Glorious springtime has arrived, here in Michigan! HAPPY HAPPY, JOY JOY!
Suckers are running in the Rifle River, the first sign that spring has finally arrived in Omer, Michigan, AKA " American Siberia." On March 23rd, the first buzzards, geese and robins were spotted, so it must indeed be true! I have survived another winter in Michigan, the hairy, smelly, armpit of the most stressful portion of the country. One of the first three states to have the distinction of achieving double-digit unemployment, upwardly spiraling number of home foreclosures, suicide rate among... Sign in to see full entry.