By John Matonich My part of the world in the west end of the U.P. sure isn’t L.A., but every now and again we are visited by folks who could be considered celebrities. The curious reality about them coming here is many times they go unrecognized and pretty much travel around … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2019
Murch: Winter has reduced him to brain droppings
By Steve Murch I've officially crossed over to the side of humanity that complains about winter. I’m so over it, I can’t form a thought longer than three sentences. And so … When I was heading into the 7th grade my family moved from the Thumb area of Michigan north to the … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the ‘Jeff Bezos did what?’ edition
Come Heller high water … One of the strangest, dumbest and most off target cold openings ever on SNL last night. What the heck was that? Subject: A "Meet the Press" roundtable on Jeff Bezos’ wing-wang. Really guys? Out of the goldmine that is today’s politics, that’s what … [Read more...]
Auchtoon: Next week’s weather forecast? Cloudy with a 70 percent chance of Trump
Toon & text by John Auchter It appears the snow has finally stopped falling here in West Michigan. In a day or two it is supposed to turn reasonably warm enough for me to attend to the non-priority snow removal issues — the roof, patios, walkways. Before the rains come. … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the ‘I can’t believe the refs called that’ Super Bowl edition
Come Heller high water … My Top 10 Super Bowl predictions: 1) The pregame shows will be irritating and full of weepy stories about players overcoming long odds or difficult backgrounds to become, gosh darn it, wonderful people who spend most of their free time “giving back.” … [Read more...]