LSJ Blogs: John Schneider

A merciful death, but a loss nonetheless, at Christmastime

I’ll be gone until Jan. 3 — first for my mother’s funeral and full-blown Irish wake; then to celebrate the holidays with the many loved ones still standing.
For more about the life and times of  the woman everyone called “Babe,” see Sunday’s column.
Meanwhile, enjoy those  you love while you have them, and be sure to let them know how important they are to you.

Alice may go, but she won’t go quietly

83-year-old Alice LaDuke of Potterville has entered a new phase in her protest against the 600 percent surcharge Auto-Owners added to her homeowner’s policy.   She calls it “Road Sign 1,” which suggests its only the beginning.
She planted this sign, which measures about 2 feet by 5 feet, on her front lawn.

 

The chicken that got away?

The subject of  Kendra Northrup’s email to me: “McDonald’s doesn’t like animals.” But all you have to do is look at the menu to know that’s not true.

Flick ...? A porn guy ...?

Jack Nicholson as “the old man”? Ralphie in “Iron Man”? What you may not know about “A Christmas Story.”

Did you hear the one about the mayor of Troy …?

What possesses people in positions of authority to say/post/blog these things?

Lowe’s stance is cowardly

Surrendering to bigots, Lowe’s pulled its ads from a reality  TV show about American Muslims — and  will, no doubt, live to regret that decision.

Obesity among poor is proof they’re too well fed, right?

Is presidential candidate Rick Santorum the last guy on earth to understand the connection  between cheap food and obesity?

A heart? In professional sports …?”

Tim Colonnese of Haslett found one.
“In the wonderful world of professional sports,” Colonnese wrote, “we read numerous accounts of the boorish, the selfish and, in the recent NBA strike, the poor millionaires (players) versus the poorer billionaires (owners).  But last week, my wife and I witnessed something that truly stunned us.”

Occupying the high ground

Now that the Occupy Lansing folks are literally folding their tents for the season, let us congratulate both the occupiers and the occupied on a successful run.

That’s it — the Okemos Carbon-based Life Units …

The logo? A depiction of a fierce-looking strand of DNA.