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Bad postcard of the week: 'Big Tex,' the rather awkward symbol of the Texas State Fair 25 Aug 2013 | 09:34 pm
"Big Tex" had some issues in 2012. The problem with this week’s gloriously bad postcard isn't necessarily the awful and awkward cowboy statue, though we’ll get to that. It’s everything else going on...
Bad postcard of the week: Musical fountain and other dangers of Grand Haven 19 Aug 2013 | 12:14 am
The world's largest musical fountain. GRAND HAVEN – We first visited Grand Haven back in 1999 when the newspaper was interviewing me for a post it was creating in the lakeshore city, and I brought t....
Bad postcard of the week: Frustrated deer and emergency elk 10 Aug 2013 | 08:49 pm
We can only speculate why this hunter is frustrated. Why is this guy frustrated? Or, is the deer frustrated? There’s a lot going on in this week’s postcard. And I have a story to tell about my own e...
Bad postcard of the week: 'Gray Shirts' keep the band rolling 4 Aug 2013 | 03:53 am
This crowd is about to be whipped into a frenzy. You just know that a mosh pit is about to break out, right there in front of Olive. Check this out, we get a piano, an organ, hand bells and a marimb...
A tale of two gnomes, Mets pride and Yankee shame 2 Aug 2013 | 08:10 am
This is a tale of two gnomes, and I warn you, it’s not pretty. I was pretty excited when this very classy gnome arrived on Wednesday. There’s a lot going on here. First, like everyone else, he’s ce...
Bad postcard of the week: What happens in a creepy pool in Vegas.... 27 Jul 2013 | 06:41 am
Apparently, no one wants to go swimming in a giant creepy clown. I’m just going to come out and say it. I don’t like clowns. They don’t make me laugh. They just kind of make me feel uncomfortable. ...
Bad postcard of the week: Goodbye Grand Rapids and hello Lansing, where it's safe to cross the street 20 Jul 2013 | 07:12 pm
There’s one thing I've noticed while working in Lansing: The streets are pretty much deserted. It’s the strangest thing. You can cross just about any street at any time. You can pause in the middle a...
South Dakota adventure part 7: Minutemen, Iron Trolls and Buffalo Bill 11 Jul 2013 | 09:21 am
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE When you are spending two straight days in the car, you have to find interesting places to stop and explore along the way. Granted, this is vir....
South Dakota adventure part 6: Presidents cast in wax and bronze 10 Jul 2013 | 08:35 am
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE "Old Kinderhook" meets Caroline, Aunt Kris, Zack and Julie. After seeing the gigantic greatness of Rushmore and to colossus of Crazy Horse, we o...
South Dakota adventure part 5: Crazy Horse is incomplete, but still amazing 9 Jul 2013 | 09:14 am
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE The Gnome of Victory and Celebration and a somewhat larger sculpture. There’s one question asked by every visitor to the Crazy Horse Memorial. A...
