traveling to georgia

So, this week, my sister and I drove from Grand Rapids, MI to Lookout Mt. Georgia to visit Covenant College. It was a fun trip, and it was good to spend time with my sister. I got a ticket in Indiana on Rt 31. I was going 17 over. The cop was very matter of fact-not mean, not nice. It sucked.

Mt. Fuji, taken in the winter of 2003 by my brother

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Tipping? What to tip for bad service...

I've had a little bit of a disagreement with people over tipping. My opinion is that you tip at least 15% no matter what, no matter how bad the service is. Here's why. If you're determined to tip cheaply, you will find ways in which your server screwed up. The problem is that servers take the heat for anythign that might go wrong from teh time you order your food. Teh food is late: cook's fault but server take the blame. the drinks don't come fast enough: management's fault, but server takes teh blame... Basically, I think that if you're not determined to tip at least 15%, then you probably shoudl avoid going to restaraunts. If you can't afford a 15% tip, then you can't afford to eat out. Bottom line: crappy service get 15%. good service gets 20%.

Here's a question I'm less sure about: do you tip at all-you-can-eat buffets if a server gets your drinks? I don't know. you tell me and let me know.

Fishing is Great

A friend of mine took us to a river in Lowell called the Flat River. We had the best time of our lives fly-fishing for small mouth bass. I couldn't tell you how to get there, but its in Lowell. You find thsi covered bridge thats over a hundre thirty years old. Get in teh water and hike up 2 miles. Bring a small popper on a fly rod. stand in th emiddle of the river and cast to teh side and let the current pull the popper in as you jerk it occassionally to pop it. then real it in real slowly. by the way, there's a real famous fly-fishing guide named Glen Blackwell (sp?) who owns a shop in Rockford (12 mile and rt-131?). You can ask him for advice on flies and locations but you'll have to buy 15 bucks of flies to make up for it. Anyway, the flat river rocks, is filled with fish, and you should go between 5 and 10. PM.

Fishing on Au Sable in/near Grayling, MI

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Daniel Spalink, Jim Stacer, Jon Spalink, Jim Stacer, Ben Spalink