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Giving girls the gift of science… whether they like it or not
Today’s post, courtesy of Facebook, because I have time for little else, is brought to you by the Lego corporation.
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KRAMPUS 2013 to be held the night of December 21 in Ypsilanti
About three years ago, those of us responsible for the Shadow Art Fair, decided that local kids could benefit from the knowledge that, while Santa Claus goes out each Christmas Eve, visiting the homes...
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Krampus
In case I haven’t invited you personally, I wanted to let you know that we’ll be having our big, annual Krampus party this Saturday night in in Ypsilanti. As in years past, things will begin at 8:00,...
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If it’s a War on Christmas they want….
Getting ready for last night’s Krampus event, Clementine brought me a Santa hat, and asked me to put it on and take a picture. “It would make a nice Christmas card,” she said.
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Reflecting on the origins, accomplishments and future of Mittenfest
Between Christmas and New Year’s Day, Ypsilanti will, as it’s done for the past seven years, play host to the incredible Michigan music festival known as Mittenfest. Following is a short interview I...
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Krampus 2013 recap
Judging strictly by the quantity of vomit I encountered outside the Corner Brewery yesterday morning, I’d say Saturday night’s Krampus event was a success. Thank you to all of you who came out to shake...
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Merry Christmas from the people behind the scenes
From the garment workers of Bangladesh who died to give you those ‘everyday low prices’ you love so much at Walmart to the religious prisoners of China who made those holiday decorations you bought on...
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The early American origins of the War on Christmas
This holiday season Sarah Palin became the most recent in a long line of shameless conservative pundits to cash in on the so-called War on Christmas. Her book, “Good Tidings and Great Joy: Protecting...
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John Waters v. Kirk Cameron… Whose side will you take in the War on Christmas?
How is it that we live in a country where an accomplished director like John Waters can’t find the money to make a Christmas film, while someone like Kirk Cameron can?I know there are more important...
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“It’s beginning to smell a lot like Krampus”
Ypsilanti’s fifth annual Krampus festivities are scheduled to take place the night of Saturday, December 20… so you’d best start sewing your pelts and practicing your dance moves.This year we’re going...
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The Holiday Office Party… on this weekend’s episode of the Saturday Six Pack
We’ve been building up to this all year… This weekend will be our special Christmas episode of the Saturday Six Pack. While it’s not likely to be one of our more meaningful episodes, I suspect it will...
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Krampus is returning to Ypsi this Saturday night… so you’d best start sewing...
I’m sorry to have kept you in the dark for so long, but Ypsilanti’s sixth annual Krampus festivities are scheduled to take place the night of Saturday, December 19. This year, like last year, things...
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Rick Snyder says he’s thankful for his family’s health this holiday season… I...
Somehow I got myself on the distribution list for the Governor’s video Christmas card this year. And, as I suspect some of you aren’t quite so lucky, I thought that I’d share it here. Aside from the...
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Ypsi Immigration Interview: Forest Juziuk
Back in 2011, I interviewed a young man by the name of Forest Juziuk about his planned relocation from Ann Arbor to San Francisco, California. As it turns out, it would be the first in a long series of...
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Election Day live blog
8:00 AM… A friend asked what we should tell our children this morning. This was my response. 7:30 AM… Best case scenario. People who have been waiting on the sidelines with information on Trump,...
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Down the staircase and through the rabbit hole…
As I type this, I’m laying on the couch in our living room, silently watching the family cat slowly disembowel a naugahyde chair on the other side of the room, as I try to assess just how broken I am....
View ArticleAn effusive, praise-filled Christmas speech to be delivered to the...
Tomorrow, I imagine that many of you will be heading off to have Christmas dinner with your parents, some of whom may be Trump-supporting Fox News viewers. I know it’s unlikely, but, if that should be...
View ArticleDonald Trump appears to have contracted COVID-19
Donald Trump, the man who sentenced well over 200,000 Americans to death when he purposefully downplayed the severity of COVID-19 and refused to take coordinated action, appears to have now contracted...
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