Sanity and Insanity in American Politics (Bachmann, Sessions, Romney, and Chicken)

Sanity: Former US officials and academics (including me) call on the Congressional leadership to remove dangerous conspiracy theorist Michele Bachmann from the House Intelligence Committee. Bachmann has not only embarrassed herself and Congress by saying that the federal government is riddled with “Muslim Brotherhood moles,” but her crackpot ideas have hurt US diplomacy in Egypt. [...]

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one on one

Last week Friday Cort flew home from work, packed up the truck, grabbed Eddie and took off for “up north” (as we call it here in Michigan) on a camping trip with his mom, stepdad, siblings and their spouses/kids. The plan was that Charlie and I would drive up Saturday for the day since Charlie [...]

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A Rant About NBC’s Olympic Coverage Because I’m too Distracted to Write About Anything Else

(The following is read to better effect with Chariots of Fire playing in the background.) I’m so distracted by the Olympics I can’t manage to pound out a post about anything else. So, let’s talk about the 30th Olympiad as Bob Costas likes to smugly call it. I mean who else says that? NBC’s coverage of the [...]

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Yes, there is a black market in Team Fortress 2. Here’s an explanation

It’s just a game, right? Wrong. There’s more to Team Fortress 2 than you might know—and an underground black market for trading virtual goods for real cash is part of it.

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The games are in full swing…

By Stephanie Saviola The much anticipated 2012 London Olympics kicked off this past week with the opening ceremonies in true Brit-pop fashion. The summer Olympics are always so much fun to watch. I love the competition, especially for  volleyball and … Continue reading →

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Detroit Moxie’s Weekend Roundup

I want to call attention to the Super Duper Bonus—Free Art Friday for the DIA. It’s a scavenger hunt with art and if you find the art, you get to keep it! Clues are posted on Facebook and Twitter. This week’s edition lends support to …

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Photo Challenge Day One

I’m going to try to do the photo a day challenge for August! Here’s how I start:

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MnB B1G Preview: Michigan

Today, we arrive at our final Maize n Brew Big Ten Preview, covering our Michigan Wolverines. 111 point spreads for games were released by the Golden Nugget in early June. 5 of Michigan’s games appeared on there, with three of them r…

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Jigsaw London Giveaway!

This week’s giveaway is from Jigsaw London!They are offering one of my lucky readers a one-time $150 gift code.To enter, you must:1) Comment with your favorite item from their storeBonus entries!1) Like them on Facebook2) Follow them on Twitter3) Follo…

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Ad of the Week: KFC – Growing Up & Moving Out

A lot of us have faced the horror of having to move back in with our parents after being on our own for awhile. These days, it seems to be happening more and more often as even college graduates are…

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