Among the many differences between Michigan and Northern Virginia there's one that I personally find refreshing: free parking garages.

In the want-to-be-urban planned-corporate-community called Reston, there are SIX free parking areas. Six. How comparable is that? Think of Royal Joke or Ann Arbor's Main Street district pretty much openning up ( Read more... )

Just about the only thing I consider good about the cold months here in Michigan is that you can keep your beer in your trunk and not worry about it going bad due to freezing or high temperatures ( Read more... )

If there's one thing I'm sick of, it's the weather here in Michigan. It's December and that means freezing cold temperatures and bitterly cold winds coming off the Detroit River. Not to mention snow and everything that comes along with it. Such as a mass-lowering of IQ of all drivers on the roads. And winter storm advisoriesWinter storm ( Read more... )

Between the UAW strikes a week earlier and the threat of a partial State of Michigan shutdown, I wonder if people from other states will begin to think we're some sort of lazy people ( Read more... )