Back when I used to have the radio show, I would occasionally get messages from a listener in Colorado. For the purposes of this post, we’ll call him Jeff… Well, Jeff, in one of our conversations, let it be known that he’d not only spent a good part of the ‘70s in Ypsilanti, but that […]
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Being sucked into the Amy’s Baking Company vortex
My intention was to tuck the kids into bed and immediately get to work on a post about Dave Bing’s announcement that he wouldn’t seek a second term as Mayor of Detroit. Unfortunately, though, that’s not what happened. Instead of getting right to work, I decided to dip my toe into the sea of crazy […]
Posted in Food, Uncategorized Also tagged Amanda Bossingham, Amy Bouzaglo, Amy's Baking Company, Arizona, Dave Bing, Gordon Ramsay, Kitchen Nightmares, Samy Bouzaglo, Scottsdale 32 Comments
Security trumps freedom in the terrorist-heavy Battle Creek
I spent three hours in Battle Creek today, and, in that time, I only spoke with one person. The man I spoke with was a security guard, standing outside of what was formerly the Battle Creek Sanitarium, which now, ironically enough, happens to be a federal building. I had Arlo with me. (He and I […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Rants, Uncategorized Also tagged 9/11 changed everything, Battle Creek, Battle Creek Sanitarium, Cereal City, Fruit Loops, Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center, Homeland Security, Kellogg's, pre-9/11 mindset, private security, security, security guards, security screening, security theater, terrorism, The Road to Wellville 18 Comments