October 2009
9 posts
Shampoo Planet
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author: Douglas Coupland name: Bob average rating: 3.49 book published: 1992 rating: 0 read at: 2009/10/28 date added: 10/28/09 shelves: stopped-reading review:
America, 1908: The Dawn of Flight, the Race to... →
author: Jim Rasenberger name: Bob average rating: 3.51 book published: 2007 rating: 0 read at: 2009/10/28 date added: 10/28/09 shelves: stopped-reading review:
Bar Louie (4/5) on Yelp →
This place is interesting…by which I mean confusing. It’s a bar, but it’s not dirty or smokey. It’s in Novi but it’s not crazy-expensive or super exclusive feeling. It’s in Fountainwalk but it’s…
Hemmingway's Island Grill (5/5) on Yelp →
Frankly, I’m absolutely stunned at the other poor reviews on this place. I’m wondering if they’ve been here more than once to overcome a bad experience? We’ve been here at least 4 different times…
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I... →
author: Donald Miller name: Bob average rating: 4.30 book published: 2009 rating: 4 read at: 2009/10/12 date added: 10/19/09 shelves: review: Mostly this gets 4 stars because it’s a…
Searching for Whitopia: An Improbable Journey... →
author: Rich Benjamin name: Bob average rating: 4.00 book published: 2009 rating: 4 read at: 2009/10/18 date added: 10/19/09 shelves: review: I picked this up knowing that it would…
Realityland: True-life Adventures at Walt... →
author: David Koenig name: Bob average rating: 3.66 book published: 2007 rating: 4 read at: 2009/10/09 date added: 10/19/09 shelves: review: This book was awesome for any Disney…
The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an... →
author: A.J. Jacobs name: Bob average rating: 3.49 book published: 2009 rating: 3 read at: 2009/10/15 date added: 10/19/09 shelves: review: Jacobs is funny and entertaining. His…
The Imagineering Field Guide to Epcot at Walt... →
author: Walt Disney Company name: Bob average rating: 4.17 book published: 2006 rating: 2 read at: 2009/10/06 date added: 10/19/09 shelves: review: This very short travel guide is…
September 2009
12 posts
The Blue Star: A Novel
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author: Tony Earley name: Bob average rating: 5.00 book published: 2009 rating: 5 read at: 2009/09/22 date added: 09/22/09 shelves: review: Just what I was looking for.
I’m almost…
Best Food Writing 2008
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author: Holly Hughes name: Bob average rating: 4.07 book published: 2000 rating: 4 read at: 2009/09/22 date added: 09/22/09 shelves: review: If you like food and food culture, these…
In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of... →
author: Carl Honore name: Bob average rating: 3.65 book published: 2004 rating: 2 read at: 2009/09/22 date added: 09/22/09 shelves: stopped-reading review: I stopped reading this one…
Jim the Boy: A Novel
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author: Tony Earley name: Bob average rating: 3.80 book published: 2001 rating: 4 read at: date added: 09/22/09 shelves: review:
Nonna Lisa's (1/5) on Yelp →
Horrible. Awful. Never go here. The food is the equivalent of middle school cafeteria and is priced like it’s actually edible. They must only be open because trapped travelers who don’t know any…
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (4/5) on Yelp →
Pretty decent. I hadn’t been to a cracker barrel in over 10 years (and only one time before that). The food is pretty good quality although if you’re a vegetarian like me it’s tough to find…
Courtyard Cinema (3/5) on Yelp →
A classic up north theater. Small screens and only about 30 seats in each theater. Sound was OK, picture was fine. It’s the only theater in the area so if you wan to see a flick on vacation, this…
Jose's Cantina (5/5) on Yelp →
We went here because of Ryan K’s rave review….and let me tell ya, it didn’t disappoint. On our way to Mackinac we did theatrical readings of Ryan’s 2 mexican reviews (this and ole ole) to prep us…
Clarion Hotel Beachfront (4/5) on Yelp →
We’ve stayed here 3 times now. It has the best beach of the hotels on this stretch, the rooms are clean, and you can walk to the Arnold ferry boats (next door) if you’re headed to the island. They…
Woods Restaurant (5/5) on Yelp →
Knockout. We’ve been to the island many times but hadn’t ever been here. The carriage ride up is a great way to transition into a good dinner and upon arriving you’re greeted with one of the best…
Seabiscuit Cafe (4/5) on Yelp →
This is the only ‘real’ place to eat on mainstreet. It’s run more like an actual resturaunt as opposed to ‘tourist food stops’ that really don’t try very hard. We’ve been here many times and the…
Mary's Bistro (4/5) on Yelp →
This was the first time we stopped in here and I was fairly impressed. It’s a great place for lunch (not sure I’d do dinner here) with an interesting menu. I had a thincrust pizza that was really…
Auto Repair For Dummies
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author: Deanna Sclar name: Bob average rating: 4.10 book published: 1976 rating: 5 read at: 2009/08/31 date added: 08/31/09 shelves: review: Ok, so maybe I’m a dummy. But that’s why…
The Art of Simple Food: Notes and Recipes from... →
author: Alice Waters name: Bob average rating: 4.29 book published: 2007 rating: 5 read at: 2009/08/31 date added: 08/31/09 shelves: review: This book has a great reputation for a…
The End of Food
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author: Paul Roberts name: Bob average rating: 3.75 book published: 2008 rating: 3 read at: 2009/08/31 date added: 08/31/09 shelves: stopped-reading review: Got bored after the…
The Face on Your Plate: The Truth About... →
author: J. Moussaieff Masson name: Bob average rating: 3.27 book published: 2009 rating: 2 read at: 2009/08/31 date added: 08/31/09 shelves: stopped-reading review: Maybe some people…
August 2009
17 posts
Penn Theatre (4/5) on Yelp →
I love theaters like this. Small hometown theater that’s been restored (and is apparently run) by The Friends of Penn (theater society). They didn’t go overboard on the restoration, which is a good…
Pagan Christianity: Exposing the Roots of Our... →
author: Frank Viola name: Bob average rating: 3.55 book published: 2003 rating: 4 read at: 2009/08/25 date added: 08/25/09 shelves: review: A powerful book. If you’re not at a place…
Pagan Christianity: Exposing the Roots of Our... →
author: Frank Viola name: Bob average rating: 3.55 book published: 2003 rating: 4 read at: 2009/08/25 date added: 08/25/09 shelves: review: A powerful book. If you’re not at a place…
Tony's Tacos (3/5) on Yelp →
As we were driving through Standish we were looking for a place with decently fresh food (ie. not fast food) and we noticed something different…a Mexican place with “authentic” on the sign (an…
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ETRADE Financial (3/5) on Yelp →
For over a year I had been thinking about moving my investment accounts from Smith Barney to E*TRADE. So, I tried them out online and found the site easy to use and trustworthy. It was really this…
The Bar (5/5) on Yelp →
Fantastic! This non-smoking bar was clean, attractive, and had a great (small) menu. After walking in and sitting down in this low lit and dark wooded bar, I had one thought: If I was a local this…
Perriez Milford House (2/5) on Yelp →
The outside facade of this place fooled me. A few weeks ago I saw the beautiful corner location with attractive art deco awning and the outdoor seating and decided I HAD to try it soon. So, last…
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning... →
author: Bill Bryson name: Bob average rating: 3.81 book published: 1998 rating: 3 read at: date added: 08/17/09 shelves: stopped-reading review: Stopped reading this one half way….
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food... →
author: Barbara Kingsolver name: Bob average rating: 4.13 book published: 2007 rating: 5 read at: 2009/08/17 date added: 08/17/09 shelves: review: One of the most enjoyable reads…
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Detroit Zoo (2/5) on Yelp →
Yes, there are animals here so technically it’s a zoo. But, if you’ve been to any other zoos in the US you’ll probably be disappointed. The Detroit Zoo is pretty poor, but it’s not the fault of the…
How to Ease Your Transition to Google Voice -... →
July 2009
26 posts
Starbucks Coffee (5/5) on Yelp →
It’s weird I haven’t yelped this yet since it’s a place I go (or at least used to go) quite often. It’s my local Starbucks. Inside it’s pretty much like any other Starbucks. Comfy. Good music.…
Willsons Pub N Grill (2/5) on Yelp →
We had heard lots of people in the area talk about this new bar and grill, so on an evening when we didn’t want to drive far for a meal we went to check it out. Walking in I had two thoughts: First,…
Dairy Queen of Union Lake (4/5) on Yelp →
Dairy Queen rocks. Good old fashion soft serve here at an outdoor walkup window. Just a few seats outside but you can usually find a place to sit. This location is open seasonally so don’t try and…
Eastern Market (1/5) on Yelp →
Well, I guess I’ll be going out on a limb on this one since everyone else seems to love Eastern Market. We did not…at all…. We went down there and the reputation prepared us for awesomeness.…
Jesus and Destruction of the Temple →
Autozone (4/5) on Yelp →
I like this store. It’s clean and easy to find what you’re looking for. The employees are pretty helpful, one of them even taking the time to talk me through some basics of doing a coolant system…
Knight's Auto Supply (2/5) on Yelp →
I’m new to car repair and know basically nothing. I needed to go somewhere to get a rebuilt starter so I could attempt my first repair. I was told knights had them so I went in. They did indeed get…
Mr Muffler (5/5) on Yelp →
Fantastic experience here. I was doing a repair on my own car and had a bolt that just wouldn’t come loose…I needed a professional simply to get that bolt out one way or another. I stopped by a…
Murray's Discount Auto Stores (4/5) on Yelp →
This is my second choice to Autozone for a couple reasons…but it’s still a great second choice. It’s not quite as clean and organized as Autozone which makes finding things a little bit more…
Shuman Chrysler Jeep (3/5) on Yelp →
This is the local Jeep dealer and we’re Jeep people. We’ve purchased our most recent Grand Cherokee here and it went well. We went in to purchase a Liberty and after looking through what we wanted,…
The Fish Truck! →