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This page was originally intended to be about our family, but has expanded far beyond that. I have invited friends, relatives, and coworkers here, so, chances are, unless you are in that category, you will find some of this not too interesting. But, because this is the Internet, and anyone can get here, I felt obligated to provide some things everyone would enjoy.

Welcome (back?) to the site. Most of the changes - updates - regularly take place in the photos section. There are a number of subdomains that mostly contain the photos so they can be gotten to directly. And some pages have summaries that link to other pages, and some pages have links to other pages that have links to other pages (etc.). The main most frequently updated subdomains include (in alphabetical order):

Bread - some of the bread we've enjoyed, and have enjoyed making.
Capitals - our quest to visit the 50 state capitals.
Countries - the countries we have visited.
Food - some of the more interesting recipes we've made.
National Parks - our visits to National Parks (we are NOT planning on visiting them all).
Road trips - our vacations, most that include capitals.
Viking River Cruises - the VRC's we've taken in Europe.

Update 04/04/2026: At this point, the significant functionality updates have been made and the site should render nicely on a mobile app when held vertically - though a couple new[er] pages are still being tweaked. Also, most of the data tables in the various subdomains - cities, countries, etc. - are now sortable on the various columns.
The next set of updates include a couple new subdomains, including one for all the Games we own and play.
Update 03/25/2024: Most, if not all, of the pages - about 500 - have now been updated and made [a lot more] mobile friendly. Going forward, the basis for the transition is done and all new content should be mobile friendly too.
Update 09/30/2024: Another round of coding and adjustments has been completed, and most, if not all, of the pages have been updated and made even more mobile friendly, cleaner, and hopefully a little faster loading. One important item for me to consider is that I prefer taking landscape pictures (short and wide) - as evident by 98% of the images on this site - as I use a laptop a lot, but mobile devices tend to favor the display of portrait pictures (narrow and tall). I've started trying to take that into account on some of the pictures, but will need to take it into more consideration when formatting and saving pictures for this site. Someone can always turn their device sideways to see a picture in all its intended glory - and the site should support a seamless switch between the two orientations - at least that's what I've been working on...
Update 04/04/2025: The menu should now look more like a mobile-app presentation with the button in the upper right corner of the screen - on narrow-screens, at least (like mobiles).
Update 09/22/2025: There should now be "TOP" and "BOT" buttons on the right side to help with longer page scrolling. A couple new QR codes have been created for sharing different subdomains. Lastly, I am also working on a Games subdomain to track, rank, and describe the games we own.

The blog has begun. You can see it here: http://www.RetirementLifeForMe.com.

When our friends came over to watch the "Big Game" with us, I created and printed out "Big Game Bingo" (while I could legally, technically use the other more commonly known name, I choose to use what is probably the second most commonly known name) sheets for us play while we watched.
During the COVID-19 quarantine, I created an on-line game that I called "Quarantine Bingo". We played it with some relatives, and I even played it with co-workers during a team meeting.
Then I got to thinking of combining the "Big Game Bingo" with the program I wrote for the "Quarantine Bingo".
And here it is: http://Bingo.TheMichelPage.com (instructions are on the page).
The Quarantine Bingo game requires a Host (but not the other Bingo game) to play it properly as the host calls out the bingo items. The host can be accessed by clicking on the 'H' icon in the upper left corner after accessing the Bingo game (instructions are on the Host page).

You can find some trivia (I am still proud of the flag question, though it is starting to wear off a bit [okay, a lot]), and a family history (which now includes an extra special addition). Also, not only are the credits still there, you can see some feedback from other visitors.

By the way, please don't tell me about spelling mistakes. 😁
Enjoy the site, thanks for stopping, and please come again (often)!