Riding My Bike

It was a beautiful day yesterday, so I went on my longest bike ride of the spring. Yesterday was the last day of spring by the way, this morning we are officially into summer. I was out for over an hour though not intentionally. I was checking out our city wide garage sale.

I did not stop anywhere, nothing really caught my eye except a backyard gazebo. I could see from the street that it was screened in and being in the outdoor screen business I wanted to know if all the screens were permanent, how effective they were and how well they stayed in place. If you haven't seen our screens click on the screen business link and look at the pictures from my previous post. Lakes of Taylor Golf Course in Taylor, Michigan just completed construction on a new pavilion which included our screens.

Anyway, back to my bike ride. I got directionally disoriented while cruising through a sub I had never been in. I thought I was circling back towards my house when I was really heading north. When I exited the subdivision I knew I wasn't in Kansas anymore Toto. The street wasn't marked so I just made a turn and kept riding until I knew where I was again. I wasn't upset at all because I started my ride in the right frame of mind. I was out to explore and to exercise with no time limit. Take it from me, when you start an activity in the with the right mindset you will have more enjoyment and less stress. Too many times we do things because it has become routine without ever thinking about why we do them. If I had started my ride just because I must exercise and only allotted thirty minutes to squeeze it in, I would have been very aggravated and stressed.

I have to get ready for church now, but I will take time to think about why I am going to drive forty minutes to church. Is it routine or does it serve a purpose?

Check out the link to the right at detnews.com-green. The article titled "Michigan ramps up roads and trails ..." talks about increased bike ridership.

Wow, has really been since March 17th

It has been since March 17th since my last post. Thanks to Debbie B. for being my constant reminder to update.

Well our live shows are over for the year and now we are ready to get back to work and keep our blogs updated. Exciting news our first install of the season is done. It is a showpiece for us with a beautiful golf course as a backdrop. As you can see our screens have a nice tight finish so you can hardly tell that they are there in the picture. Other screens might have ripples in them, not ours.




This is just a great setting. If you are in the Detroit area and would like to see these up close or rent this pavilion for graduations, dinner parties, golf outings or other occasions write me at dan.nextepgreen@gmail.com.

These screens are such a great way to cool off a deck or patio without the use of much electricity, the only power you use is the very short time it takes to raise or lower the screen. The shading effect will also keep the adjacent rooms cooler.

It was great fun watching the final day of construction and our screens being installed. The designer and contractor did a great job. If you would like to know more about them send me an e-mail.

If you would like to know more about our motorized retractable screens visit www.pest-free-zone.com.