Happy 175th Birthday, Michigan!

"If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you."

"If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you."

Today is my home state’s 175th birthday and she doesn’t look a day over 130. Interestingly enough, the founding of the state wasn’t without conflict:

Neighboring Ohio attained statehood in 1803 and engaged in a running dispute with Michigan over ownership of land known as . . . → Read More: Happy 175th Birthday, Michigan!

Some good news for Michigan

Things are starting to improve in my home state. Slowly but surely. #seb #Michigan

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People moving into Michigan balances those leaving – for 1st time in 6 years For the first time in six years, the number of people moving into the state of Michigan balances the number of . . . → Read More: Some good news for Michigan

In Michigan, the average spending per prisoner is close to three times that spent per student.

Students vs Prisoners

I love my State, but damned if our priorities aren’t seriously fucked up:

via Cool Infographics.

Michael Voris explains why America needs a Christian Dictator.

Who the hell is Michael Voris you ask? He’s the head of St. Michael’s Media which is based in Ferndale, Michigan which makes him a local nutcase for me. He’s a devout Catholic who got all riled up about The Da Vinci Code so he set about establishing a production studio to broadcast The Truth . . . → Read More: Michael Voris explains why America needs a Christian Dictator.

So about the 2010 Midterm Election results…

Pic of Rick Snyder

I’ve had a couple of people ask me what I think about the outcome of yesterday’s election and I first have to say that I am far from an astute political pundit.  That said I will also say that I’m not that upset about it. For all the noise about how it would be a . . . → Read More: So about the 2010 Midterm Election results…

A few of random pictures I took.

With all the driving back and forth to Lansing I’ve been doing lately I decided to start carrying my digital camera with me. The decision came about in part due to a rather stunningly lovely morning drive to Charlotte, which is just south of Lansing, which showed off a particularly nice part of the Michigan . . . → Read More: A few of random pictures I took.

Michigan-based Christian terrorist group raided by the FBI.

So we had a bit of excitement here in Michigan over the weekend thanks to the FBI taking down a Christian terrorist group that was plotting to kill a cop and then bomb his funeral in hopes of starting an uprising that would overthrow the government:

Seven men and one woman believed to be part . . . → Read More: Michigan-based Christian terrorist group raided by the FBI.

As Yoda would say: Begun, invasion of the Multicolored Asian Ladybeetle, has!

It’s autumn in Michigan which means it’s time for the swarms of Multi-colored Asian Ladybeetles to start making a nuisance of themselves. The insects look very much like our native ladybugs, but are distinct in several ways including their tendency to invade homes in preparation for the coming winter.

I first noticed them last . . . → Read More: As Yoda would say: Begun, invasion of the Multicolored Asian Ladybeetle, has!

“Red Dawn” remake is filming largely in Michigan.

So I’m cruising through my collection of RSS feeds when I come across an article on IO9 with set pics from the upcoming remake of Red Dawn, a movie I really don’t see a need to be remade. It’s most notable for two things: 1) It was the first movie with a PG-13 rating and . . . → Read More: “Red Dawn” remake is filming largely in Michigan.

Measuring Town Quality not Through Growth?

Since when has manisfest destiny not mattered in our world? Or at least to those within this country? Well hopefully its starting to die thanks to a small Michigan town, Flint. From a New York Times article on a topic I learned about listening to BBC World News…

Instead of waiting for houses to become . . . → Read More: Measuring Town Quality not Through Growth?