UNTIL LAST NIGHT, I NEVER IMAGINED I WOULD HEAR THIS PHRASE after a race: "In first place, with a time of (something awesome) - Jeff Jackson from Ann Arbor!" Okay, maybe I imagined it, but I didn't think I'd actually hear it. But Wednesday night, at the 4-mile Leap Day Run at Willow Metropark, it …
An Excellent Day
ONE OF LIFE'S LITTLE PLEASURES FOR ME is to stop by Zingerman's Bakehouse on my way to work. Along with the Enough Already bagel, my favorites include the cinnamon roll - but only if it's up to my very particular standards. Fortunately, Angie and the other wonderful people who work there keep me safe from …
Golden Arches, Pale Runner, and Pink Sludge
AH, THE FAMOUS GOLDEN ARCHES. The Microsoft(*) of fast food. Who among us doesn't have stories about McDonald's? They've done such a good job selling the "experience" that the food often isn't why people end up there. For example, when you're on the road in need of a clean restroom, what place comes to mind …
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Six Degrees (Below Zero) of Separation
Q: How far is it from Ann Arbor to Costa Rica? A: 3,600 miles and 85 degrees. I GOT A CHILLY RECEPTION ON MY ARRIVAL BACK IN MICHIGAN LAST THURSDAY. Not from my wife, who was happy to see me even at 1:00 a.m., but from Mother Nature, who must have felt the need to …
