As I am wont to do from time to time, I put something on Facebook to stir the pot. I do this because I firmly believe Facebook offers the best reflection of the steaming cesspool that is American opinion. It’s also quite unabashed when it comes to those opinions because while it’s not anonymous, it […]
If there’s one pure example this election season of crony capitalism, it must be pony-parlay-panacea: Amendment 68. It seems as though we have people all across the state really jonesing to place a bet on the ponies or reach a back door deal with Joey Bagadonuts’ employers — all under the only reason to pass […]
Anyone who knows me well knows I love fall. The Grand Valley offers many of the things I grew up with in Michigan. We have crisp mornings. The fall colors in the mountains rival any I recall from my youth. Orchards abound, and therefore, so does cider! My favorite holiday — Thanksgiving — nears, bringing […]
Please forgive me. But for all the ironic and scary things going on in the news lately, one headline this past week caught my eye more than the others. That’s right, you guessed it. It was the fire atop the Colossus roller coaster at the Magic Mountain theme park in California. To help you understand […]
I’ve gone from personal deadlines of a trip to Michigan, a golf scramble fund-raiser for my daughter’s Express All Stars group to getting my house and things ready to host a dozen people for a fantasy football draft. (I know how silly it sounds, but people with kiddos understand). And now I’m getting things put […]
At least I hope and pray I am. I guess this occurs more often than I recognize, which is good considering the headline of this column, that I’m moved little to not at all when someone who others describe as “great” or “one-in-million” or “irreplaceable” passes away. And yes, Robin Williams taking his own life […]
My recall has me paraphrasing an old adage that I recall went something like, “… that and 10 cents will get you a cup of coffee.” Obviously this adage is much older than even my earliest recollections because a cup of coffee was 25 cents when I was a kid and there were unlimited refills. […]
It starts with P, but doesn’t rhyme. And there’s no reason for it except the twisted thinking of a select group of seeming know-it-alls I picture sitting around a dining room table, drinking coffee, smoking cigarettes and picking out their next victim. I’ll do the disclaimer once again, sure to be missed by first-time readers […]
Just as with the gambling at Rick’s, some readers were shocked at the tone of my last column regarding the state of the Republican primary ballot — although I prefaced my remarks in the first paragraph with the lines, “… here’s a column to show you just how seriously I take most of these folks. […]
I got my Republican primary ballot in the mail the other day and all I can think of is, “Holy retro, Batman!” But I’m supposed to vote, and here’s a column to show you just how seriously I take most of these folks. But how serious can you be when the candidates don’t seem that […]