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Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Put a Water Bottle on It

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  A cutesy sticker profiting off a human catastrophe? Or am I misinterpreting?
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The Art of Deception

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  Flint, as you've never seen it before, perhaps as imagined in a drug-induced haze, on Etsy . 
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Consider Donating to Flint Expatriates

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This little experiment in writing about Flint has been unexpectedly fun. I no longer annoy non-Flint people with stories about The Vehicle C...
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Wednesday, August 6, 2025

R.I.P. Michael Rawley

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Artist, musician, poet, performer, Renaissance man  Michael   Rawley  died peacefully at his home in Swartz Creek, Michigan on July 2, 2025....
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Thursday, April 10, 2025

Flint Artifacts: Holy Redeemer Flyers Football Jersey

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Flint Artifacts: Ruth's WDZZ 92.7 FM Puffed Sleeve Blouse

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Saturday, February 15, 2025

Flint Postcards: All the schools have been closed this week so the kids don't get frostbite

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With postcards like this one, Gary is clearly not suited for employment with the Flint tourism board.  
Tuesday, February 11, 2025

The Michigan Mitten...with emphasis on the thumb

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Saturday, February 8, 2025

The Streets of San Francisco: Chevy Chevette

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Walking down 17th near Hartford in San Francisco last night and came across this orange icon. A rare vintage Chevette. Even rarer...no rust.
Friday, November 22, 2024

Morrissey in Flint: "And all those lies / Written lies, twisted lies / Well, they weren't lies / They weren't lies / They weren't lies"

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