Pete Groothuis
@petegroothuis.bsky.social
Husband, Father, Sports Economist, Environmental Economist, Hiker, Detroit Sports Fan.
Spring in Boone NC
May 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Spring in Boone NC
Western Michigan leads in the NCAA hockey championship game 4 to 2
April 13, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Western Michigan leads in the NCAA hockey championship game 4 to 2
Grandfather mountain in the fog
April 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Grandfather mountain in the fog
Snow on the mountain.
March 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Snow on the mountain.
Welcome to March. Today it is “one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.". Dickens.
March 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Welcome to March. Today it is “one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.". Dickens.
The littlest snowman
February 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The littlest snowman
Blue Ridge dreaming
February 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Blue Ridge dreaming
Christmas tree farm
February 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Christmas tree farm
The mountains are calling and I must go.
February 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The mountains are calling and I must go.
I'm back. I'm home. All the time, it was... We finally really did it. Planet of the Apes
America was given a choice between a lawless, amoral monster and a qualified, intelligent, joyful woman of color—and it chose the monster. We need to reckon with the reality of what that says about so many of us here.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/america-ch...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/america-ch...
America Chose the Monster
We all make mistakes.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
February 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I'm back. I'm home. All the time, it was... We finally really did it. Planet of the Apes
Vonnegut states a granfalloon is a proud and meaningless association of human beings including any nation, anytime, anywhere.
February 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Vonnegut states a granfalloon is a proud and meaningless association of human beings including any nation, anytime, anywhere.
Google has no backbone. They change the name of the Gulf of Mexico then turn of the comments so people can’t hurt their feelings.
February 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Google has no backbone. They change the name of the Gulf of Mexico then turn of the comments so people can’t hurt their feelings.
The WNBA needs a rival league. Salaries in the WNBA are way too low.
February 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The WNBA needs a rival league. Salaries in the WNBA are way too low.
Mountains should be climbed with as little effort as possible and without desire. The reality of your own nature should determine the speed. If you become restless, speed up. If you become winded, slow down. You climb the mountain in an equilibrium between restlessness and exhaustion.
February 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Mountains should be climbed with as little effort as possible and without desire. The reality of your own nature should determine the speed. If you become restless, speed up. If you become winded, slow down. You climb the mountain in an equilibrium between restlessness and exhaustion.
Miller owns this field, Locke that, and Manning the woodland beyond. But none of them owns the landscape. There is a property in the horizon which no man has but he whose eye can integrate all the parts, that is, the poet. This is the best part of these men's farms.
February 7, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Miller owns this field, Locke that, and Manning the woodland beyond. But none of them owns the landscape. There is a property in the horizon which no man has but he whose eye can integrate all the parts, that is, the poet. This is the best part of these men's farms.
A touch of Spring from last year
February 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A touch of Spring from last year
WTF. Trade war with Canada? Canada? And Mexico too? What do a tell my Principle students without saying Trump is dumb as a box of rocks and mean as a rattle snake?
February 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
WTF. Trade war with Canada? Canada? And Mexico too? What do a tell my Principle students without saying Trump is dumb as a box of rocks and mean as a rattle snake?
Made me laugh on a Friday.
I think I have finally figured out the tariffs thing.
Eggs aren't going to get any cheaper but they will *seem* cheaper once everything else gets wildly more expensive.
Eggs aren't going to get any cheaper but they will *seem* cheaper once everything else gets wildly more expensive.
January 31, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Made me laugh on a Friday.
Just hanging out
January 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Just hanging out
Sunset over Lake Michigan last summer.
January 30, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Sunset over Lake Michigan last summer.
I’ve been calling MAGA brain, although it actually predates Trump. I’d define it as the belief that effective governance comes from being harsh and unfeeling, putting aside namby-pamby, dare I say woke, concerns about stuff like protecting the environment or respecting civil liberties.—Krugman
January 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I’ve been calling MAGA brain, although it actually predates Trump. I’d define it as the belief that effective governance comes from being harsh and unfeeling, putting aside namby-pamby, dare I say woke, concerns about stuff like protecting the environment or respecting civil liberties.—Krugman
Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.
—Kurt Vonnegut
—Kurt Vonnegut
January 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.
—Kurt Vonnegut
—Kurt Vonnegut