Scalawags Whitefish and Chips – Best Fish Ever

March 22, 2006

Lansing should count itself lucky. They are home to the first Scalawags Whitefish and Chips restaurant south of Petoskey. If you have ever had the privilege of eating at one of the Scalawags restaurants, you know what I mean. The first location was Mackinaw City. The first time (and every time after) I ate there [...]

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Is Bird Flu the Next Y2K?

March 22, 2006

Remember how the world was going to face mass chaos and horrific events when the year 1999 rolled into the year 2000? All those folks who listened to the daily barrage of the impending doom who stockpiled food, water, and purchased generators. Then, the clock struck midnight and our computer’s internal calendars rolled over to [...]

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State Looks Set to Give Aid to Detroit Zoo

March 21, 2006

Our state House is ready to approve the $4 million in funding that the Detroit Zoo previously lost out on due to the Detroit City Council’s bungling and ineptness. Although the City Council did purchase themselves redemption of a sort when they finally came to terms with having to let the Detroit Zoological Society take [...]

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Average Gas Price for State – $2.56

March 21, 2006

Today’s statewide average for a gallon of regular unleaded is $2.56 according to AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report. This is up about $.10 from 10 days ago when I previously reported that in southwest Michigan gas had increased $.40 in just two weeks. For gas saving tips (aside from not driving at all ) check [...]

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Tight Economy Helps Little Caesars Pizza

March 21, 2006

With their $5 Hot-N-Ready pizzas Little Caesars is experiencing a boost in sales thanks to tighter financial times. Instead of being seen as “cheap” pizza, their pizza is seen as having good value for what you get. With this upswing in sales the Little Caesars franchise is looking to expand their number of stores and [...]

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Say Hello to . . .Spring?

March 20, 2006

Today, March 20, marks the official first day of spring. All winter long we have had above normal or mild temps. Now that spring is here what do we get? Below normal temps, of course. The normal high for southwest lower Michigan is 49 degrees for this time of the year. The ten day forecast [...]

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St. Patrick’s Day Weekend Events

March 17, 2006

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you! Tis the day o’ the wearin’ o’ the green and the eatin’ of corned beef and cabbage. Tomorrow should be known as the takin’ o’ the tums. Anyway, check out these weekend events and have a great weekend! Everyone is Irish at the Historic White Horse Inn – Metamora [...]

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A Michigan Redneck Moment

March 16, 2006

There is no one state that can lay claim to being the only home of rednecks. What causes folks to be classified as a redneck is usually left up to each individual’s own interpretation. Posting signs that say you will shoot people for doing different things is one way to be classified as a redneck.

I found this redneck example on flickr.com (you can spend hours looking at many lovely michigan photos, but today I wanted to find something strange). Supposedly this picture was taken in Kalamazoo. You see rednecks don’t just live in the country, they can be townies too. Note the kid’s toys in the photo, I don’t think you should be discharging firearms with children present.

You also should not speed through residential streets (or any street for that matter) and as a parent I can sympathize with wanting to do bodily harm to someone driving recklessly with children around. I think the sign is a hoot!

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Turkey Breaks Into Home, Could Face Death Penalty

March 16, 2006

A turkey crashed through Gerald and Maureen Henze’s front window while they were watching television. The couple’s dog helped to chase the intruder into a bedroom where the suspect was trapped until law enforcement officials arrived on the scene. A county sheriff’s deputy released the perpetrator, who was not injured during the home invasion, and [...]

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Spotlight on Michigan Inventors

March 16, 2006

Neat article in today’s Free Press that gives notice to some inventors from Michigan that are some of the subjects in a book about inventors. The book Makers : All Kinds of People Making Amazing Things In Their Backyard, Basement or Garage has a handful of Michigan inventors featured within it’s pages. A solar-powered scooter [...]

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