was just cresting over St. Luke’s Church as I started my walk down Chase and the temperature was perfect. I…

Sibling Day When I woke up this morning I noticed two deer in my backyard. They looked about the same age and I guessed they were siblings. Then one deer proceeded to groom his sister by cleaning out her ear. A kind gesture for sure, but a line that us humans would not cross. I…

X Marks the Carabel It was a very quiet Sunday morning on Carabel. The best way to describe its location is to go to the point where Hilliard and Madison cross with an “X” and head south. From that point Carabel heads all the way to Interstate 90 before crossing a bridge and turning into…