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I agree that Michigan should look to bring alternative energy companies to Michigan with tax incentives. We have the technological infrastructure and the engineering educational system with our universities to make a difference for not only Michigan, but the US and the rest of the world. I found this article on mlive.com, which is another type of job I think we could do well in Michigan. Priceline.com is opening a call center in Wyoming, Michigan. With the mixture of languages spoken by people in Michigan, I think this could be another way to create some jobs in this state and help to diversify our economy.
From mlive.com: Deal-makers worked fast to bring Priceline to Wyoming [Michigan]
From priceline.com: Priceline.com Finalizes Plans To Establish New Michigan Call Center

I found Gazelle through a news item on Yahoo last night. You can sell your used cell phones and other electronics to them, and they even pay to ship them. It might be worth checking out if you’re like me and have a few cell phones sitting around. If they won’t give you money, they will recycle them for you.

I’ve heard a commercial on the radio a few times about the Pickens Plan. Not sure quite what to make of it. At first I thought it was some sort of prank, kind of like when you watch MadTV or SNL, and the commercial shown during one of the breaks sounds like it could be a part of one of the skits. It seems like a good idea, and the technology already exists to do what he is proposing. Doing a little research, T. Boone Pickens made his money as an independent oil company and fund manager. He’s donated millions to his alma mater, Oklahoma State University. More info on the Pickens Plan can be found at www.pickensplan.com.

This is quite possibly the funniest commercial ever!

They used to play this during the Tigers games on WDIV.

The best part about it was this was done towards the end of the Cold War.

I have a few friends that play disc golf, so I decided to give it a try. I’m hooked now. I’m not good yet, but I will get better if I keep playing. I bought a bag and some discs to play disc golf with from Discraft. They are a Michigan company based out of Wixom. I’m trying to make more of an effort to buy local products, when it makes sense. So far I’ve played 9 holes with my new discs, but am playing at lunch with a friend from work at a course about a mile away. There are 4 courses within about 10 miles from where I live.

I know this is old news by now, but I really like what the Wings were able to do by signing Marian Hossa. He was the Pens most consistent player in the Finals against the Wings. I was surprised by his defensive abilities and he defended both Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk pretty well. It looks to me like he will be a good fit in the Wings puck-control system. I also like the fact that he is so hungry to win the Cup that he was willing to take less money and sign a one-year deal, not limiting the Wings’ ability to re-sign all the young core players whose contracts run out after the next season. I would not be surprised at all if Ken Holland finds a way to re-sign him to a long-term deal. The Wings have been trying to get Hossa for years.