In 2006, for reasons that take longer than a blog intro to explain, I was boarding a plane in Copenhagen in a state of absolute joy to be going home. It was hard to believe I was really going to make it. Imagine my delight when took my seat right next to a guy who […]
You’re Not Looking Close Enough
Mike and I were recently visiting my grandmother and various aunts, uncles and cousins in Florida. As my mother’s Pontiac born-and-bred family are wont to do, we decided to have a Michigan-y night, so we ordered pizza and gathered ’round a DVR’d episode of the Smithsonian Channel’s Aerial America featuring Michigan. It’s a cool concept, and […]
Here’s some Michigan for you
Every week, I am lucky enough to have the same experience – often, multiple times. I’ll hang up the phone after interviewing someone for a story and say to myself, “I can’t believe that person exists and s/he is doing that thing.” It’s absolutely overwhelming. In a state that seems to only get bad press […]
Natalie Burg 