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No Bucks on the Pole

Marquette, MI – November 20, 2017 – The first weekend of rifle season here in Michigan has come and gone. After a couple of days of hunting, a few deer were seen but there are no bucks on the pole at the 4 J’s camp in Arnold. Still have a lot of season left, and […]

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Great Weekend for a Great Cause

August 29, 2017 Comments Off

Highland, MI – August 29, 2017 – Every year the Joe Kocur Foundation for Children hosts a celebrity charity softball game to help raise money for the foundation. The game features current and former Detroit Red Wings players (and other various Detroit celebrities which in turn draws a huge crowd of Red Wings fans. This […]

Preseason Football Can be Fun

August 14, 2017 Comments Off

Marquette, MI – August 14, 2017 – There has always been the old adage that if a game doesn’t officially count, it’s worthless. I am not a huge fan of preseason football, it’s a bit of a tease as I crave the regular season to get here. But I was able to get down to […]

Milestone Birthdays Call for the Good Stuff

July 26, 2017 Comments Off

Marquette, MI – July 26, 2017 – 7 decades is a long time. Think about what the world was like 70 years ago. The Cold War was in its first year. The first ever Tony Awards were held. Jackie Robinson became the first African-American to play Major League Baseball. The Roswell UFO incident occurred. All […]

Clever Marketing Almost Tricks Me

July 24, 2017 Comments Off

Marquette, MI – July 24, 2017 – Last week I made a trip down to Washington street to pick up a new pair of glasses I had waiting. I was parked on the upper part of the parking garage and had to make my way back up to the garage. As I was crossing the […]

Summer Evenings are for Golf

July 21, 2017 Comments Off

Marquette, MI – July 21, 2017 – Everyone has a favorite season, especially in the Upper Peninsula. In a place where you get to experience all four seasons, it’s almost mandatory to choose a favorite. Mine is summer, followed extremely closely by Fall (because football season). No other season allows you to leave work and […]

J.D. Martinez Traded

July 19, 2017 Comments Off

Marquette, MI – July 19, 2017 – The MLB Trade deadline is fast approaching. No trades will be allowed after July 31, so teams are scrambling to either acquire guys that will potentially help them win a World Series, or looking to trade away such players in hopes to gain prospects that will strengthen the […]

Poutine is Actually Good

July 18, 2017 Comments Off

Marquette, MI – July 18, 2017 – This past weekend I was able to get away from the U.P. for the weekend. I took a ride down to Detroit to visit my sister and my friends, catch a Tigers game, and just hang out. While out to lunch at a nice little spot in Ferndale […]

Calvin Johnson Cites Losing Lions as Reason for Retirement

July 12, 2017 Comments Off

Marquette, MI – July 12, 2017 – Calvin Johnson, arguably the 2nd greatest player in Detroit Lions history (behind Barry Sanders) retired at the end of the 2015-2016 season. While at the time Johnson cited injuries as his cause for retirement, many thought something else played a key role. Those people were correct. According to […]

19-Year Old Wins Lottery Twice in One Week

July 10, 2017 Comments Off

Marquette, MI – July 10, 2017 – If I had any luck at all, it would be bad luck. The exact opposite can be said for 19-year old Rosa Dominguez of Northern California. Dominguez was driving home from Arizona one day and decided to purchase a Power 5 ticket when she stopped for gas. She […]