Pine Needle Lawn

Like almost everyone else – I have been watching the 2008 Bejing Olympics every night…and while I am not trying to take anything away from the accomplishments of these great athletes – I think it is important to keep things in perspective.

The kid on the left can swim really fast. He worked very hard on his individual achievement and has been awarded 8 gold medals and enough financial wealth to last a couple of generations or more.

The kid on the right worked very hard on behalf of an entire nation. He gave both of his legs in an effort to keep his country safe – and he will receive enough financial assistance for an apartment and some food.

Again, I do not want to take anything away from these great athletes – but we should all keep things in perspective…

You may have noticed that we have completed a UI design change. Recently, we added regional maps for Michigan lake property & North Dakota lake property. Well, we just completed adding virtually all Michigan resorts and North Dakota resorts to our resort directory (if we missed something – be sure to let us know!). While we also added these states to our vacation rentals section as well – we currently have very few rentals in these additional states – but we hope that will change soon!