Tag Archives: hugs

Totally Quotable Clementine: Mutual of Omaha Wild Kingdom edition

By Mark | November 3, 2012

[Previous installments of Totally Quotable Clementine can be found here.]

Posted in Mark's Life | Also tagged animal cruelty, animals, anteaters, Clementine, deadly animals, exotic animals, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, totally quotable Clementine | 7 Comments

Falling behind in the polls, the Romney campaign, in disarray, goes for broke, calling the President godless, telling the sick to die, and declaring war on the environment

By Mark | September 10, 2012

When Republican business owners start enthusiastically bear-hugging Obama, if you’re Romney, you know you have a problem… The more sane among the Republicans are beginning to jump ship, and team Romney, instead of trying to win them back, by offering real solutions to the serious problems that confront our nation, has decided to double down [...]

Posted in Politics | Also tagged Global Warming, health insurance, Obama, Obamacare, pre-existing conditions, Presidential politics, Romney, Scott Van Nuzer | 50 Comments

Deadline reminder, and words of encouragement, for would-be Shadow Art Fair participants

By Mark | April 17, 2012

As I think I mentioned not too long ago, this year’s Shadow Art Fair will be taking place at Ypsilanti’s Corner Brewery between noon and midnight on Saturday, July 21. What I think I neglected to mention, though, is that vendor applications close on May 1. So, if you want to be a part of [...]

Posted in Art and Culture, Shadow Art Fair, Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Amelia marks, fortune telling, gumbo, hugs n' gumbo, Molly Mast, Reverend Aitor, Ted Kennedy | 7 Comments

Celebrating the life of Stanley T. Mad Hatter with a parade tomorrow

By Mark | June 10, 2011

In early January of this year, a Detroit rock icon passed away in Ypsilanti at the age of 62. He was born Stanley Zillifro, but, in the mid-1960s, as the Detroit rock scene took off, was reborn as Stanley T. Mad Hatter. And, it was under that monicker that he became famous, emceeing countless historic [...]