Minnie Quay
The last Wednesday of every month is a Weird Wednesday on Absolute Michigan – a day when we’re fortunate enough to have Weird Michigan author Linda Godfrey lay down a tale of the strange and wonderful from the Great Lakes State. This month was The Ghost of Minnie Quay, one of best!
Jory Brown has a very cool song & video about the love, loss and the voice from the Blue Water of Lake Huron.
Forget Idaho.
Laura and I just got back from a weekend in the Upper Peninsula. At every place we visited – Miner’s Castle, Grand Sable Dunes, Sable Falls and even Tahquamenon Falls – we were the only people.
Our own private UP … minus the 3 ft tall hair.Checking all these amazing attractions out made me wonder why there’s any season that Michigan isn’t mobbed by scenery seekers.
Here’s the slideshow and let me say that the trout from the fish market in Marquette is amazing!!
Cabbages, Cows & Carbon Free Current
I keep hearing an argument against wind farms is that they are ugly. I can’t understand that. To me, ugly is more like this.
What is it going to take for us to invest in wind and other alternative energies the way we do in fossil fuels. How much is that, you ask? According to The Ecologist:
Subsidies for oil, coal and gas sectors were six times higher than those for renewable energy in 2009, the latest International Energy Agency (IEA) assessment has revealed
Ending government subsidies for fossil-fuels is the best way of cutting demand and stopping rising carbon emissions from the energy sector, says the Paris-based IEA, which urged the money to be switched to supporting the renewable sector.
Total subsidies paid to support fossil fuels amounted to more than $312 billion in 2009 in comparison to $57 billion in support for renewables. Iran, Saudi Arabia, Russia, India and China accounted for more than half of all the coal, gas and oil subsidies.
The photo was taken by southgeist, and is awesome. See the whole photo right here.
When the Tigers broke free
In my opinion, one of the best ways to honor our veterans is to work our asses off every day to avoid war. Your mileage may vary and thanks Steve for the idea!
Sometimes, the light at the end of the tunnel is just New Jersey
Well, the election tomorrow doesn’t look good for the forces of sanity and reason. I’m not talking about Republican vs Democrat, I’m talking about Wingnut vs Whatever the Heck You Are If You’re Not a Wingnut. John said something in his closing speech at the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear that I think bears repeating and thought as we move ahead into a brave new world.
We hear every damned day about how fragile our country is, on the brink of catastrophe, torn by polarizing hate, and how it’s a shame that we can’t work together to get things done. The truth is, we do! We work together to get things done every damned day! The only place we don’t is here (in Washington) or on cable TV!
But Americans don’t live here, or on cable TV. Where we live, our values and principles form the foundation that sustains us while we get things done–not the barriers that prevent us from getting things done.
Most Americans don’t live their lives solely as Democrats, Republicans, liberals or conservatives. Americans live their lives more as people that are just a little bit late for something they have to do. Often something they do not want to do! But they do it. Impossible things, every day, that are only made possible through the little, reasonable compromises we all make.
The Gregory Brothers aka schmoyoho aka Auto-Tune aka those wonderful mad geniuses have auto-tuned Stewart’s speech:
If you missed John’s speech, you can watch it here:
The photo is Rally signs by twbuckner. See it and others in his rally set and see many more in the Rally to Restore Sanity and Keep Fear Alive group.
