Quotes from Jerry Dennis

There's relief in not having to be outside. No gardening, no mowing the lawn, no tyranny of long daylight hours to fill with productive activity. We rip through summer, burning the hours and tearing up the land. Then snow comes like a bandage, and winter heals the wounds.

I asked him what he thought of the Great Lakes now. I'm surprised at how much seamanship is required to sail them. I always thought they were for wussies, that only the oceans were worthy of tough guys like me. But in the ocean there's not much to hit, it mostly requires endurance. These lakes can kick your ass.

Constancy is nothing but a languishing and wavering dance

Michigan alone is bounded by 3,200 miles of coastline—only Alaska has more.

Be cool, trust the universe, don't worry about what you can't control.

A guy at work went in for a competition and won a trip to China. He's out there now...trying to win a trip back!