Archive for March, 2008
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The Detroit Tigers open the 2008 season this afternoon at Comerica Park for a 1:00pm tilt against the Kansas City Royals. Whether or not they make it to the World Series this year I think it will be a fun time listening/watching the Tigers. They have one of the best lineups in [...]
Amusing notes from the Escanaba police log
1 Comment Published March 24th, 2008 in Michigan OdditiesI have been a big fan of police logs since the time I was attending Western Michigan University. There are multiple instances of hiliarity on a college campus every week.
Once a week or so (usually on Mondays) I take a look at the postings from the Escanaba police log as printed by the Daily [...]
The clock is ticking towards the first tipoff today at 12:20 when Xavier takes on Georgia. 32 games of college basketball await over the next two days. I’ll be cheering on Michigan State since my beloved Western Michigan Broncos lost in the MAC tournament and didn’t get the automatic bid to the Big [...]
Tags: march-madness, ncaa basketball tournament, the-big-danceFor St. Patrick’s Day - The Muppets sing Danny Boy
0 Comments Published March 17th, 2008 in State of MichiganI saw this posted over at boingboing.net today and I laughed so hard I nearly cried. Animal, the Swedish Chef, and Beaker sing (well, I guess you could call it that) Danny Boy. It’s two minutes of hilarity.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Tags: danny boy, st.-patricks-day, the muppetsThe U.P. was named one of the top 50 vacation getaways
0 Comments Published March 12th, 2008 in Michigan TravelShoot! The secret is out. Our wonderful and unique U.P. was named in the top 50 vacation getaways by Disney Family Travel. The title for the U.P. description at www.family.com/travel is - “Wilderness and Waterfalls Are the Ultimate Escape.”
You can sort out a travel itinerary by age such as babies, toddlers, school-age, [...]
Stop in at Tony’s I-75 Restaurant
2 Comments Published March 11th, 2008 in Cool Michigan Businesses, Michigan EatsI was up in Frankenmuth last week for a few days and on the way back we stopped to eat at Tony’s I-75 Restaurant in Birch Run (yeah, where the huge outlet mall is) on the recommendation from my in-laws. Tony’s serves typical American fare with a diner-style atmosphere. The prices weren’t too [...]
Tags: birch run, birch run outlet mall, michigan, michigan restaurant, tony's, tony's I-75 restaurantJust a quick note to let everyone know that we are closed Wednesday, March 5th, through Friday, March 7th. Any gift baskets ordered after 5 p.m. tomorrow, March 4th, and Monday, March 10th will ship March 11th.
We’ve already sent this information out to our past customers and wanted to offer another venue for this [...]












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