…or why I think Anthony Bourdain is the coolest chef/host/dude on TV. THE DOUCHEBAG For the best example of twisted, repressed, or compromised “I’d rather be making lemon bundt cake with My Cat, Mr. Mufflesworth” journalist who actually HATES food and hates the people who make food even more Nominees: Alan Richman for taking a […]
Tax season is upon us and with it, for me at least, a refund; an especially good one this year, as it turns out. So, after paying off a couple nagging bills, there will be enough left over to fund my gadget lust. After talking myself (and J–) into a MacBook, a visit to the […]
Congress never seems to run out of ways to fail the people that elected them. Yesterday, they voted heavily in favor of granting telephone companies immunity from prosecution over the illegal wiretapping program that the Bush administration used to spy on Americans. Lesson here? Break the law for the right people and they’ll change the […]
Damn it, is there anything Ann Arbor can do right? Cool business? Check. Favorite place at which townies and student alike hang out? Check. Greedy-assed landlords pricing out successful 10-year-old business? Double-check. Straight from Todd, Leopold’s is gone by this summer. Thanks a lot as-yet-unnamed landlord; you’ve made Ann Arbor a little more soulless than […]
It’s short, so go read the whole thing. Marvel at the whining of one of the largest Internet companies to ever grace this planet. Bask in the innuendo. This is fear, folks, plain and simple. It’s also hilarious in it’s childishness. Way to go Google; you look stupid for this. Remember, Google is concerned for […]
Congrats and Hooyah to my cousin, Matt, for making it through Ranger training. All the best and the next one’s on me. Here’s to an assignment with your boys in the South.
Good to see some old fashioned pandering going on at the State capital. Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor) has proposed “Bo Schembechler Day” as an official State day (whatever that means). It would be the same day as the first UM football home game (natch), as if that day isn’t already a High Holy Day in […]
Personnel bookmark. Why is this country so damned uptight about alcohol? Free the Grapes!: To Ensure Consumer Choice in Fine Wine
In the Bad Way (driving them crazy the good way is not for this blog). Ramble on about work politics. Endlessly talk about, price out, and search for discounts on an MacBook, but then end every conversation with “…but I’m not going to buy one.” Take out cilantro and set it on the counter whenever […]
An alcoholic is someone you don’t like who drinks as much as you do. – Dylan Thomas