Back in ‘57

Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 @ 12:51 pm
Filed Under Joel, Musick
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This song I'd give a six on a five-point scale.

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Smoke and Mirrors

Posted on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 @ 12:13 pm
Filed Under Michigan, Political Process, Work
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American government is designed to accomodate disagreement, though the tension often makes folks uncomfortable.  What we need, sometime soon, is a civil discussion about what Michigan's government is for, how we get to that point, and what tax structure we need to support that effort.  The (less-than-complete) success of the Michigan budget efforts demonstrates that it's not necessary to continue talking past each other just because we've been doing so in the past.  Discussion isn't helped when each side caricatures the other's positions.   The habit many have of simplifying and dismissing the other party's position is really poisonous to the civil culture.  It's time we stopped, and started finding solutions.

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Pay it Forward

Posted on Thursday, June 24, 2004 @ 11:26 pm
Filed Under Dabbler, Readings
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Offered without comment.

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Joel on Microsoft redux

Posted on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 @ 12:10 pm
Filed Under Code, Computing
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Bill Gates has a history of betting the company on the next technology generation.  One of these days he'll lose the bet--or he'll lose interest in the game--and MS will start looking like Ford.  Or Exxon.  Maybe AT&T.  Perhaps a (large) piece of Planetary Software, LTD.  (You think not?   Happened to Carnegie Steel....)  Dare I mention Western Union?  How about the Pennsylvania Railroad?

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Seed and Grain

Posted on Friday, June 18, 2004 @ 12:01 am
Filed Under Eaton County, Mulliken, Picture Show, Stories
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For over a century, this grain elevator was the main reason for Mulliken.  This railside complex was the farming community's touchpoint with the larger world.  They'd come to buy seed before planting, then return to sell the grain they'd grown from the seed.  This routine made for an interesting, seasonal parade of vehicles on Potter Street.  July's winter wheat harvest was a particularly busy time; trucks, tractors, and trailors would line Main Street day and night as the farmers and staff would struggle to get the grain from truck to hopper.

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