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  • Detroit ranked #1 sports city

    Finally, we're not making headlines because we are #1 in unemployment, last in attracting new business, #1 in foreclosures, fattest city, most expensive city to own a car in, or worst public school system in the nation. No, for once we find our self #1 and it's tied to a [...]
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    Posted: August 01, 2007, 4:17pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Is Detroit a disaster?

    Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich has managed to piss off some city leaders, as well as school officials, as he labeled Detroit as a disaster. I have to wonder, is this a case in which the truth hurts?

    I love Detroit, it is my home, and I don't [...]
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    Posted: July 31, 2007, 7:00pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Sometimes it takes a little PBR

    With the recent heat wave, my dogs have simply lost their appetite. At first they were eating about half their normal amount, then today, they didn't even touch their food. I tried putting a little syrup on their food, as it not only usually makes it more appetizing, it helps [...]
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    Posted: July 31, 2007, 6:04pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Woodward Dream Cruise

    The Woodward Dream Cruise officially takes place August 18th, though unofficially starts a good week, week and a half prior to that. The cruise has always been a love/hate relationship in this region. Some, like myself, will be attending for the 12th year straight, only missing the first year the [...]
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    Posted: July 30, 2007, 9:25am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Been missing out, and staying out of touch

    Seems like life has just been getting more hectic lately, though I can't really say why. I helped somebody move yesterday, so that consumed pretty much the whole day. Even so, I still seem to miss big events that have been taking place in Detroit lately. While at work on [...]
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    Posted: July 29, 2007, 10:33am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Tiger Stadiums days are numbered

    Yesterday, city council took a vote, a vote in which Tiger Stadium took one step closer to it's final days. While there is some discussion as to whether or not they can proceed with demolition, they can proceed with an auction of items from the stadium. I guess perhaps I [...]
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    Posted: July 28, 2007, 7:55am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Still a freak

    I can't recall if I ever saw Marilyn Manson or not, as I saw NIN so many times, I almost wanna say Manson must have performed with him one of the times. While I bought a tape or two of his back in the day, there is no denying that [...]
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    Posted: July 25, 2007, 8:19pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • The Liberal media strikes again.

    This morning, before heading off for work, I checked out the news websites to see what was happening. On the front page I read the headline "Weapons enthusiast takes aim at canidates." Here is the article from the Freep.

    Weapons enthusiast takes aim at candidates

    He [...]
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    Posted: July 25, 2007, 3:57pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Destruction, terror, and mayhem

    Last week I started watering my backyard. It had got to the point where it was looking bad, REAL bad. It almost looked as if aliens had dropped down from above and created a crop circle in my yard, as it was almost a perfectly round spot that encompassed nearly [...]
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    Posted: July 23, 2007, 5:14pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Ghetto theatres

    Last Friday, we went to a movie at the Fairlane mall, Live Free or Die Hard. I had seen it once already, but my girlfriend hadn't, and it was well worth seeing again. Normally, we go to a downriver movie theatre, though we were running a bit behind, so we [...]
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    Posted: July 23, 2007, 4:46pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Bobby Bare - Detroit City

    Ran across this song for the first time a few weeks ago on the internet, then stumbled across a live performance on youtube today.


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    Posted: July 21, 2007, 4:53pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • 1967 riot in Detroit

    July 23, 1967...

    More than 9 years before I was born, Detroit had an incident that changed it's face forever. My dad, who was 17 at the time, and one of his brothers were at a Tigers game that day, watching them take on the New York Yankees. Though [...]
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    Posted: July 21, 2007, 7:40am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Never really saw myself as a cat guy, but...



    Recently, I took in a cat to compliment my two dogs at my house. My girlfriend is in the process of moving to a different apartment, but mostly, we wanted to see how the cat would get along with my two dogs. Plus, we [...]
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    Posted: July 19, 2007, 7:54pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • King Kong hits the big screen at the Redford Theatre

    This Friday and Saturday, the 1933 classic, King Kong, will be featured at the historic Redford Theatre. The cost is just $4, and show times are Friday at 8 pm, and Saturday at 2 pm and 8 pm. The organ mini concert begins 30 minutes prior to each show. [...]
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    Posted: July 19, 2007, 7:37pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Coney Island Tour

    I just received an email from a friend who will be leading a Coney Island tour this Saturday. The following is all the information in regards to the tour, sounds like a fun time!

    I will be leading a "Downtown Coney Tour" on Saturday 7/21 at 1:00 pm. Just [...]
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    Posted: July 18, 2007, 5:47pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Little Italy in Windsor

    A few days ago it was my girlfriend's birthday. I wanted to take her out for a nice dinner, neither of us had had Italian in awhile, so I thought Little Italy over in Windsor would be a nice place. Having never been there to eat, we simply walked around [...]
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    Posted: July 18, 2007, 5:14pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Free bar stuff

    Yesterday, I stopped by a friend's place, a friend whom I hadn't seen in a few months now. I mostly just wanted to get up to speed on what he'd been up to, as well as to discuss some things that have been on my mind. While sitting there, I [...]
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    Posted: July 18, 2007, 5:02pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • It's getting cheaper to live in Detroit...finally!

    These last few days have been filled with financial surprises, all of which have made my living in Detroit cheaper.

    First was my auto insurance, which is through State Farm, as is my home owners insurance. Seems that State Farm had greater financial returns than previously expected. In return, [...]
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    Posted: July 18, 2007, 4:22pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Painting and gardening

    Yesterday, with the help of my parents and girlfriend, I got a lot accomplished around the house. My mom and girlfriend worked around the inside of the house, while my dad and I concentrated on painting the exterior. I have had some wood stripped bare since last fall. I simply [...]
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    Posted: July 15, 2007, 10:15am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Local car show scene

    Last night, we headed downriver to a local car show that I haven't been to in years. This particular one was at the Sears down in Lincoln Park, and consisted of probably a few hundred cars or so. That show was among those that I would often try and hit [...]
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    Posted: July 14, 2007, 9:20am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Simply unbelievable

    Today at work, a coworker stopped to tell me that somebody stole his gun from his car. Now this guy is a law abiding citizen, served 6 years in the military, and had a concealed pistol license to carry, so he was doing nothing illegal. His common sense on the [...]
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    Posted: July 13, 2007, 6:15pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • 99th running of the Gold Cup

    This weekend, one of the longest running motor sports comes to Detroit, the Gold Cup. Started in 1904, it moved to Detroit in 1916, and has long been a Detroit tradition. I try to visit at least one day of the event each year. Some years I've watched from the [...]
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    Posted: July 12, 2007, 6:54am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Woodbridge Youth Center and other local development


    Today I took my camera along on our walk, as I've been wanting to take some picture of the recent local development, and other projects.
    First, I had been noticing a lot of work taking place near the James B. Edmonson Elementary School over the [...]
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    Posted: July 11, 2007, 10:22pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Man takes to the skies, via a lawn chair and helium balloons

    I'll admit, growing up, the thought had crossed my mind many times. Just how many helium balloons would it take to lift somebody off the ground in a chair? Back in the 80's, I recall such a story about somebody who had done just that, armed with a bb gun [...]
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    Posted: July 10, 2007, 7:42pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Meth lab in Sterling Heights leads to baby's death

    Another tragedy left a 20 month old baby dead. Seems the baby's parents were running a meth lab inside the house, which led to the child's death. It was sometime in the past year that I first saw the commercial on tv, stressing how dangerous meth labs are to all [...]
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    Posted: July 10, 2007, 7:02pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Child killed during hit and run

    I arrived to work this morning to hear a tale from a coworker about a tragic loss last night. A 9 year old boy was hit by a van last night, and the driver continued on. My coworker and his friends heard it happen, then rushed to the scene of [...]
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    Posted: July 10, 2007, 6:18pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Zeus and Sasha's first dog fight

    Yesterday, while out walking my dogs with my neighbor, we came upon a dog off it's leash. I was the one that first spotted it, and I asked the owner who was also in the front yard "Is your dog going to be ok when we walk by?" His response [...]
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    Posted: July 10, 2007, 3:56pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Dog days of Belle Isle

    Yesterday, we took the dogs to Belle Isle. Yes, they have been there in the past, but never to go swimming, so this was a first for them. As we unloaded them from the care, they instantly sensed a new environment they were unfamiliar with. Their attention was at full [...]
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    Posted: July 09, 2007, 4:20pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • The Machine & The Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Last night, I visited Orchestra Hall for the first time. We watched The Machine, a Pink Floyd tribute band, along with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. I have to admit, I have always been indifferent to Pink Floyd. They were just a band in which I didn't particularly hate, though I [...]
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    Posted: July 08, 2007, 2:22pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Tigers vs Red Sox

    Yesterday I got a text message earlier in the day from a friend. He and his wife were coming up for the Tigers vs Red Sox game and wondered whether or not we were attending. I had already wanted to hit one of the games, and Friday seemed the most [...]
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    Posted: July 07, 2007, 12:02pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Detroit's Casinos

    There is often speculation on whether or not the decision to allow gambling in Detroit was a good thing. Me, I'm not much of a gambler, so I viewed it as a good thing since it would help attract people to Detroit. Having worked at one of the casinos for [...]
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    Posted: July 05, 2007, 4:29pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Detroit Lions season quickly approaching

    I know, I know, I really don't want to think about it either. Yet while at the Tigers game last night, something caught my eye. Ford Field has recently installed a colorful display across the top of it's glass atrium entrance. They were displaying the MLB scores last night when [...]
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    Posted: July 05, 2007, 4:19pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Happy 4th of July

    My parents headed on up today to both celebrate my dad's birthday, as well as attend the Tigers game tonight with my girl and I. It was a great game in which the Tigers pulled out a win, with Rogers looking good, and Todd Jones recording his 200th career save [...]
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    Posted: July 04, 2007, 11:52pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Weekend wedding

    This past weekend my girlfriend and I headed down to another wedding, our third we've attended. Throw in the fact that she accompanied me to a funeral once as well, and you got three weddings and a funeral, one short of a movie, one in which neither of us [...]
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    Posted: July 02, 2007, 4:16pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • The rest of the story concerning the 18 year old that died

    I found out the rest of the story today in regards to the coworker that lost her 18 year old son. As suspected, he was murdered, and the surrounding details didn't exactly come as a surprise. Seems the guy hung with bad group. They were all playing craps, her son [...]
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    Posted: July 02, 2007, 4:13pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Change of heart

    Well, the aftermath of the dog fight that left the toy dog dead has taken a turn. The owner of the pitbulls has decided not to put his dog down, nor give the other away. Personally, I can't blame them. After I thought it over, both owners are just as [...]
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    Posted: July 02, 2007, 4:07pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Pimping out my dog

    I got a call from my breeder a few days ago. I had been trying to get ahold of her spuratically for I don't know how long. Anyways, seems her mom's Doberman is about to go into heat, and she is hoping to breed Zeus with her. Funny, as I [...]
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    Posted: June 29, 2007, 7:45pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Pitbulls...too dangerous?

    An incident happened in the neighborhood today that has me slightly questioning my stance on whether or not pitbulls as a breed possess aggressive traits, or whether it's the owners who are often at fault.

    Today, one neighbor was out walking their two pitbulls, off a leash mind you. [...]
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    Posted: June 29, 2007, 5:20pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Bigger, faster, stronger

    That was our football team motto one year from back in the day. Today, even though personally felt that I wasn't at a level I had hoped to be at, I passed my physical agility exam with flying colors. I had been working on my aerobic conditioning, but really hadn't [...]
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    Posted: June 29, 2007, 4:55pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Target Fireworks show

    Here are some shots from last night's fireworks in downtown Detroit.








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    Posted: June 28, 2007, 4:43pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Tigers vs Rangers

    As promised, here are a few pictures I took last night, both before and during the game. The Tigers rallied late to tie it up, only to have Todd Jones blow it in the 9th. Don't get me wrong, Todd Jones has saved more games than he has blown, but [...]
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    Posted: June 27, 2007, 4:14pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Taken to "the crazy ward"

    Got the update today on one of our vulchers preying on the scattered beer bottles in the street. Apparently the guy had been warned many times to stop panhandling and to move it along. Panhandling is strictly enforced in Greektown, and it appears that persistant handlers are dealth with. This [...]
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    Posted: June 26, 2007, 5:08pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Like a bunch of vulchers

    Today as I arrived to work, one of my coworkers announced "Man, we got a mess out there in the street, a truck bumped one of our pallets just unloaded from a truck, tipping it over. Sad thing is, it was a pallet of beer! You should have seen the [...]
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    Posted: June 25, 2007, 4:41pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Faded Detroit added

    Just added a site that while I've known about for awhile, had yet to check out. The site is:

    FadedDetroit

    While it doesn't look like it's updated all that often, the content in regards to development in Detroit, along with pictures, seems top notch, check it out. [...]
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    Posted: June 23, 2007, 9:10am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Detroit's River Days

    Last night we headed down to Detroit's River Days festival, the official grand opening to Detroit's newly extended riverfront.

    Detroit's River Days

    Great article on Friday's kickoff

    Detroit's beautiful miracle

    I guess I wasn't really prepared for what to expect. I had read about [...]
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    Posted: June 23, 2007, 8:15am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Why bother?

    Today at work, we headed to the warehouse to drop off a few tons of files that need to be stored. Upon our ventures to the east side, I once again made note of how much harder the east side seems to have been hit. Even through the warehouse district [...]
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    Posted: June 21, 2007, 8:07pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Transformers



    I was never really into comic books, so must of the comic book based movies do little for me, nor do I really understand them to be honest. A cartoon based movie however, such as Tranformers, gets my attention. By far my most faavorite cartoon as a kid, [...]
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    Posted: June 20, 2007, 4:07pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Greektown Casino's expansion

    Detroit's newest bridge, a walkway crossing Monroe in Greektown
    One of the perks of working at Greektown Casino has been the ability to view all of the renderings and blue prints of their expansion. Many I had never seen before, some of which really surprised [...]
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    Posted: June 19, 2007, 5:45pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Well ya know my name is Simon, and the things I draw come true

    I was talking with my girlfriend about old school cartoons the other day. I think perhaps a trailer for the upcoming Transformers movie is what triggered it. Anyways, I mentioned the "Simon" cartoons, from I believe PBS, from back in the 1980's some time. We discussed how much cartoons suck [...]
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    Posted: June 18, 2007, 11:17pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • That's a nice card

    Today while delivering packages I discovered a really cool card upon a table. The thing was huge, like probably 2 feet tall, and air brushed, much like the air brushed canvases you often see for sale along the side of the road during the summer. I don't believe I had [...]
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    Posted: June 18, 2007, 6:10pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Trip to Lexington, Kentucky

    Friday, Melissa and I headed south. Our destination was Lexington, Kentucky, where one of my old college roommates was to get married. The trip down took us about 5 1/2 hours, and by the time we arrived, we were both exhausted and ready to call it a night. The wedding [...]
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    Posted: June 17, 2007, 9:57am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • My day in court

    So today I ventured down to the 36th district court to fight my "alcohol consumption in public view" ticket in which I received on Tigers' opening day. As I have been told during jury duty in the past, 36th district court is the busiest courtroom in the nation, hearing more [...]
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    Posted: June 13, 2007, 4:53pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Tiger Stadium fades a little more

    Last night, Justin Verlander did the unthinkable, he threw a no-hitter. With that, Tiger Stadium faded just a little more, and Comerica Park gained a little more history to go with it's hosting of the World Series from last season.

    I had almost went to the game, as I [...]
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    Posted: June 13, 2007, 4:37pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Could Michigan get it's own Cedar Point?

    In the Friday June 8th, 2007 edition of the Detroit News it was announced that a developer is attempting to build an 1,800 acre, 4 season, attraction in northern Michigan. The main focus would be a 400-500 acre amusement park.


    Theme park plans talk of north Michigan
    But [...]
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    Posted: June 12, 2007, 6:40pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Government offices

    Today I ventured into yet another government office, obtaining more personal information for my background investigation. Like most government buildings, they are built like Fort Knox and lack any sort of helpfulness whatsoever. Make sure you ask the security guard upon entrance where your destination is, because most of these [...]
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    Posted: June 11, 2007, 4:41pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • New Detroit businesses

    I found out about two new Detroit businesses over the weekend. One is already open, the other building is just now undergoing construction. The first is the ground floor bar located in the Broderick building. The latest attempt is named The Pitstop and is owned and operated by at least [...]
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    Posted: June 11, 2007, 12:14am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • The Redford Theatre


    I brought my camera along to take some pictures during this visit to the theatre. Another amazing time, perhaps even more so than last, considering the movie wasn't so damn long. I'll admit that Gone with the Wind was an amazing movie, though one I'll [...]
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    Posted: June 09, 2007, 9:37am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • So long Paris!

    The other day at work I heard something I couldn't even believe without reading it for myself. Paris Hilton had been freed from jail after serving just 3 days. Now in all honesty, I truly wish I had never came to know Paris Hilton, as she's nothing more than some [...]
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    Posted: June 08, 2007, 4:44pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Back to the Future

    Back to the Future was one of those 80's flicks that has stood the test of time. It's rerun on the cable and satellite stations on a quite regular basis, all three of the series are for that matter. It was the first time many people came to know [...]
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    Posted: June 08, 2007, 12:14am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Detroit, Michigan Secretary of State offices

    Today I managed to knock out most all of the documents I needed to gather prior to my interview with an investigator in a few weeks. Most I either found filed away at home, filed at my parents' home, or have them being sent via mail. The first in which [...]
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    Posted: June 08, 2007, 12:04am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Boat trip downriver



    Last night I got a call just as I was preparing for a dog walk. The neighbors were taking their boat out once again, this time heading downriver to Portofino's. I called Melissa to see if she was game, then called my neighbor to [...]
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    Posted: June 07, 2007, 11:17pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Orientation

    Today I worked a half day so that I could attend the orientation for the police department. I am truly amazed at how quickly the whole process is proceeding ahead. Over a 3 hour period we covered all of the material that needs to be filled out. I was kind [...]
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    Posted: June 06, 2007, 4:43pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • More criminal confessions

    Sometimes, it's not all that hard to figure out how criminals get caught. Today, I overheard a recent aquaintance I made via work talking on the phone. The individual was inquiring about a car. After getting off the phone, they informed me they were going to look at a car [...]
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    Posted: June 04, 2007, 4:04pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • A "dirty" gun

    I was talking with a guy I know the other day. He is married, has a few kids, etc, you're typical family man. The other day, they arrived home in a nearby suburb to discover their garage door was open. The wife swore that she had closed it, so they [...]
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    Posted: June 03, 2007, 11:31am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Pistons follow the Red Wings lead

    Last night the Cleveland Cavs easily knocked the Pistons from the playoffs. The NBA, in it's continuing effort to promote the league's stars, once again made quite apparent that they still don't like the Pistons style of play. Now granted, the Pistons DID get out played on several fronts, it [...]
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    Posted: June 03, 2007, 11:03am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • A day at the beach

    Yesterday, we were gonna spend the day working on the house, "we" being myself, my parents, grandma, and girlfriend. Much progress was going to be made, but then I got a phone call from my dad Friday night and found out they wouldn't be coming up, as mom had to [...]
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    Posted: June 03, 2007, 9:56am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Continuous home improvements

    In addition to spending a lot of time with my girlfriend, and working a full time job, I have been picking up the pace on my home improvement list. I got my taller fence put up, which like most every other project, didn't go anywhere near as smooth as planned. [...]
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    Posted: May 31, 2007, 4:03pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Belle Isle Picnic

    Yesterday, I headed on over to Belle Isle for a picnic. The picnic has been put on for something like 4 years now. Originally, I believe Jeff Colby organized the event, as he thought it would be just wonderful to pull all his friends together for a day of eating, [...]
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    Posted: May 28, 2007, 9:37am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Memorial day weekend

    After my first full week of work, I can say this, I fit in just fine there. My coworkers crack me up, as they are a great bunch of guys to work with. The days are never dull to say the least. The manual labor has already been beneficial to [...]
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    Posted: May 27, 2007, 10:18am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Rollin' on the river

    After taking the dogs for a run tonight, I met up with some friends down at Tri-Centennial Park, as that is where they are docking their boat this season. The plan was to hang on the boat for a bit, perhaps swing on up to Sinbad's. We did end up [...]
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    Posted: May 23, 2007, 10:03pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Give me a brake!

    In the ongoing brake saga, the one where my recently new favorite auto store proceeded to become amongst my least favorite auto stores, my brakes still aren't fixed. Well, technically, they are fixed, as they are now working fine with a cleaned up original brake caliper, but my plan was [...]
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    Posted: May 22, 2007, 6:35pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Peter from Office Space

    With a few days under my belt now, I can't help but think of Peter from the movie Office Space. His life had become one repetitive cycle day in and day out. He went to work in the same little cubical everyday, until he was about to go insane, and [...]
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    Posted: May 22, 2007, 6:18pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Soon I'll be watching HGTV

    It's been a few days, so I'll try and cover everything that has happened over the past few days. First off, I started my job on Thursday. For the first time in my life I am part of a union, Teamsters to be exact. As I think I mentioned before, [...]
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    Posted: May 20, 2007, 12:52am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Lake Huron


    Yesterday, Melissa made the plans. We ventured up the eastern coast of Michigan through numerous small towns until we reached Lexington. The trip took us 3 hours up, though only 1.5 hours on the way back via the freeway.


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    Posted: May 16, 2007, 9:40am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Home Improvement

    These past few days have been all about home improvement, as well as vehicle maintenance I've been putting off. We'll start with the sunroom, as that has been the project in which I've concentrated on most lately. My parents, along with grandma, came up to visit on Saturday. After we [...]
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    Posted: May 14, 2007, 2:07pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Lynyrd Skynyrd meets Nelly

    The things ya stumble upon on the internet.

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    Posted: May 10, 2007, 11:43am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • The hot streak had to end sometime

    I picked up a couple of tickets to the Tigers game last night while heading to my dentist appointment mid afternoon yesterday. The weather at the time appeared it would be clearing up later, so I figured the game would be played. We waited at Cheli's until the tarp was [...]
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    Posted: May 10, 2007, 10:33am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Another Woodbridge home likely lost

    Everything was in place for another success story. A young couple looking to buy their first home were about to put a bid in. The home was a foreclosure, nobody had lived in it for months. They had gone through the home 3 or 4 times, knew it well, and [...]
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    Posted: May 09, 2007, 5:21pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Detroit's Riverwalk

    Yesterday, we took a stroll down Detroit's riverwalk. I hadn't seen the progress in awhile, Melissa had never been to it. So, we made our way over to the State Tri-Centenial Park and started out there. We then headed west, down to Chene Park, then turned [...]
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    Posted: May 09, 2007, 12:23pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • White Stripes Icky Thump





    I just heard the new White Stripes single on the radio today on my way back from downtown Detroit. I gotta say, even though Jack White up and moved to Tennessee, he still seems to be rockin' harder than ever. This single, Icky [...]
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    Posted: May 07, 2007, 2:51pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • New job proceeding ahead

    Today I went in to fill out more paper work for my temporary job, in which I should hear back from my this Friday. It sounds like everything should go through fine, as the interviewer told me that it's not often the paperwork goes so smoothly. In fact, in recent [...]
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    Posted: May 07, 2007, 2:15pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Sorry Rahjah, you tiga now!

    This commercial cracks me up every time I watch it. Poor "Rahjah," as I'm sure there are REAL Rahjahs out there. Drunk off their cans, then decide to get all inked up in support of their favorite team. I wonder though, are there really any tiger striped individuals out there?
    [...]
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    Posted: May 07, 2007, 10:42am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Windsor, Ontario







    Yesterday we headed south to Canada. Melissa had never been to Windsor, and I, well, I had never really seen Windsor aside from the bachelor party tours, which don't exactly focus on the buildings, parks, or neighborhoods. We got over [...]
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    Posted: May 04, 2007, 11:23am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Tigers back on track

    A few weeks ago, I was rather nervous about the Tigers. Their relief pitchers were blowing games, they didn't have the poise of last year. The hitters, well, a lot of them weren't hitting, most notably the bat of Sheffield. Today, we decided to catch a Tigers game. Well, me [...]
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    Posted: May 02, 2007, 7:30pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Vanilla Ice - Ninja Rap

    Ok, there was his big hit "Ice Ice Baby," followed up by the video below. I think this may very well top even Fonzie's "jumping of the shark." Here is video of the jump.



    Just when ya figured he was finished, I see he popped [...]
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    Posted: May 02, 2007, 1:22am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Back training...will it last?

    Yesterday I decided to go for a run, as I'm no longer making progress towards my goal of dropping weight. I was so close too, just a few pounds away, when my weight started to creep back up. Now I'm staring at about 5-6 lbs to reach the weight I [...]
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    Posted: May 01, 2007, 4:14pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Blog evolution

    When I started this blog in the fall of 2005 it was to document my adventures living in Detroit. Often, drunken adventures wandering the town, stumbling upon strange things, then perhaps staggering home, or maybe catching a cab if one was to be found, which was often a story in [...]
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    Posted: April 30, 2007, 2:00pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Screeching tires, a crash, and screams

    That was my morning wake up call. Normally, my dogs start crying about now anyways because they are hungry and/or need to go outside. Today however, I was awaken by an accident taking place at the end of my street. Seems a couple of vehicles, a Taurus and a mini [...]
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    Posted: April 30, 2007, 7:57am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Sports overload

    Yesterday, as weather seemed to be perfect, I decided I simply had to hit up the Tigers game. So I made my way down Grand River and grabbed a standing room only ticket for the game. I then headed over to Ford Field, to see just how they would screw [...]
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    Posted: April 29, 2007, 9:07am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Gone With The Wind

    Yesterday, I took Melissa to see Gone With The Wind at the Redford Theatre. Go ahead, laugh, just as every one of my guy friends have after I told them. It was however MY idea to go. First off, I thought I had only seen the movie once, but [...]
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    Posted: April 28, 2007, 9:22am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • The Great Alaskan Bush Company Titty Bar

    Last night, just before 2 am, I got a phone call that woke me. I looked at the number, saw it was from Indianapolis, and figured it was just a wrong number. The only friend that likely would have been calling me that late, well, I was sure I had [...]
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    Posted: April 25, 2007, 9:07am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Another interview, lunch with old coworkers, and interior demo

    This morning I had another interview. I feel it went real well, though I know I'm going to be going up against a lot of other applicants. Since I know somebody there, an old college buddy, that may help my chances slightly. Once again, I'm playing to old wait-and-see game.
    [...]
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    Posted: April 24, 2007, 2:06pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Motorcycles

    Yesterday I called a friend whom I hadn't spoke to in probably a month or so, an old buddy from CMU whom lives in metro Detroit. I was shocked when I asked what he was up to and he replied "I'm at the hospital, I got hit on my motorcycle, [...]
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    Posted: April 23, 2007, 1:53pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • The NBA playoffs and the ties to Detroit & Michigan

    Last night during the Pistons game we started talking about all the former Pistons in the playoffs this year. Today, I decided to go through all the teams and see just how many there are. In addition, I realized that there were many more that while they weren't former Pistons, [...]
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    Posted: April 22, 2007, 11:07am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • What a beautiful weekend!

    Yesterday, already hearing the Tigers game was a sellout, I decided to get a couple of standing room only tickets. It was just too damn nice outside not to go enjoy a baseball game, and the White Sox were in town after all. I parked at my girlfriend's eastside apartment [...]
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    Posted: April 22, 2007, 9:35am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • The Detroit Zoo vs The Toledo Zoo

    Now that we've visited both zoos within days of one another, I'll give my final verdict. Let me start by saying that a visit to the zoo is a wonderful place to take a date. When the weather is nice, you get to enjoy the outdoors, get plenty of exercise [...]
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    Posted: April 20, 2007, 2:41pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • The Detroit Zoo


    Two days after visiting the Toledo Zoo, we headed up to the Detroit Zoo, for a comparison of the two. Mother nature was once again very cooperative, giving us another 60+ degree day with nothing but blue skies over head.

    Shortly after we entered [...]
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    Posted: April 20, 2007, 2:14pm EDT
    by SuperSport

  • The Toledo Zoo



    On Tuesday we headed down to Ohio to check out the Toledo Zoo. The last time I had been there was back in 1995 for the Lights before Christmas display that they put on in December. Last time I saw the animals was probably [...]
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    Posted: April 20, 2007, 11:39am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • Zoo update

    We had a blast at the zoo yesterday. I took a few hundred pictures and need to upload them to Flickr yet. I'll give the whole run down of the two zoos after we visit Detroit's Zoo tomorrow for a comparison.

    I got a call yesterday for a job [...]
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    Posted: April 18, 2007, 10:42am EDT
    by SuperSport

  • 1 of 54 ticketed

    Something I didn't share about opening day until now, is my ticket I received for my ticket I received for "consumption of alcohol in public view." Today was my court date, which followed an article in the Freep by just a few days.

    If many Tigers fans drank, [...]
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    Posted: April 18, 2007, 10:21am EDT
    by SuperSport
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