Losing Opponent Says He’ll File Complaint over Cookies
Losing opponent says he’ll file complaint over cookies Apparently the losing candidate for the Wyoming City Council believes that Steenstra’s Windmill cookies at the polling place played a role in his...
View ArticleReal Live Preacher
There’s a blog out there called Real Live Preacher that you’ve probably heard of. I say probably because I know pretty much everyone who reads this blog and know that most of them know Ed. Ed linked to...
View ArticleRemembering Erdin Elmi
In the mid 90’s I was in graduate school for sociology and working at a market research firm. I’d initially been working part time in the phone room, but was moved into the Analysis and Consulting...
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I’m Guessing They Don’t Have Many Female Employees
I happened to be driving back from a client’s office when I noticed a tow truck ahead of me. It’s one of those tow trucks where you put the vehicle on the truck rather than actually towing it–making...
View ArticleHippie Food
I’ve avoided buying organic foods for years. The reason is partially inherent cheapness on my part. Organic foods often end up being more expensive (sometimes twice as much) at the local grocery store....
View ArticleHey, That’s My Church…
There’s apparently a website called “Ship of Fools” which looks at Christianity with a perspective that’s both critical and irreverent at the same time (to my mind this is a good thing). One of the...
View ArticleFifth Third River Bank Run
I did it again this year. Kristen’s workplace pays for an employee and “a friend.” Husbands apparently count as friends for this purpose. So, it’s free. I like free. I ran the 25K run (approximately...
View ArticleMusic from My Run
It turns out to be trivially easy to get the list of things I listened to during the River Bank Run off my ipod. So I’m doing it. Read it if you care. For what it’s worth, I started listening a little...
View ArticleSecurity or Paranoia? Kentwood’s Water Tower
Ed Heil‘s been a friend of mine since the age of six. It’s pretty much a given then, that I think he’s a decent guy. Kentwood’s municipal staff haven’t known him as long and apparently weren’t willing...
View ArticleKentwood Water Tower Followup
So just for the record, some links about Ed’s experience photographing the Kentwood water tower. The original Grand Rapids Press article about it. Blog reactions: Here’s my reaction. Boy with Grenade...
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