Don’t get me wrong, when I saw this, I made martinis: Photo by Anne Savage. Please do no reuse without permission. But, I have to say, when I woke this morning and saw the mass celebrations that happened around the country, I was a bit unsettled by it. Ten years of living in fear, of constant “yellow” or “red” alert […]

Stoneface McGee tonight at the White House correspondence dinner where Barack Obama and Seth Meyers ran him over and then backed up a few times: Donald Trump wants to run the country and he can’t even take a joke at his own expense at a celebrity roast???! Whatevs, dude. So. Not. Worthy. (Or. Qualified.) I’m just sayin’…

Even a blind dog finds a deer femur once in awhile. Kona. Diabetic. Blind. Mostly deaf. My inspiration. She found this bone on our walk yesterday. When she got home with it, she completely buried it by digging a hole, putting the bone in it and then covering it back up using her nose. I’m just sayin’…

It’s Miller Martini Time… Also, had an unsuccessful trip hunting for morel mushrooms. Probably a tad too early for that. However, an unsuccessful morel hunt is also called “a walk in the woods”. A that’s never a bad thing. I’m just sayin’…

A recall petition against Michigan state Congressman Al Pscholka has been filed. You can view the official letter HERE (pdf). Here’s the text: April 28,2011 Representative Al PscholkaMichigan State House of RepresentativesP.O. Box 30014Lansing, Ml 48909-7514 Re: Receipt of Recall Wording Dear Representative Pscholka: You are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section-168.952 of Public Act 456 of 1982, […]

Great turnout at the anti-Snyder Rally at the University of Michigan commencement. Easily 1,000 people and more coming in. Crowds assemble The “Koch Brothers” entertain. “Rick Snyder, our #1 purchase!” Congresswoman Rebekah Warren takes the microphone. Next up, Lexi Salazar, 5th grader from Murphy School in Haslett, future zoologist. Says she wears red every Tuesday to show support for her […]

I’ve been happy to see hear coverage of the takeover of Benton Harbor on Michigan Public Radio over the past three days. They’ve done a three-part story which is pretty balanced, on the whole. Wednesday, April 27 – Benton Harbor called “ground zero” in fight over emergency manager powersThursday, April 28 – People in Benton Harbor disagree about what’s best […]

Back in March, I wrote about Michigan Republicans’ efforts to further penalize teachers who go on strike in our state. From the article I linked (no longer available): State Rep. Bill Rogers, R-Genoa Township, on Tuesday introduced legislation creating penalties for public schoolteachers and the Michigan Education Association for inciting or participating in strikes. House Bill 4466 would fine the […]

Check out this Eclectagoodness from The Rachel Maddow Show last night: Watch the full piece with Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero HERE. I’m still stunned that most of the Michigan coverage is being done by me (and Rachel Maddow, of course) and that none of the major newspapers in Michigan is following this story. I’m just sayin’…

Jesse Jackson at the Counterpunch website: Benton Harbor may become to economic justice what the small town of Selma was to civil rights. For in Benton Harbor, the powers that be now are wreaking the final indignities on the town’s beleaguered residents — stripping them not only of their schools, but of their democracy, taking away not only their jobs, […]

There is a delivery guy where I work who spends a lot of his time driving around to deliver packages for us. He’s also our company’s taxi service and recently picked up an Aussie colleague of mine. On the trip back from the airport, Aussie asked him if he thought Obama was good for America. Aussie had no idea that […]