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On 2/7/2026 at 5:20 PM, Deleterious said:

Didn't quite make the list. 

Only two restaurants in Michigan that made it are Bavarian Inn and Zehnders.  Neither of which would rank in the top 100 best restaurants in Michigan, IMO.  

Top 100 Independents: The Ranking

Not even top 5 in Frankenmuth.  Except maybe Bavarian's more casual outdoor setting so you can watch the old folks Polka and hear the Glockenspiel.  I don't know if that's considered the restaurant or not, but we have eaten there, during 2020 Covid times.  Usually Tiffany's or T-Dubs for us.  We used to go to the Brewery but the food went downhill the last 2 times we were there and the beer novelty wore off for me.

He wrote that weeks ago 

On 2/7/2026 at 2:53 PM, chasfh said:

Wow, always a shock to lose someone so young. 

It was his wife who informed the world in a social media post. She said he died "following complications during a routine surgery".

Routine surgery. Yikes. Just a reminder that even those can be dangerous.

We had an acquaintance from church die during outpatient surgery on her leg in a clinic. The most routine thing you can imagine. Like going to the dentist. It wasn’t a big deal what she was having done.  Maybe her body just didn’t like what was happening or she’d have died at home at that time. Who knows. 
 

I joke around that I want to die in my seats at Comerica Park. And I gave instructions to wait until the game is over. Don’t disrupt things. 

Sorry for the language. I tried to edit a bit.  “Lil bit”.
 

But the photo is real. They were in a band together. 

“Just enjoy life and get out more and don’t be so angry” = “just lay back and enjoy it”. What you’d expect from an Epstein sympathizer. 

1 hour ago, antrat said:

You're either insane or delusional. Maybe a bit of both?

 

EDIT: Or maybe I am? Because I really just can't wrap my head around the fact that this country has so many ignorant, hateful, vile idiots living inside its borders. They are way more dangerous than any illegal immigrant. I mean, they continue to support a guy that routinely visited an island where children were raped. But they go "all guilty except Trump" and turn on Fox "news" to feed their outrage.

It’s because these people have no self esteem or confidence. Their entire existence and aura is centered around Trump. To give that up is to admit their’s is worthless.   They’d have nothing left. They went all in.  

Verlander was a unique situation. In 2017 he was about a month removed from being traded. We watched him grow up and at least for me I had a feeling we were seeing a guy close out his career. I typically don’t give two ****s who wins a WS so in a situation like that I will root for him. I saw it kind of like a Ray Bourque to Colorado thing where Boston took as much pride in that.  Nobody will ever think of him as anything but a Bruin.  Looking back on JV obviously he elevated his game and sustained his greatness.  I didn’t see that happening at his age but he might be just as much an Astro as a Tiger  

Scherzer I don’t feel the same way. We didn’t draft him. He signed elsewhere and even then I knew his greatest years still in front of him so I saw his time here as a stepping stone. 

It’s been humbling for me because I, like am sure every generation felt, that we learned the lessons and were better.  

I got Cameron Crowes book for Christmas and enjoyed it very much. He was such a huge part of my cultural experience growing up and into adulthood. 

I thought it was the one across the street in the garrison plaza. 
 

which isn’t much better. Because I had the same thoughts.  We run by there a lot. In the back by the dumpsters you can access a trail that goes along the rouge river leading to the Henry Ford estate.  That’s the starting point.  It looks like someone stores cars there. Not secure and it’s crumbling. 

8 minutes ago, guy incognito said:

I’m never more grateful to live in a border town than when the Olympics come around. 

That’s what we are watching. They noted the boos. 

I remember when the summer games were in London someone suggested all the nations once ruled by the UK should come out to "How you like me now?"

"I wasn't a racist but then the dems nominated Kamala Harris and I didn't agree with the process and that as all it took"

I threw on Pine Barrens while I'm working and although i've seen it over a dozen times, have done full series rewatches at least 6 times... it still blows me away what a great episode it is.  In some ways it might be underrated because of the scenes in the woods.... take those out and it's still one of the best.  So much happened.

If you like the show..... watch it again.  I bet you'll be surprised like I was.

29 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

That doesn't change anything.  It's still deliberately racist.  Not all MAGA are racist, but there are a significant number of them and the GOP need them in order to stay in power.  That is why most of the MAGA platform is based on racism.     

and there comes a point where the "I'm not racist" defense is no longer valid if they continue supporting this guy.

I'm probably there already.  if you like and support this guy then yeah, I'm calling you a racist.

Tim will come around... or go around I should say.  They always do.

Unless he decides to resign, then they suddenly find Jesus.

Nobody with a brain is surprised.  Racists aren't surprised.

Anybody that acts surprised is playing dumb.

In a country run by normal people with morals and backbones, this would end their administration.  But neither of those things describe JD Vance so he'll just laugh at it.

He parlayed that year where he "hit .300, 30 HR's, and drove in 100" into a big deal.  If he hit .299, 29 HR, and had 99 RBI, would Randy have given it out?  Press likes nice round numbers.  Learned that in The Right Stuff when Scott Crossfield hit Mach 2.

14 minutes ago, Hongbit said:

If there are any maga out there that hapen to have a neighbor they refer to as “my black neighbor”, now would be a great time to reach out and make sure he knows that not all maga laugh and call him a monkey behind his back.  

And you know they follow up that reference with "but he's cool though...."

For them losing that series was probably a similar feeling the Wings and their fans had in losing in 2009.  You win the year before, had won a few years before that, want to confirm something of a Dynasty legacy.  Then you lose game 7 at home. And there's a hook to it.  In '68 it was Mickey's performance.  In the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals it was Sidney Crosby getting his first Cup.  Crosby is a national treasure in Canada, right below the likes of Gordie, Wayne, and Mario, but not below anybody else in Canadian hockey lore.

Jesus Christ that’s awesome 

Typical reaction by cowards. They start a fight and cry like a bitch when you hit back.  Just like the “tread on me” crowd.  

The key difference is what would have happened if he said he didn’t have it 

This isn’t complicated for those willing to pay attention

Fox 2 has aired Tiger games before. And they run Wings games sometimes. 

10 minutes ago, buddha said:

honestly, none of us know what skubal feels.

I think it's fair to assume that having Boras as an agent and being a player rep that we do have some inisght.  He's talked about the business side and having a responsibility.  This arbitration hearing doesn't affect what he'll get as a free agent.  The Tigers offer to him and to Valdez have nothing to do with each other, other than general budgetary reasons.  But they aren't making a statement about what they value or think they are "worth".