Be the Light
If the cost of spreading love is occasionally getting taken advantage of, I’m okay with that.
Nick Meekhof (’15) graduated with a major in writing and a minor in geography. A farmer for the first twenty-three years of his life, Nick currently works for the Michigan Department of Agriculture. When he’s not traversing the state conducting orchard inspections, he can be found exploring the rivers, forests, and small towns all throughout the Great Lakes State. His current goals include kayaking one hundred Michigan rivers, swimming in Lake Michigan during every month of the year, and visiting as many Michigan breweries as possible.
by Nick Meekhof | Jul 26, 2019 | 0 comments
If the cost of spreading love is occasionally getting taken advantage of, I’m okay with that.
by Nick Meekhof | May 26, 2019 | 0 comments
By the time Church came out with his second album, I was already calling him my favorite artist.
by Nick Meekhof | Mar 26, 2019 | 0 comments
People often inquire about others’ favorite books, but to ask about one’s most life-changing suggestion, with the intention of stimulating that ‘butterfly moment,’ well, that is a very intentional inquiry.
by Nick Meekhof | Feb 26, 2019 | 0 comments
It took a while for me to break out of my preconceived notions that girls only liked sugar and spice and everything nice, but the new hurdle was suppressing all those questions about chemistry.
by Nick Meekhof | Jan 26, 2019 | 0 comments
Music changes, and change is good.
by Nick Meekhof | Dec 26, 2018 | 0 comments
It wasn’t stated aloud, but the message between the lines was this: You’re the last Meekhof.
by Nick Meekhof | Nov 26, 2018 | 0 comments
I’ll admit it’s more of a mindset than a meteorological observation, but if you’re a winter-hater, might it be better in the long run to hang on to fall as long as you can?
by Nick Meekhof | Oct 26, 2018 | 0 comments
That’s one thing that sucks about winter camping. There’s nothing to do after it gets dark, except drink beer and stare at the fire.
by Nick Meekhof | Sep 26, 2018 | 0 comments
I understand those who feel that respect must be earned in order to be given, but that stance won’t end any Cold Wars.
by Nick Meekhof | Aug 26, 2018 | 0 comments
Maybe when I have bigger problems I’ll consider switching my primary care physician to someone with a background in medicine.
by Nick Meekhof | Jul 26, 2018 | 0 comments
Like a tube of toothpaste gettin’ squeezed out,
The rest of that dishwasher slowly eased out
by Nick Meekhof | Jun 26, 2018 | 0 comments
With strength in numbers, Cadets was wildly successful at my church. And then there was our paltry GEMS organization.
by Nick Meekhof | May 26, 2018 | 0 comments
I promptly forgot my Apple ID and password the day I got my first smartphone, and so I haven’t gotten a new app in about 4 years.
by Nick Meekhof | Apr 26, 2018 | 0 comments
He’s just one guy, he won’t be around forever, and he’ll probably never run into a black person for the rest of his life. No harm, no foul, right?
by Nick Meekhof | Mar 26, 2018 | 0 comments
Getting into the river was a comically tedious process. Everything was covered in a foot of snow, and the banks were mostly iced-over.
by Nick Meekhof | Feb 26, 2018 | 0 comments
I did something I’d never done before: I started screaming for help.
by Nick Meekhof | Dec 26, 2017 | 0 comments
It was classy enough to rise above the dive bar ranks, but not so swanky that you couldn’t waltz in there with sweatpants and flip-flops.
by Nick Meekhof | Nov 26, 2017 | 0 comments
This is also the first time I ever took ibuprofen.
by Nick Meekhof | Oct 26, 2017 | 0 comments
In my imagination, heaven was an infinite, celestial hay maze.
by Nick Meekhof | Sep 26, 2017 | 0 comments
During the hour it took to fill in the shapes of Michigan, Huron, Superior, Erie, and Ontario, I learned a lot about tattoos. Apparently, no design is off-limits, so long as you can find an artist willing to draw it.
by Nick Meekhof | Aug 26, 2017 | 0 comments
In the middle of a freezing rain, we reached Dick’s Dome, a geodesic dome built to sleep four persons. There were eighteen people there.
by Nick Meekhof | Jul 26, 2017 | 2 comments
The Pine required constant vigilance and dexterity; every second taken to observe bald eagles or apply sunscreen came with a price: frantic paddling and overcorrection.
by Nick Meekhof | Jun 26, 2017 | 0 comments
After one too many flings into the pond, rainy nights left outside, and one malicious dirt-biking incident involving my older cousin Adam, Dort looked like your typical horror movie puppet.
by Nick Meekhof | May 26, 2017 | 0 comments
This is where I ultimately decide I could not be Amish; I simply love travel and experiences too much.
by Nick Meekhof | Apr 26, 2017 | 1 comment
“Chillermania,” I whispered to myself with reverence. “The World Headquarters.” My heart leapt with excitement.
by Nick Meekhof | Mar 26, 2017 | 8 comments
The timeline suggests Potterville is overdue for another disaster. The Potterville Curse is alive and well.
by Nick Meekhof | Feb 26, 2017 | 0 comments
On Thursday, February 16, production came to a grinding halt at the greenhouse because most of my coworkers took a personal day for the nationwide protest, “A Day Without Immigrants.”
by Nick Meekhof | Jan 26, 2017 | 1 comment
Étienne Brûlé sat down for his quarterly review in a loincloth and moccasins, chuckling to himself in Algonquin about the foolishness of imperialism.
by Nick Meekhof | Dec 26, 2016 | 0 comments
The road to the Two Hearted River is not an easy one.
by Nick Meekhof | Nov 26, 2016 | 0 comments
Hey girl, you wanna climb the power line towers to watch the sunset over the peach orchard? Hop on my four-wheeler and I’ll show you the back forty.