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Pete Groothuis

@petegroothuis.bsky.social

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Husband, Father, Sports Economist, Environmental Economist, Hiker, Detroit Sports Fan.

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Pete Groothuis @petegroothuis.bsky.social · Jun 8

I think these protest would be ok if they chant “Hang ICE Pence”

Pete Groothuis @petegroothuis.bsky.social · Jun 1

A man from Gaylord caught that foul ball.

Pete Groothuis @petegroothuis.bsky.social · May 10

Spring in Boone NC

Pete Groothuis @petegroothuis.bsky.social · Apr 13

Western Michigan leads in the NCAA hockey championship game 4 to 2

Pete Groothuis @petegroothuis.bsky.social · Apr 5

Grandfather mountain in the fog

Pete Groothuis @petegroothuis.bsky.social · Mar 7

Snow on the mountain.

Pete Groothuis @petegroothuis.bsky.social · Mar 1

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.

Pete Groothuis @petegroothuis.bsky.social · Feb 25

The littlest snowman

Pete Groothuis @petegroothuis.bsky.social · Feb 22

Blue Ridge dreaming

Pete Groothuis @petegroothuis.bsky.social · Feb 20

Christmas tree farm

Pete Groothuis @petegroothuis.bsky.social · Feb 18

Under the Blue ridge parkway. One of Patti’s favorite trails.

Pete Groothuis @petegroothuis.bsky.social · Feb 17

John Muir

Pete Groothuis @petegroothuis.bsky.social · Feb 17

The mountains are calling and I must go.

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Pete Groothuis @petegroothuis.bsky.social · Feb 16

I'm back. I'm home. All the time, it was... We finally really did it. Planet of the Apes

John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · Feb 15

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.

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America Chose the Monster

We all make mistakes.

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Pete Groothuis @petegroothuis.bsky.social · Feb 16

Vonnegut states a granfalloon is a proud and meaningless association of human beings including any nation, anytime, anywhere.

Pete Groothuis @petegroothuis.bsky.social · Feb 14

Thanks

Pete Groothuis @petegroothuis.bsky.social · Feb 14

Still too low

Pete Groothuis @petegroothuis.bsky.social · Feb 14

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.

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Pete Groothuis @petegroothuis.bsky.social · Feb 13

That’s the time we are living in.

Pete Groothuis @petegroothuis.bsky.social · Feb 13

The WNBA needs a rival league. Salaries in the WNBA are way too low.

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Pete Groothuis @petegroothuis.bsky.social · Feb 13

The WNBA needs a rival league.

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Pete Groothuis @petegroothuis.bsky.social · Feb 10

As us Lions fans say at this he end of ever year there is always next season, next decade, sometime in the future.

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Pete Groothuis @petegroothuis.bsky.social · Feb 9

To live only for some future goal is shallow. It’s the sides of the mountain which sustain life, not the top. Here’s where things grow. Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)