The “Keep Ann Arbor Strange” clothing line is a takeoff on the similar “Keep Austin Weird” campaign. But since their logo obscures the word “strange” by superimposing it on a stylized lizard head, the shirts seem to be saying, “Keep Ann Arbor.” Which is a slogan we can get behind.
Taunt of ‘Vanilla Ice’ precedes street fight. (We were sleeping at the keyboard, but Arblogger was more alert.)
A2 is starting to worry that Google isn’t calling as often as it used to. Pretty soon it’s going to start showing up late for dates with lame excuses about how Austin or Charlottesville is really going through some bad times now and needed someone to talk tax incentives with. If only Council had read the best-seller “That Company’s Not That Into You,” it would know that passing resolutions about how eager you are to attract a company is just a desperation move, and that A2 should let down its hair, go out with pals like Ypsi and Saline and wait for the companies to start lining up.
“Some Ann Arborites have learned to combine their love of java with the pursuit of wellness,” the latest Observer reports. Coffee consumption does have some established health benefits. But the naturopaths profiled in the story are thinking along slightly different lines — specifically, coffee enemas, which they suggest to one out of four of their patients.
“As for drinking coffee, [the naturopaths] don’t approve … But with coffee enemas…the harmful side effects aren’t as prevalent, since ‘it’s going more so to the liver, not to the brain.’” Not to mention that drinking coffee is enjoyable, a clear warning sign. Well, in general, that is — they may have actually found the best use for much of what’s available in A2.