Arlo and I spent a lot of time at Riverside Park today; running around the playground, picking up glass along the banks of the Huron river, and watching super-enthusiastic baby geese practice their diving. [We also got to see what appeared to be an epic battle between a great blue heron and a family of […]
Tag Archives: frogs
Attempting to save tadpoles on Memorial Day
Posted in Environment, Mark's Life, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged amphibian fungus, Arlo, Donald Trump, ecosystem, geese, herons, Memorial Day, parenting advice, patriotism, Riverside Park, tadpoles 11 Comments
Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: Christine Laughren
After nearly 25 years in Ypsi, the empowered little girl you see below will soon be breaking free. Please join me in wishing Christine Laughren safe travels as she embarks on the next chapter of her life, far away from the American midwest… Here’s her official exit interview. MARK: What first brought you to Ypsi? […]
Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Africa, Agriculture, Andrew Cipolla, Back to Ypsilanti, Carpenter Road, Christine Laughren, Dan DuChene, Dom Bakery, Eastern Echo, ebola, Elbow Room, EMU, exit interviews, FLY Children's Art Center, Ford Lake, Frog Island, From Michigan to Ghana with Love, Ghana, Growing Hope, Heritage Media, Highland, iSPY, karaoke, Lincoln Consolidated, Mark Norris, Pakmode Media, Peace Corps, Pure Michigan, Ridgewood Apartments, Shadow Art Fair, sprawl, Visit Ypsilanti, water tower, Ypsi Citizen, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews, Ypsilanti Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Ypsilanti Citizen, Ypsilanti Frog Killing Coalition, Ypsilanti Township 8 Comments
The wealth inequality meme may finally be going viral… Let’s hope it makes a difference
I’m sure that most of you have seen it already, as it’s been all over the web today, but, just in case you haven’t, I’d highly recommend that you take a few minutes and watch this short animated video on the subject of wealth disparity in America. I suspect that our readers on the far […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Economics Also tagged American aristocracy, class warfare, Detroit, Emergency Manager, Harlem Shake, income inequality, memes, Mitt Romney, Rick Snyder, the top 1%, wealth inequality 33 Comments