Visiting Michigan

I just spent the last week in Michigan. Lovely weather, beautiful countryside, wonderful time. Reminded me of why I love the state. The main trouble was all those little jarring things that kept popping up. For Sale signs everywhere, businesses and warehouses closed and overgrown with weeds, "wild/abandoned" areas growing, school systems shrinking, taxes increasing, property values falling, more and more cars on the road that seem barely functional. That gets depressing.

I don't have any answers for the problems facing the state and I guess that qualifies me to be Governor or a member of the Legislature. They obviously have no solutions, no ideas, no courage and no ability to lead. They do, however, excel in blaming others, even when they finally put together a budjet "solution". At least it reenforces my decision to move elsewhere to help care for and ensure my family's future.

Oh, well, for now I'll concentrate on the good points of what I saw and prepare for the next couple weeks. I'm travelling to NYC. A nice place to visit normally by not in July.