January 24, 2003"...he put the Christmas-present television out in the cold pump shed..."---------------------
The phone has been ringing off the hook as snowmobilers scramble to find lodging in Alger County. We are fortunate to be one of the few areas in the Midwest with adequate snow. Burying the water pipes last year is already starting to reap dividends! The resort infrastructure is functioning perfectly (knock on wood) and we are treading softly to see how many snowmobilers we can effectively host. At this point, along with the Office, the Rec Center, and the Yurt, most of our cabins are now insulated.
-------------------- Maybe my grandfather when he put the Christmas-present television out in the cold pump shed was being prescient. I have closely noted that people who watch a great deal of TV never again seem able to adjust to the actual pace of life. The speed of the passing images apparently becomes the speed they aspire to and they seem to develop an impatience and boredom with anything else. Children become so saturated with TV and video games that Ritalin becomes the alternative, or so I've read.
Jim Harrison,
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