What Was Once Great

And Michigan Station will be great again one day. Until then, just barbed wire to keep out the abandoned porn looky-loos.

Happy Thanksgiving - A Detroit Tradition

A Detroit Thanksgiving tradition - watching the Lions (hopefully) win on Thanksgiving... followed by eating way too much turkey.

These Girls

I leave my room for two seconds and come back to this. Who do these girls think they are?

On a Jet Plane

Fly from Seattle to Detroit today.

Pumpkin Carving Contest at Belltown Pub!

Can you guess which one is mine? 

How I Watch My Detroit Tigers

This is how I watch the Tigers when I am at work in Seattle. When games start early in Detroit, they are really early in Seattle. And, thank you Justin Verlander... now we're only down by one game. 

Where's Detroit?

When passing this truck on the way to work, I was concerned as to why they do not put Detroit as the place for the walk in Detroit, and instead put Michigan (they did the same for Arizona.) Most other places have the city listed. I suppose the walk is probably in Detroit Metro, but still, it would have been nice to see the D represented well. 

Shea!

Shea loves to lay on the couch and get a belly scratch. That's what she was waiting for here.

Fancies

Carol lives in the house behind  my mom's house. On her day off, we relaxed at the pool and she made my toes fancy! 

Also, this shot was taken with the retro setting, that's why it looks a bit weird.

Detroit Sky

I took so many great photos today, it's hard to choose just one. I did love this one, however. It's a random pic of the sky, from Downtown Detroit.

And a bonus pic today, the Kite Waterfall from the Compuware Building.

Some random fact from Wikipedia:

The building's water feature was designed by WET Design, the same people who designed the fountains at Bellagio and the Winter Olympic cauldron. It features fifteen glass "kites" and, at more than 14 stories tall, represents the largest indoor, hanging water feature in the world.

Roosevelt's Closed?

Roosevelt's was like the quintessential Farmington Hills bar. It's where you run into everyone from high school, from classes ten years in front and behind you. It's where you meet your friends for a night cap before heading to your parents house, during college summer breaks. It's where you'd watch games, play pool, and hope the doorman wasn't checking your ID when you were not quite of age.

Well, apparently, Roosevelt's is closed until further notice.

Barrio in Birmingham Tasting

I was invited by The Hungry Dudes to taste some foods at Barrio, a new restaurant in Birmingham.

I took a ton of pics, but this was my fav of the day. It's Hacienda (another place here in Detroit) chips with Verde and Mango Salsa. Delicious.

Also, bonus pic - check out their tequila list!

Why hello, DTW!

I have arrived in Detroit for a much needed vaca. Sun & Pool is the plan this week. (Also, no sleeping on the red eye, ggrrr.)

So, technically, this pic was taken with Randall's camera and I stole it. We had excellent seats, courtesy of Randall, and enjoyed watching the Tigers win, up close and personal.

Tigers!

I had so many great pics to choose from today, but decided this one of Mark and me kind of sums the day up quite well.

I always love when a little bit of Detroit comes to Seattle.

Also, quick plug... Mark owns Pony - which is pretty much the best gay bar in Seattle.