By Mark | January 3, 2017
A few days ago, Michigan Republicans made national headlines for passing a ban on the banning of plastic bags… And, yes, you read that right. They didn’t pass a law banning plastic bags, but they passed a law making it illegal for local jurisdictions to ban the use of such bags, which are increasingly clogging […]
Posted in Environment, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Carryout Bag Ordinance, Earth Day, eco-fee, Ecology Center, Flint water crisis, George Heartwell, Global Warming, guns, Hawaii, lead, living wage, local control, Michigan Restaurant Association, minimum wage, paper bags, plastic bags, pre-emption laws, preemption, sea turtles, Senate Bill 853, Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners |
By Mark | September 1, 2013
I’m sorry for running off and leaving you these past few days, but I needed a break. Clementine and I, desperate for a little father-daughter time away from the hassle of everyday life, headed north to Beaver Island, where we crashed with some old friends. And, for the first time in over a decade, I […]
Posted in Mark's Life, Michigan, Photographs | Also tagged attacks against Mark, beaches, Beaver Island, Clementine, Dragon, islands, Jason Wright, Maria Cotera, nature, parenting tips, sand, sand castles, toys, Upper Peninsula, utopian communities, vacations, Walter Reuther |
I know it’s short notice, but it seems that Ypsi has earned a spot on the national tour of the Trading Tortoise, thanks to the fact that our friend Jason Wright lives here. (More on that below.) As of right now, it looks as though the Tortoise will be open for business tomorrow, between 3:00 […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Ypsilanti | Also tagged art projects, beards, Corner brewery, grow your own Mark Maynard, Jason Wright, Jonathan Levine, Kickstarter, Monica Choy, oral history, snails, Souther Salazar, storytelling, trade, trading, trading post, Trading Tortoise, zines |
The quote, for those of you who don’t recognize it, is from Tony Hayward, the President of BP, who, I believe, said it in complete seriousness, as though he felt that people should feel sorry for his plight. With all the focus on dead dolphins and sea turtles, like the one pictured above, I think […]
Posted in Environment, Other | Also tagged BP, Deepwater Horizon, dolphins, Gulf of Mexico, I want my life back, Leilani Munter, oil, oil spill, sea turtles, Tony Hayward |
By Mark | February 4, 2010
The title of this piece comes from an article on the launching of an Iranian rocket yesterday. It’s a direct quote from a scientist, who had been asked to comment on the fact that they sent earthworms and turtles into space. Anyway, I was thinking about it just now, as I was watching South African […]