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Why I picked Ferndale, or finding a new place
Why I Chose Ferndale, or How to Find a Rental Let’s start with an early memory. I grew up in Detroit, in one of the three neighborhoods that nearly hug Ferndale’s southern boundary, 8-mile. My first attempts at adolescent … Continue reading
Sundress Publications 2012 Best of the Net Nominations
http://www.pendulinepress.com/features/lisa-sinnett/ Hi! Here’s a quick message to let you know that my story “Meant to Disturb” was nominated by the Penduline Press for the Sundress Publications 2012 Best of the Net Award! Awesome right? I know, I sound like a … Continue reading
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Ferndale Golden Eagles Marching Band Marchapalooza Chili Cookoff 2012
Ferndale Band and Chili News—by Lisa Sinnett As the reigning champion of the Ferndale Golden Eagle Marching Band Marchapalooza fundraising chili cook-off I have been asked by numerous (3) people for the recipe, which I will attempt to describe … Continue reading
Come to the Bargaining Table!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uk8Su95oFY Here’s a link to see some fellow DFT members speaking out against Emergency Financial Manager, Roy Rogers, I mean Roy Roberts, featuring yours truly. Please take a moment and show some solidarity with the Detroit Teachers and public … Continue reading
Studies in Nonviolence
Hey, we just had the last class for Studies in Nonviolence with Professor Chakrin at Wayne State University. My classmates had awesome presentations, we are going to change the world! Well, we are doing experiments in nonviolence, following Gandhi’s example, … Continue reading
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A Day Without Coffee
I was so enthusiastic about bicycling, until I realized that the 1980-something powder blue Schwinn World would be like lugging a tank back and forth across the Detroit streets. The bus and bike combination took me 40 minutes to get … Continue reading
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Why I Love Ferndale Middle School
I love Ferndale Middle School because my daughter’s teacher, Mr. Moy, let himself get dunked continuously by evil tennis ball toting gremlins in order to raise money for the orchestra. Ferndale School District was completely solvent until Rick Snyder decided … Continue reading
Bicycling Day one
I think that this might be my last day as well of my first day of biking to work. It’s intimidating to start anew and say “This is what I am going to do today.” and “From now on, I’m going to ride my bike to work.” Continue reading
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