By John Matonich I wrote this article a year ago, but given the time of the year, I think it deserves another printing. I hope everyone has the opportunity to celebrate this 4th of July. It has always been a special holiday here in my hometown and given the events that are … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2018
Auchtoons: We’re getting the state we asked for – ain’t it grand?
Toon & text by John Auchter I have something of a Wikipedia problem. In idle moments in between tasks, I tend to wander over to the website for a quick nip — the plotline of a half-watched movie here, the defining geographic features of an obscure African country there. … [Read more...]
Surveyin’ da Situation: From what I can see, climate change is real
By John Matonich “Hell hath no fury as a woman scorned.” I have heard this many times, but for some reason I think Mother Nature is a little cheesed right now. I always thought the saying came from William Shakespeare, but did a little research and found out it wasn’t. It came … [Read more...]
Domino’s pothole stunt should embarrass lawmakers … but of course it won’t
Domino’s has a publicity stunt going right now where they pave over potholes (although, oddly enough, none in Michigan) to prevent damage to their pizzas. Pretty clever. Pretty sad, too. We’ve officially reached the point where government at all levels is so pathetically … [Read more...]
Surveyin’ da Situation: Sometimes, ya just gotta laugh
By John Matonich I was watching the boob tube the other day and saw a commercial that caught my attention. It was advertising a milk company, but I think there was also a cool lesson as part of the ad. It was in the morning and a dad was sitting in his kitchen having a cup … [Read more...]
