There’s nothing like coming home late from the airport, exhausted from a day of travel after a grueling out-of-state recording session with friends, and finding a three foot tall stuffed rat dressed like a rabbit laying on the ground in front of your house. I don’t know if I would have been so freaked out, […]
Tag Archives: scare tactics
The giant rat that was waiting for me upon my return home
Posted in Mark's Life Also tagged Arlo, being scared, Monkey Power Trio, practical jokes, pranks, rats, scary things 13 Comments
Douchey or Deadly: which Uber do you use?
Ever since the upscale alternative transportation startup Uber made the announcement a week or so ago that they’d be rolling out service in Ann Arbor, my Facebook stream has been overflowing with anti-Uber ads and articles. (See below.) Well, I just did a little poking around in hopes of finding out why, and it would […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Other, Uncategorized Also tagged Lyft, ridesharing, Sidecar, uberX, Who’s Driving You? 32 Comments
Ypsilanti City Service Restructuring Options
The following comes from Ypsilanti Mayor Paul Schreiber: Dear Ypsilanti Neighbors and Friends: Last year the city of Ypsilanti passed a balanced two-year budget to meet its economic challenges. This year’s budget preserves city staff levels and provides funding for road repair and energy conservation improvements (see tables below), but it doesn’t address the reduction […]
Posted in Politics, Rants, Ypsilanti Also tagged budget cuts, fire, Paul Schreiber, Pete Murdock, police, Rod Johnson, sarcasm, Steve Pierce, Stop City Income Tax, Water Street 50 Comments