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This thing has feathers. (pinned post)
Tags: UncategorizedYeah, yeah, I misquoted Dickinson. (She wrote, “Hope is the thing with feathers,” not “Hope’s the thing…” But this is a meme I made a while back that isn’t really a meme because it’s not meming, but it does seem, unfortunately, to be evergreen: Feel free to use it if you like, though.
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Detroit’s new Meijer
Meijer has dipped half of a pinky toe into the city. This is big news. Old news, yes, but I finally got to see it for myself. I’m not normally a fan of big-box stores, but I do love Meijer. Maybe it’s just from growing up with it (I’m old enough to remember it as…
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Motor City Brewing Works
Motor City Brewing Works is a brewery in Midtown, at 470 W. Canfield, across the street from TJ’s (Traffic Jam and Snug). It’s been there for years now, but I’d never been. We ate there last night. I’m not a beer drinker, so I can’t comment on the beer. But I had a great pizza.…
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From home to Home
Tags: UncategorizedI’ve arrived in Detroit. To me, Detroit is home, but not in a sentimental or nostalgic sense. In the past week when I mentioned to anyone that I was headed to Detroit, usually their response was something like, “Oh, are you going to see family?” Well, sort of. I’ll see family next week, when I…
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Othering, Eight Mile, and Original Sin
Earlier this week, a Detroit pastor was shot dead while asking his partying neighbors to keep the noise level down. I read the online article from WDIV, channel 4. I know better, but as with any bad habit, I did it anyway: I read the comments. They rivaled the story itself as examples of heartbreaking…
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A Psalm for Detroit
Tags: DetroitAs Detroit enters bankruptcy, this Psalm comes to mind. Let all who rejoice at my ruin be ashamed and disgraced; let those who boast against me be clothed with dismay and shame. Let those who favor my cause sing out with joy and be glad; let them say always, ‘Great is the LORD, who desires…
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