The Dunes Resort: Gay Saugatuck Douglas

What's happening at the Dunes Resort in December? Don't forget to join your Dunes Family for Thanksgiving Day dinner.  Bring a dish, or just show up, lots of free food beginning at 6pm (Thursday 11/27) -- followed by a little Euchre (we are in Michigan after all)! DJ Doug R is back on Saturday November 29 spinning in the main bar! Karaoke continues every Friday @ 9pm! Bingo continues every Sunday 4-7pm benefiting West Shore Aware! $1 off Drinks Every Monday - Thursday (except 12/31 & 01/01). Euchre/Pot Luck continues every Thursday 6pm. Toys For Kids Benefit Show Saturday December 6th.  Bring an unwrapped toy (and your $$) and all this good stuff will be donated to the Christian Neighbors Toy Drive! Ring in the New Year at the Dunes Resort!  December 31st is right around the corner so book now!  Or, just come on out and play!  DJ Doug is spinning in the main bar, with the Dunes Divas (hosted by Sydney Chablis) in the Cabaret.  Mid...

Technology is crazy!  I bought one of those Jawbone UP bracelets.  And then it syncs with an app called My Fitness Pal.  You leave the UP bracelet on all day (except in the shower) and it keeps track of your movements as well as your sleep patterns.  The goal is 10,000 steps a day and it keeps track and texts you when you've sat too long, or you are really moving - constantly giving you up dates.  The Fitness Pal app lets you scan bar codes of food, or manually enter.  You pre-program if you want to loose, gain or maintain weight... it tells you how many calories you need.  If you enter everything you consume in the day, along with how much activity your getting on UP.. it tells you how you did for the day.  It also monitors your sleeping. You tell it you are going to bed, it records how long it took you to fall asleep, how long you are in deep sleep, how long you are in light sleep, how many times you woke up.  You tell it when you are awake...

As a child of the 70's and 80's, this is a fun Edit!   In Defense of A Sexy Halloween After spending 10/31 hiding from the youngsters looking for candy, I decided to go be seen last night.. so I took a shower, put on my Florida finest (which isn't saying much) and headed for an early dinner.. planning on sitting at the restaurant's bar, having a nice dinner, couple glasses of wine and enjoying a couple pages of a book.  I have no issues doing things by myself - however since it was a Saturday and I didn't have lunch I decided to go early 5:30p. The bar had seats on three sides and I found one available on a corner.  An older gay couple on the left side (both enjoying a big martini) and a straight couple on the right (4 1/2 empty margaritas in front of them).  It quickly became obvious that the straights might have been a little over served, as the man kept repeating the same story/point over and over and over.  I heard the F word at least 50 times in the f...

October 31st.  I left for Florida on Wednesday and Lucky and I drove to Dalton, GA.. got up Thursday and he and I made it to Lauderdale around 9pm last night.  Car wash, grocery and liquor store and now I'm hiding in the back of our tiny house here in Victory Park trying to avoid  notice for any trick or treater, how sad is that? It's officially Fall at the Dunes.  Euchre and Pot Luck on Thursday, Karaoke on Friday, Music Videos on Saturday and Bingo on Sunday.  Monday we go to "winter" hours.. Mon - Thurs 2-10p, F&S 9a-2a and Sunday 9a-10p.  Can't believe how quick April - October went.  It's a reminder how quick life goes by - as I sit in the dark and hide in the back room (should rethink that, right?).  We really should get up everyday and do as much as we can before we go back to bed in the PM..  one day your 30 and then all of sudden your almost 50.. and I'm thinking that maybe I spent too many nights staying in and readying books. ...

I'm not even going to be here during most of the bad weather and I'm already having winter blues!  How fcked up is that?  How can someone who has a blessed life.. about to head to FL for 6 weeks be having a pity party?  If I think about it, I know it sounds stupid, but sometimes I think we can all have a pity party of some sort.  Don't know why I'm blue other than the fact that sometimes, life is a royal pain in the ass, no matter who you, what you do or where you came from.  Sometimes it's just not easy.. and personally I think that a little pity party can make a difference.  Makes you realize how fortunate you are and how silly you are to boo hoo.  If you don't boo hoo every now and then, how do you appreciate how lucky you are? In the old days, prior to the Dunes, when I was a little blue I just went all Greta Garbo and hid from people for a few days.  No need for the public to see you that way!  A true star never leaves the house unless...

I think the first thing I said to Danny when I met him was something like: Friend Tom:  Mike, this is Danny, he has the place we're staying in Saugatuck over the 4th! Mike:  There better be fucking furniture in that place when we get there. Or something like that.. and I forgot to mention I was painted in Gold. Long story....  A few years later... Mike (Me) had a great job in Chicago working for a NY based publishing company out of the Merchandise Mart in Chicago.  Greg had a great job in GR working for a Bank, and Danny had a great job working in GR for the County Government.  Greg had just transferred to Chicago with this bank to work in their Merchandise Mart branch, Danny was looking for a job in Chicago but still living in MI.  I came up to Saugatuck on a weekend in September to help them store some stuff from their cottage that they had recently sold.  We were staying at the Tin Cricket (same property as mentioned in first paragraph).. had ...

3 people have called today to ask if we've bought the Kalico (the "country kitchen" across the street)... the answer continues to be NO.  We've endured lots of rumors over the years, selling the Dunes, turning the Dunes into a retirement village, breaking up, breaking up, and then breaking up.. some rumors have us all broke up and already with new romances and all 6 living under the same roof (sounds complicated).. but this rumor that we've bought the Kalico seems to have it's own energy source.  NO we did not, nor do we plan on buying the Kalico Kitchen!!!!!!!!!!!! I had a family member ask for $$ recently.  Is that not one of the absolutely worst positions to be put in?  Because what is the answer.  Its' not like your mom or dad needs money.. it's family.  If yes, what is your limit?  If no, are you just being a jerk? I also assume that when you loan anyone money, you are giving them money.. don't hold your breath that you'll ever get it ba...