When I was at Central Michigan U, playing rugby amidst the stench of farm animals & implements, the student body threw a fit because we didn’t get MLK day off, and we were the only Division I school in the state who didn’t take holiday for MLK day. Perusing this year’s academic calendar, I note that the current CMU students will get a day a off for MLK day, but no longer get the mid-winter holiday in February. This is problematic for me, because my friend Dink is still in school, and will be accompanying me on my mid-winter snowboarding extravaganza, which happens to fall over President’s Day. I’ve decided to omit the tasteless joke, that was first introduced to me by my brother. If you’re that curious, … Read entire article »

Oakland County, where I grew up, and where I work and go to school, is initiating a wireless network, countywide. I’ve read about similar proposals across the country, too. Driving to the Starbucks parking lot to kill sometime the other night, and also squat on their WiFi hotspot, I started thinking: The government, will in a sense, become a monopsonist purchaser of broadband services. This opens up the possbility for political cronyism, no-bid contracts, and all of the things that the left tends to bitch at the right for promulgating. But, I guess it’s ok if it makes you feel good, right? Without a say in how the money is spent, like most taxes, consumers will get royally boned. State-sponsored WiFi will restrict, … Read entire article »

In spite of a seemingly ever-increasing blight, crime, a complete lack of civil services, etc., the City of Detroit imposes an income tax on anyone who works in the city. Now, I believe this is not abnormal for a city of its size, but the complete lack of competence in any civic arena is. I can’t wait for the media horde to descent on this city for Superbowl XL in a few weeks and lambaste our metropolis for the world to see… Someone needs to re-introduce the Laffer Curve to the politicians in Detroit – this e-mail was circulated through my office on Friday: On the back of the city tax bill, it states that if the winter/county [property] tax is not paid by the 15th [of January], there is … Read entire article »