Category Archives: Dayton Ohio

The vast chasm between the haves and the have-nots

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Back several year ago (actually a lot of years ago) I found myself in Philadelphia for the first time ever, in a rental car, in the middle of January, very lost. I just needed to get on the freeway pointing … Continue reading

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A middle-aged, middle America impression of OccupyWallStreet

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I’m a middle-aged mutt in this wasteland between the two coasts commonly known as Middle America. Most of the United States lives here, but we rarely — ok never — get asked about important things like politics and the economy. … Continue reading

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Cheese curds at Kroger

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We want Kroger to carry cheese curds. We think you do too. Every cheese counter has a Customer Feedback thingie. My cheeseologists at the Englewood, OH store says the manager looks at these. So, could you all request cheese curds … Continue reading

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99% does not mean 99 things #OccupyWallStreet

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I read the #OccupyWallStreet story in the New York Times this morning and kinda just shook my head slowly. They reported this as if it were a 2011 version of Woodstock, complete with hippy-chicks and guitar-slinging beatniks. Yay. Or should … Continue reading

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First came the rib, then the chicken, then the egg; Waffle House humor

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A few weeks ago, I drove by the Bolts Sports Café in Englewood, Ohio (not really a café… more like a local bar with sorta good ribs, wings and no loud music like the BW3 across the street) and saw … Continue reading

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The real voting fraud in America

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About two months ago, my 20-year old daughter needed to get a replacement driver’s license. I didn’t ask why because she came home, very excited and told me “I registered to vote. Now I can vote against SB-5.” A few … Continue reading

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Google, hire an English major

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Watch this video resume. Then visit his web page. And here is a comment I sent to Matthew Epstein this morning. Cool resume, but the correct use of “bad” is the adverbial form. “I want to join your product marketing … Continue reading

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