keep calm and carry on

As the pond freezes over and the frogs are asleep in the mud and the goldfish torpid in the depths and more snow is expected, it is time to send seasonal greetings to you faithful readers. both of you. Happy Holidays!

The Keep Calm poster (here on display at Avalon International Breads in Detroit) is a Detroit adaptation of the original 1939 British poster urging the nation not to panic on the brink of war. The original had the royal crown at the top where the Spirit of Detroit sits today. And so as the iconic Detroit industry crumbles, and time is running out on any kind of government bail-out and the Big Three are moving towards becoming the Big Two, we are keeping as calm as possible. And heading for the holidays to sunny California, a state that is about to go broke. 

"We're not broke," as my Uncle Barlow used to say, "we're just badly bent." All of us.