Tag Archives: AnnArbor.com

Ypsilanti City government takes a stand on my penis

By Mark | January 28, 2012

A few days ago, at lunch, I received a strange call. Ypsi’s new City Manager had somehow gotten his hands on my cell phone number. He was calling to apologize. I can’t remember his exact words, but he said something like, “Uhhhh… The City just launched a new website, and, somehow, it was hacked. You […]

Posted in Mark's Life, Ypsilanti | Also tagged City Manager, hacking, John Hansen, Karen Maurer, Mark's penis, Mitt Romney, Neutral Zone, penis discoloration, penises, Queer Zone, sabotage, trough urinals, urinal, Wurst Bar | 22 Comments

Ann Arbor speaks out on Occupy Ypsi

By Mark | December 10, 2011

AnnArbor.com posted something about today’s Occupy Ypsi teach-in at Woodruff’s. As it’s a short piece, and as I don’t come across as terribly articulate, I wasn’t going to link to it, but then I noticed the comments. Here are the top three, as voted on by the readers of AnnArbor.com. I think it’s cool that […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Politics, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged class warfare, guillotine building workshop, Occupy, Occupy Ypsilanti, stupid anti-Ypsi comments left online, stupid comments, wealth inequality | 11 Comments

On not getting punched in the nose for the Occupation on Black Friday

By Mark | November 26, 2011

A couple of days ago, AnnArbor.com ran a story about the Occupy actions planned for Black Friday. I was quoted in the piece, as I’d announced that my friend Jeff and I would be walking around Ypsi with signs, in solidarity with the folks in Ann Arbor and Detroit, who were going into big box […]

Posted in Mark's Life, Other, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged attacks, Best Buy, Black Friday, blood funnel, buy local, Confederate flag, Confederate Sons of America, Corner brewery, democracy protests, getting beaten up, Inside the Hall, Jeff Clark, Karl Marx, license plates, Marvel Comics, Marxism, Marxist history, Matt Taibbi, Occupy Wall Street, other Mark Maynards, OWS, Patriotic Order Sons of America, pepper spray, Peter Linebaugh, protest signs, protests, punched in the nose, Sons of America, Spider Man, vampire squid, Ypsilanti water tower | 18 Comments

Current readers pronounce me second best regional blogger!

By Mark | May 31, 2011

First off… and I mean no disrespect to the good folks of Tio’s, when I say this… I don’t know how much stock I put in a reader poll that gives Tio’s the award for Best Mexican Restaurant year after year. With that said, though, I thought that I should at least acknowledge the fact […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Mark's Life, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Ben Connor Barrie, best of polls, blogs, Current, Dynamic Lawn Care, local bloggers who are better than I am, Tio's | 17 Comments

MarkMaynard.com awards

By Mark | May 15, 2011

I was at Sidetrack with a friend on Friday night, and noticed that they had an award from AnnArbor.com posted on their wall, and it got me wondering whether or not any local businesses would put up MarkMaynard.com plaques, if they were offered. My friend, who’s somewhat devious by nature, seemed to think that it […]