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On Sunday, we drove down to Dearborn to tour Henry Ford’s Fair Lane estate. Normal admission price is $10; we got in free thanks to a Museum Adventure Pass we picked up at the library. Fair Lane is now owned by the University of Michigan. How was it? My husband took […]
Ryan Malone spent so much time in the penalty box tonight, they’re going to start delivering his mail there. Pretty little Sid Crosby was so ineffective he could have been sitting this one out (I’m glad we were able to watch this on CBC, as Versus is apparently still hot for Crosby’s bod). […]
Next weekend the Red Bull Air Race comes to Detroit. As a member of the Andiamo Restaurant Group Mille Grazie club, I recently received an e-mail inviting me to purchase passes to watch the races from their riverfront location, with meals included.
The reality: The event looks really cool, but I’m not a particular aficionado […]
Was nice to see Danny Cleary from Harbour Grace score the third goal as the Detroit Red Wings took the lead in the Stanley Cup finals against Pittsburgh tonight. I’ve got a soft spot in my heart for Newfoundland — I love the music, adore the people I met when I visited, and find […]
…only another fist.
The Red Wings are headed to the Stanley Cup finals! The first goal in their win over Dallas was scored by Kris Draper, who apparently rebounded the puck into the net with his face. While using a hand to push it in would have made the goal invalid, I’m still inclined […]
Twenty-five years ago, I would have given you a kidney — maybe both of them — for good tickets to see Duran Duran. I was given their Rio LP on my twelfth birthday and played it continuously until Seven and the Ragged Tiger replaced it on my turntable. My bedroom door was covered […]
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