Here’s my first post on the matter. Some recent press: > New York Daily News: “Washingtonienne week”> The Inquirer (UK): “Washington Senate sex blogger silenced”> AZ Central.com: “Senator undecided on firing aide over sex blog”> Gannett: “DeWine staff member’s alleged sex journaling practice exposed” And this op-ed, which sensibly states: ” … Tell it how […]
City May Consider Ban on Porch Couches" rel="bookmark" itemprop="name">City May Consider Ban on Porch Couches
This website has recently learned that the city may vote to ban upholstered furniture on porches as soon as this summer, ostensibly for “fire safety” reasons. The proposed changes are at least two weeks away since they have not made it to the city council, and are being considered as part of a package of […]
Summer Break-in Season …
Will be short one burglar this year, thanks to the vigilant eyes of a neighbor. I wonder if she was sitting on anything upholstered? “Ann Arbor Police arrested a man suspected of committing at least one home break-in and of attempting to enter several other homes in the city Thursday. A woman sitting on her […]
Administration Privacy Double-Talk
“Though he’s majoring in computer science, Jon Oberheide said he didn’t need to draw on his studies to come across a serious security breach within the University of Michigan’s online student records system. With literally a few clicks of the mouse, he found easy entry to student and alumni Social Security numbers, addresses and student […]
Pro-Nuclear Cicadas?
It seems the cicadas are hoping for a nuclear holocaust so they can finally inherit the earth. Well, once every 17 years in any case: “In a stunning scientific breakthrough, a team of entomologists from the world- renowned Magicicada Institute at the University of Michigan has deciphered the language of the periodical North American cicada. […]
Severe Thunderstorm Passes Through
A severe thunderstorm moved through Ann Arbor this evening. The graphic is from 1:47 AM Friday (via the Local 4 website), just after the storm had moved east of the city. The National Weather Service issued a series of alerts including a tornado warning for the City of Ann Arbor, which briefly activated the tornado […]
SBC Workers Begin 4-day Strike
The 100,000 unionized employees of the SBC telephone company began a 4-day walkout today after being unable to negotiate a new contract to replace the old, which expired on April 3: “DETROIT — Union workers at Michigan’s largest telephone company began striking at midnight, but SBC Communications officials said most customers’ service would not be […]