December 1st is world AIDS day.
“Just in time for World AIDS Day, (RED) is proud to announce that,
thanks to your (RED) purchases, our partners’ contributions to the
Global Fund have reached over $50 million. (RED) funds are already at
work as part of Global Fund grants in Rwanda, Swaziland and Ghana,
funding programs with a primary focus on the health of women and
children.”
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Roger Smith, former CEO of General Motors has died. You want to know what I love about Roger Smith? Every time his name is mentioned, Michael Moore is also mentioned. This probably makes him roll in his grave, but in the eyes of us mid-michiganites Roger virtually single handedly gutted Flint which is only now starting to turn a corner (in a very tough economic environment).
Moore has gone on to win an oscar, and produced a powerful film about the healthcare system called “Sicko.” GM, on the other hand, is barely hanging on in a market that is being driven by Toyota and Honda who bolstered hybrid vehicles while GM all but ignored this trend up until recently.
What most people do not realize is that Roger partnered with Toyota back in the day to create the Saturn line (which now produces the least expensive hybrid in our market).
Smith was 82. 
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I got a note from my dear friends Dave and Manda this morning. They arrived in Asheville at 4am. I am terribly jealous. I used to live there and left part of my heart in those mountains. I wish I could be there, especially because it snowed a few inches today and the wind is blowing very cold!
Have fun y’all.
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(Rodney King)
So, Wed. night Rodney King (who was beaten by the LA Police in 1991) got shot with a pellet gun while riding a bike on his way home. Geez, give poor rodney a brake will ya?!
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Why is nickel creek on my blog you ask? Well, one: they are very talented musicians. two: because Robert Trujillo (the bassist from Metallica) is playing bass with them! – although he doesn’t actually play on the track.
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I hate to say it, but “Los Tres Amigo’s” has fallen from my top spot in Lansing. We ate their last night with some friends, and I’ve been paying for it all day. I feel like crap (and I’m not the only one affected by it). Anytime a place gives me this reaction, I will avoid it from then on. I know it sounds harsh, but if I am paying money for someone else to cook for me, it better not get me ill.
Sorry Amigos!
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Ok, this may or may not be the coolest band half time show I’ve ever seen!
(not actual shot from the one I visited. Photo from http://www.michiganmufflerman.com)
Ok, so today I drove up to Starbucks on Knapp Corner in GR to meet a new friend to talk about simple church. We had a great visit, and my dear family/friend Jes showed up and hung out with us. Well, my original plan was to drive back to Ionia Muffler Man to have them put on a couple new clamps for our exhaust system on the Volvo. Jes suggested I go to the one down the road near the corner of the beltline and 28th. I guess she’d been there and they treated her really well. So I said, “why not?! It’s just down the road.”
So we made plans to connect there and then grab some lunch. In the meantime, I found my way there and walked in. A nice women greeted me behind the counter and said it’d be about 5 minutes. (which it was) I also asked if they’d put a new air filter in that I’d bought but didn’t know how to put in, yes I’m a moron when it comes to cars. Anyway, they got right to the car, welded on the new clamps, put in the new air filter then HANDED MY KEYS TO ME AND SAID “Have a nice day!” – I paused, went up to the counter and took out the card to pay…the women said, “oh no, that’s fine. Just come back if something happens and you need some help.”
I asked again, “can’t I just pay for the parts at least?” – nope.
So, I now officially am telling all of you that if you need any underbody repair work to be done, take it to the muffler man on 28th and E. Beltline – by the way, all their parts have a lifetime guarantee.
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Today, Enoch’s Path held our “annual” (which means twice) Thanksgiving brunch. Kerrie made her amazing heath bar breakfast magical crunch/bake. Mel brought this great egg bake with sausage, egg, cheese, hashbrowns and other amazingness. Andy brought some yummy lemon bars too!
We tried to firm up some plans for next Sunday afternoon where we are hanging out at the “Alison House” off of Saginaw Highway to throw a party and get to know the disabled folks that live there. We’re going to be there at 4:30-6ish if you’d like to join us!
Our hope is to make some new friends, and help bring a new focus of community to ourselves (not “to” them as they already have their own community).
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Ok, I’ve had a couple days to process my experience on Thanksgiving. I don’t want to spread too much negativity here so I’m going to give sound bytes.We love gay people. We love queer, trans, bi etc.. people. We also like hetero, straight, gender neutral, asian, black, and even some white people.That being said, there’s tension in my in-law family because we love all these people. On Thanksgiving, “some people” compared a cousin of ours who exposed himself to the best-friend of his wife to us letting our daughters see some queer friends hold hands. I kind of lost it at that point and tried to express how that is VERY different, and tried to argue how they were being selective literalistic in their translation/understanding of the Bible….with no success.So, we are asking ourselves “which is more evil, allowing our girls to be cut off from “significant family” or allowing them to be with their “significant family” that speak hatred, bigotry and prejudice in the name of Christ?”It’s a hard road to walk down. Note: I’ve redacted some of my original post. In talking with Mel, we’ve decided that to exclude family would be a symmetry response and not a positive step towards personal self-dissassociation – or balancing a fine line of autonomy and connectedness. We are taking the posture of waiting, and maintaing a stance to refuse to engage these members of our family in this negative cyclic conversation that is doomed to blow up.
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