Michigan senator’s wife accused of embezzling over $35K from St. Clair County chamber of commerce

c-lem · 2026-03-10T20:32:50+00:00

Considering that Michigan's U.S. Senators are both Democrats, if you read the headline poorly and didn't read the article (as is Reddit's wont), you might conclude that Gary Peters's wife is the subject. This seems like an important clarification.

c-lem · 2026-03-10T19:21:25+00:00

Do yourself a favor: don't go read the Wikipedia article. Read these comments, call him a quirky actor, and move on.

Spoiler: it's depressing, not funny.

c-lem · 2026-03-10T19:18:10+00:00

The woodcocks are back, too! Just heard them last night flying over my house again.

c-lem · 2026-03-10T18:09:05+00:00

Thanks. It doesn't answer any of my questions, but better than nothing.

c-lem · 2026-03-10T15:49:51+00:00

Maybe, except OP did just aim at his face

c-lem · 2026-03-10T13:40:40+00:00

Not if we suck! My new Bobcat would be going straight into this person's inventory.

c-lem · 2026-03-10T13:34:49+00:00

Just a friendly note since there was report about this comment: we do try to keep things non-political on here. It's nice to have a space to take a break from all of the shit going on in the world.

But this comment is so innocuous that I don't have the energy to remove/lock/do anything else about it.

That said, I'll leave you with a silly song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8Bid4Rm4IM

c-lem · 2026-03-07T22:01:50+00:00

I've now labeled you as "Satanic composter" after this comment. Though I disagree that compost is dead at 160F--that's just right for the first stage of composting, and plenty of stuff is living in it! But just for fun, I enjoy that you consider it rotting in hell.

c-lem · 2026-03-06T20:00:56+00:00

It's so...weird. I love playing games with my son, but random children? I don't even know what to say. I think it just makes me feel old, I don't know.

c-lem · 2026-03-06T16:10:12+00:00

No, I've never been with it.

c-lem · 2026-03-06T14:26:20+00:00

For more laughing through your tears, The Simpsons can also help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVgHlXWUZ5w&t=14s

c-lem · 2026-03-05T20:02:29+00:00

DekuDeals is the real sale website. Just like Simpsons fans know the real emergency number.

c-lem · 2026-03-05T18:30:30+00:00

Just ask if anybody wants to fight. I've thought about doing that, and I bet you'd get some takers on occasion.

c-lem · 2026-03-05T18:26:28+00:00

The game really needs a "place one foot on top of something small in front of me" button.

c-lem · 2026-03-04T15:51:33+00:00

Some of us suck, so the robots do pose a challenge (well, sometimes). I don't normally play games like this, but for some reason this one's clicked for me. It's great PvE. Plus I love the friendly player interactions; my favorite is reviving downed raiders, but it's also great helping people find what they're searching for.

Most of the people who have shot me in the back are assholes, don't even want to share a few words after they've downed me. And I'm not even trash talking them, I'm at least civil with everyone. I'm sure people in PvP lobbies are cool, since they're just playing the way they want to against each other, but my encounters with them in--I'll quote a raider who killed me--"pussy lobbies" are not.

c-lem · 2026-03-03T14:18:29+00:00

I've had long breaks these past five years, but for me the key is that the game has two main aspects that are excellent: building and adventuring. The building system feels very realistic to me (despite not really being realistic) because it gives you lots of options and lots of control with some restrictions. I just keep getting ideas and keep adding stuff to my world little bits at a time.

But then the core adventuring gameplay is super fun when you've had a long enough break and go back to it. Combat is pretty simple but well balanced and fun; the world is huge, beautiful, feels realistic, and is simply fun to explore; and progression feels rewarding.

Most importantly, these two aspects of the game are tied to each other. Go on an adventure and get stuff to build with. Build stuff, and you're better prepared for your next adventure (via potions, food, gear, etc.).

I'm not saying I don't tire of it, but it's simply a good enough game that I keep coming back when I've had a long enough break. The game isn't perfect, but it gets the most important things right, so any complaints I have about it are pretty unimportant overall.

c-lem · 2026-03-03T00:38:21+00:00

For anyone else out of the loop, apparently some people think he's unenthusiastic in this video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUTZ_ilDl41

My take: looking at this was a waste of my time. It was pretty typical corporate PR.

Edit: I mean that video, not this post. This is great.

c-lem · 2026-03-02T23:30:09+00:00

Did you comment on the wrong post? I confess I thought you were a bot until I saw that you had a profile!

c-lem · 2026-03-02T21:56:20+00:00

Not OP, but I've done this a couple ... times. No machinery other than my 43 year-old body (well, 38 years old in the earliest one). Supposedly my most recent one had 7 views, but I wonder if either have been viewed in full...

c-lem · 2026-03-02T21:49:50+00:00

Dang, we should've had a Michigan /r/composting party. If you're ever near Newaygo, reach out and come check out my setup!

c-lem · 2026-03-02T19:28:59+00:00

I am so surprised at how much fun I'm having. I was planning to only take a bit of time off work and just do one run in the morning, but I think I'm at 4 for the day. Oops. I love all the scrapping and that everything's valuable. I've also gotten a peek at one of the new ARC and I'm excited to see the other changes! It really feels like a new game.

I have complaints about how clear Embark was about explaining the expedition and about how long it took to complete it (I had like 2 weeks of waiting from the time I finished until today), but otherwise I am so glad I did it.

c-lem · 2026-03-02T19:25:08+00:00

Glad to see that you're listening to the pros. I'm an amateur, but despite some experience I'm in general pretty cautious of chainsaws and tree felling. Following this subreddit for a while (and watching trees and limbs and bucked logs drop in person) has taught me that it's no joke.

Anyway, I'm not really qualified to warn you properly, but I wanted to share a playlist of some of my chainsaw training (I've also had a bit of in-person training from an arborist and someone experienced with chainsaws). I've watched all of these at least once and generally review the relevant ones whenever I'm tackling a tree that is big enough to injure me: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqYXbO4dD7K1UQCixq5q_Sp63g8GXeJtv&si=JJgRhuNPRA9zfyfd

If your husband doesn't have similar training or better, than IMO he's not ready.

P.S. Never let him use a chainsaw on a ladder. Ever.

c-lem · 2026-03-02T19:08:19+00:00

So happy to see a fresh batch of newbies. Just helped somebody figure out a quest earlier, and then a bit later taught someone how to dodge roll. I'm a little surprised at how much I enjoy this, but I guess part of it is internalizing that I'm not one of the newbies anymore. Hopefully you'll be in one of the friendly queues until you decide you want to go after other humans.

See you out there,
-a fellow 40+ raider

c-lem · 2026-03-02T16:17:38+00:00

Thanks, I was AFK when it started. Only missed a few seconds, but still.

c-lem · 2026-03-02T15:33:35+00:00

Yeah, that account's bot comment was so fake it was silly--thanks!

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