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My Wife’s Ride

…is a Swagger Wagon. We’re so gangsta[ READ MORE ]

The Comcast Conundrum

Can you think of another company that has the best product in its category but is so reviled by its customer base (and potential customer base) that it’s also an industry whipping post? I was watching T.V. last night, only to come upon a commercial in which I learned that Comcast “guarantees” the best service [ READ MORE ]

On Love, Life, Death and the Arts

On a recent train ride from Detroit to Chicago, I experienced one of those rare life experiences that is often called an “epiphany” by pseudo-intellectuals who are trying to sound smart or something.  I have heard this word defined many different ways over the years, from “awakening” and “enlightenment,” to “three pounds of hog fat [ READ MORE ]

Tiger Still Not Master of the Interview

Did you happen to catch Tiger’s post-match interview off the 18th green? It was classic Tiger — and not in a good way. Now that the Master is/was behind him, he went right back to being the aloof, curt, seemingly annoyed interview he always was. The contrition he was forcing (I believe, faking) in the [ READ MORE ]

Congratulations, America

We just became Europe. “We believe that the tax will cost us somewhere between $5 million and $10 million a year,” says Richard Packer, Zoll’s chairman and chief executive officer. “Our profit in 2009 was $9.5 million.” That would be a devastating blow. Zoll employs about 1,800 people. Roughly 1,600 of them are in the [ READ MORE ]

Dogs Rule – The Movie

Do yourself a favor and watch the whole glorious thing[ READ MORE ]

On Michigan Winters

Many of us remember our childhood winters quite differently than what we experience year in and year out as adults. If you ask most people in Michigan, they’ll tell you that they remember “snow days” home from school, ice skating in the local park, sledding on the local hill, building snowmen in the yard, having [ READ MORE ]

Restroom Poets, III

Reader John sends us this submission, apropos my love (disdain) for bathroom graffiti: Free! Gucci Not once….not twice….but thrice — all in the same restroom! (also, “King Z!”) I’ve been considering all possible explanations: 1.) Someone is offering Gucci wares and apparel at no cost, but only in this particular restroom. 2.) Someone is a [ READ MORE ]

Annoying Facebook Status Updates

Pot to kettle: “You’re black.” I’m as guilty as anyone of trying to be too-cute-by-half with my Facebook status updates, but that’s only because I revile them so. Why? Well, here: As a follow-up to my homage to the worst types of Facebook profile pictures, here is my list of the worst types of status [ READ MORE ]

Facebook Lists

Are you tired of seeing someone you barely know, but who is a Facebook friend (colleague, co-worker or associate), trying to convince you that either Sarah Palin or Barack Obama is the devil through clever Facebook posts? Do you tire of seeing distant acquaintances post photos of their puppies or babies ad nauseum? Are you [ READ MORE ]

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