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Risk as a downhill ski run, Bode Miller style

February 22, 2010

I was reading my Wall Street Journal today, page after page of blah, blah, blah and then I came across this story on page B8. It stopped me dead in my tracks.

I am not following the Winter Olympic Games nor am I really a fan of Bode Miller. I didn’t even read the article, but [...]

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You are not lost, you are here and you know where here is, right?

February 1, 2010

You are reading DogWalkBlog.com, produced and written in Dayton, Ohio. We are talking with Rufus, one of the key writers of the blog where he reminds us why you, time and place are important for blog credibility and reader orienteering.
I was reading a blog from a linked tweet this morning and halfway through it, my [...]

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Dear Minority Leader John Boehner; this I fear more

September 20, 2009

A few days ago, I saw a video of you saying that Americans most fear the US Federal Government is spending beyond it’s means and that we are leaving a mountain of debt to our kids and grandkids. (I can’t find it right now, but when I do, I’ll post it.)
I think you are wrong.
Here [...]

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Mural Progress June 30, 2009

June 30, 2009

The Englewood city workers are not part of the painting, but since they usually move at a glacial pace, who would really know? The mural probably should have road construction painted into it as that is the way most of us see Main and Union day to day anyway. That, or an auto accident.

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Mural Progress Jun 13, 2009

June 13, 2009

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My world is dying around me

June 6, 2009

I was coming home from a soccer registration last night and took 741 north to join up to North 75. I passed under this bridge, next to the rail road track that no longer runs and the huge holding lot that had no trucks.

And now, NCR is moving away. I feel like I am walking [...]

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Sarah Palin, please grow up, shut up, go away or learn some English

January 14, 2009

In a CNN.com blog post yesterday, Ms. Palin is quoted as saying:
I would think we all tear up during the national anthem at the beginning of a baseball game, don’t we? That’s an alikeness between Alaskans and New Yorkers.
Sigh. I think she meant to say something like “common bond” or “the bonds that united as [...]

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I know nothing, but let me tell you about it anyway

January 7, 2009

Few things make me more upset than “journalists” who have no knowledge of the facts of a story, write about it or get on television, answering phantom questions about hypoteticals. Then the anchor or host treats their answers like they relate to the story at hand. Then they guide the reader or listener through [...]

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Government should be counter-cyclic to the Main Street marketplace

January 6, 2009

I was listening to NPR on WMUB this morning about the freshman Ohio senators starting their terms and how hard their jobs will be dealing with the State having a $1.9 billion budget deficit, GM, Delphi, DHL and other large companies pulling out of Ohio and various other things.
Many of the in-coming senators went [...]

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I am so proud to live Dayton, Ohio

December 17, 2008

In a Huffington Post article today, Steven Shehori wrote a satirical piece, claiming that 37% of Americans could not locate America on a map of the United States of America. In it, he writes a quote:
Shirley Matheson, a part-time Arby’s employee residing in Dayton, Ohio, agreed with Weiss’s assessment. “I live in the U.S.A., so [...]

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A real economic bail-out plan

November 18, 2008

I’ve been watching and listening to all this bail-out talk over the past couple months and have come to a singular conclusion, regardless of which industry we’re talking about. All the bail-out money is attempting to do is to preserve a status quo and not really fix any underlying cause of any of this. Like [...]

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This takes guts

November 10, 2008

I was driving along Hwy 68 just south of Xenia, Ohio. This is a pro-America part of the country where there is so much nothing that nobody can hear you scream. And this is a very, very big sign.

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105 feet… so close, yet…

November 4, 2008

This was outside my polling place in Ohio. Notice that the McCain/Palin sign is as close as the law allows. Clearly, the letter of the law is being invoked, but not the spirit. I’m pretty certain that an over-eager supporter put this there, but this really is not helping put your candidate in the best [...]

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My mortgage adjusted up

October 23, 2008

This month, my mortgage payment adjusted up about $50.00 more each month than the previous year. It was not because my interest rate was adjusted, but because Montgomery County, Ohio needed more money.
In all fairness, I know it is not the bank getting more money and technically, my mortgage did not adjust. But, my [...]

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Northmont hires a leader?

July 3, 2008

I was reading the Englewood Independent yesterday and a sidebar article caught my eye. Northmont has hired a new superintendent, Douglas Lantz, formerly the superintendent from Franklin City Schools. Great! New blood, fresh leadership, a focus on building the human infrastructure of tomorrow…
But, then I get to Linda Blum’s quote. For the people who have [...]

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Our May 10 Mombos walk

May 11, 2008

Yesterday night, we went for a walk to Mombos and McDonalds and I thought it would be a really cool thing to document the walk with photos. Well, I learned a few things:

A camera phone is not a camera
Bring lots of crap bags (ok, this may have been a one-time thing)
Pay attention to things going [...]

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It’s a crappy job, but…

May 5, 2008

Ok, I live with some really cheap people. They re-use the plastic bags they get from trips to the store. So, I thought I would rank the bags in order of quality and fitness for “the job.”
#1 TARGET: This is not only a really cool place to shop, but their small plastic bags are excellent [...]

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About Rufus

April 30, 2008

Some people have wondered about who Rufus really is and wondered if he is really who he says he is on DogWalkBlog (and elsewhere). So, just so you know.. and you know who you are.. everything on this blog is real. Here are some popular questions.

Is Rufus a real dog?
Yes, Rufus is very real. He [...]

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Clinging to my walks

April 18, 2008

I recently had the opportunity to take a ride through Red State America along Hwy 35 through southern Ohio, West Virginia and onto Interstate 64. The ride was a bit odd as I emerged from Dayton, the rich, white, mall-laden Beavercreek into the hills, holler and trailer-park homes that lined 35 for miles upon miles.
I [...]

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Myths and Rumors about Rufus

April 9, 2008

Some people have wondered about who Rufus really is and wondered if he is really who he says he is on DogWalkBlog (and elsewhere). So, just so you know.. and you know who you are.. everything on this blog is real. Here are some popular questions.
Is Rufus a real dog?Yes, Rufus is very real. He [...]

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