Midterm elections take place in the States today. We get to vote for U.S. Senators and Representatives in addition to state and local officials. Here in Michigan, we get to choose a new governor and attorney general, among several other posts, and we get to decide on proposals that deal with marijuana, gerrymandering, and voting. … Continue reading midterm elections
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the weirdo convention
This past weekend, my husband and I traveled to Sault Ste Marie, MI for the 9th annual Michigan Paranormal Convention. It's one of the largest, if not the largest, conventions of its kind in the Midwest. The speakers were luminaries of weird whom I've known about or watched on television for years. And I'd say … Continue reading the weirdo convention
living under shawarma law
My call with the help desk was wrapping up. Noting a southern accent, I asked the young man what part of the country he lived in. "Mississippi." He asked where I lived. "In Michigan. Just outside Detroit in a suburb called Dearborn." I could almost hear him gasp. "I hear y'all live under Sharia law … Continue reading living under shawarma law
the jampot
I've been thinking a lot about the region where I went to school. My husband and his longtime friend have been there for the past few days. It's in the Keweenaw Peninsula in the northern part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The region juts into Lake Superior. It's hilly, wild, loaded with waterfalls, and … Continue reading the jampot
