We're doing it. We're doing more Marvin's pictures.

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Let's have some more Marvin's pictures, from back in May:

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The 40th Anniversary, the announcer guy told us, is the Ruby Anniversary and that's probably why Michigan's State Tree is lit all in red (with a white star topper). I don't believe this is the 40th year that Michigan has had a State Tree, but it is the 40th Silver Bells in the City, with an outdoor market and --- for most of those years --- an ( Read more... )

Had something happen today: we went to Silver Bells in the City. Shall write about it soon. For now, please enjoy some relaxing times in Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum, as it was in May.

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Over on my humor blog we reached the end of the I-just-share-a-funny-song thing that I had prepared as a buffer in case the election results turned out bad. It ... wasn't enough buffer but there we are. Here's the end of that and the start of more regular goofiness:

• MiSTed: The 72 Hours Saga, Part 14
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In spring this year the city started its attack on our ability to drive anywhere with a major assault on Michigan Avenue, one of the main corridors of town and two blocks north of us. This isn't planned to end until midway through 2025, but even in its first steps, they were making drastic changes in the landscape. Let's take in a dozen pictures ( Read more... )

It's Tuesday, we've beem at a pinball tournament all night, I looked at What's Going On In The Phantom (Weekdays)? How did The Phantom beat the Elon Musk Robot? August - November 2024 and its lesson for us all, let's see the last of the Pinball At The Zoo pictures:

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After exhausting Bronner's, but not ourselves, we had other stuff to do in Frankenmuth, the Bavarian-themed city. First was getting over to the Cheese Haus to see what kinds of cheese they might have. The first disappointing part was: no free samples. Those haven't been brought back since the pandemic began, since we can only bring back ( Read more... )

bunny_hugger's birthday was our next big event; it was also, you may recall, Election Day. I had voted early at the community center nearby and got one of those wolverine-tearing-his-shirt stickers. She voted the day of, with a lunchtime wait that wasn't anything to speak of, somewhat surprising me; we both expected a higher turnout. Well, that wouldn't ( Read more... )

Longtime readers know bunny_hugger and I went to Closing Day of Cedar Point's season. This was not a decision made without sacrifice. bunny_hugger had to skip a women's pinball tournament in Grand Rapids, one that --- if it were big enough --- might have affected her position in women's rankings for the year. I would give up ... well, getting to see the FlopHouse TV ( Read more... )