The American Planning Association has chosen Ann Arbor’s South Main Street as one of its Top Ten “Great Places in America: Streets“ And to those of us that live here, that’s no surprise. I’m just sayin’…

Last weekend’s harvest of bell peppers and Beaver Dam peppers got turned into “Mexican” stuffed peppers that now reside in the freezer. It started with a sinkful of deliciousness: The day before we had made a huge pot of stuffing that’s mainly peppers, onions, chilies, black beans, more chilies, tomatoes, rice and more chiles along with some awesome spices, vegetable […]

This. Dude. Is. AWESOME!!!! “Madame Speaker, I have words for Democrats and Republicans tonight.” “Let’s start with the Democrats” “We as a party have spent the last six months, the greatest minds in our party, dwelling on the question, the unbelievably consuming question of how to get Olympia Snowe to vote on health care reform. I want to remind us […]

Today is the day that Senators John Kerry and Barbara Boxer will release the Senate version of the so-called Cap-and-Trade bill, their version of the bill Representatives Waxman and Markey got passed in the House earlier this year. And, surprise, surprise (really!), it’s stronger than the House bill. The Washington Post got a sneak peak at a nearly-completed version of […]

Cross-posted at Daily Kos. I watched the first installment of the gloriously filmed and narrated Ken Burns series “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea” last night. As a major supporter of the National Parks system, I have been eagerly awaiting this since I first learned of it. NOTE: Here’s a link to last night’s episode HERE. From taking my four-year […]

Ping Tung EggplantsOriginally uploaded by acsavage Mrs. E (aka, my wife) knocks one out of the (photographic) park again. These are Ping Tung eggplants from our garden but what she sees in them and what I see in them are two entirely different things. An artist’s eye is a marvel to behold. Click the photo for a larger version. I’m […]

Sometimes cartoons ARE better at explaining things. This video by Andy Lubershane does a spectacular job of spelling out what I think should be the painfully obvious reasons why universal health care for Americans is the way we should be doing things. I’m just sayin’…

Don’t ask me why but this makes me smile: Attention, Kmart shoppers: The blue light special is back. The venerable discounter is reviving the legendary sales tactic on Saturdays to bolster sales and lure shoppers who have migrated to other big box retailers, said Tom Aiello, spokesman for Sears Holding Corp., which owns Kmart. Maybe it’s because of the Pavlovian […]

Former head of the EPA and Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, Carol Browner, was in Michigan yesterday to talk to Detroit vehicle manufacturers about the future of the industry. She was invited by freshman Representative Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield) who has recently introduced legislation called ADVANCED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY ACT that will inject $550 million into the Dept. […]

Ya gotta dig this. Swiss Chard from our garden as only my wife could portray it. Awesome. I’m just sayin’…

There’s a metaphor in here somewhere… I’m just sayin’…