I'm in Detroit with $80 in my wallet. Trying to decide if I should treat myself to a nice dinner or buy a house.

The tragic tale of the Gregg Family. The Gregg's had drawn an unfortunate lot in life. There were 22 of them living in a small shack in Detroit, with the rest of the extended family too far and also too poor to give any aid. What's worse, only 4 of them were employed, so there were four incomes paying for 22 peoples food. The Gregg's tale came to an end one cloudy saturday. all 22 were found dead in their home. It seemed a carbon monoxide leak had caused their demise. The rest of the extended fa…

Detroit This happened on a flight getting ready to depart for Detroit. Jack was sitting on the plane when a guy took the seat beside him. The guy was an emotional wreck, pale, hands shaking, moaning in fear. ""What's the matter?"" Jack asked. ""I've been transferred to Detroit, there's crazy people there. They've got lots of shootings, gangs, race riots, drugs, poor public schools, and the highest crime rate."" Jack replied, ""I've lived in Detroit all my life. It's not as bad as the media says.…

So I got this email at work today... Subject: HS Graduation in Detroit High School Graduation In Detroit: A student played high school football in Detroit. He was a great running back, but a really poor student. At graduation, he didn't have enough credits but he was a great football star and the students held a rally and demanded the principal give him a diploma anyway. They were so insistent that the principal agreed if Dwayne could answer ONE question correctly he would give him a diploma. Th…