Tag Archives: Utah

He may be worth $250 million, but Senate candidate Mitt Romney is just like the rest of us… He’d rather eat a hot dog than a steak

By Mark | May 5, 2018

I know, given all of the other shit happening in the world right now, it probably doesn’t warrant a mention, but I just love the fact that, in an attempt to connect with the average Utah voter, Mitt Romney, one of the richest men in America, and the former head of the evil vulture capital […]

Posted in Mark's Life, Observations, Politics, Pop Culture, Uncategorized | Also tagged common man, connecting with the common man, globalist elites, hot dogs, Mercedes Schlapp, Mitt Romney, Roquefort, Senate, slumming, steak, the meat of the common man, Velveeta | 36 Comments

Michigan Musicians on Vacation: Misty Lyn Bergeron communing among the redwoods

By Mark | December 3, 2013

A few weeks ago, kind of on a whim, I reached out to a local musician and asked if he’d be willing to talk about a recent vacation he’d taken to Gettysburg. It went well. I enjoyed hearing about something that he was insanely passionate about, and I think he enjoyed, for a change, talking […]

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The return of America’s cities…. except Detroit

By Mark | July 1, 2009

The Census Bureau released new figures today, and they contain some good news. Apparently, after years of decline, people are reentering America’s older cities. It only stands to reason that, as fuel prices rise, people would congregate in cities – especially cities with decent mass transportation, infrastructure and access to jobs. Unfortunately, however, it doesn’t […]