The CDC has released its state-by-state listing of obesity. I’m proud to say that Ohio does not make the top 5 fattest states in the nation. Whoo-hoo!
Archive for July 1st, 2009
Ohio Not The Fattest!
Posted in Science, tagged Obesity, Ohio on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Worst Job Ever
Posted in Reflections, tagged Adventureland, Obituaries, Toledo Blade, Worst Job on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The release of Adventureland on video caused bloggers at Amazon.com to talk about their worst job ever. For me, it’s no contest — my worst job was writing obituaries for the Toledo Blade for six months in 1980-81. I’d blog about it, but the memories are still too fresh and painful to relive right now.
As Predicted
Posted in Politics, tagged climate change, Politics on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As predicted only a few days ago, it hasn’t taken long for stories to surface about pork-barrel projects included in the 300 or so (unread) pages of last-minute amendments added to the “climate change” bill as it was being prepared for debate on the floor of the House of Representatives. This article focuses on a [...]
CalifornIOU
Posted in Politics, The Economy, tagged California, economy on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
California’s inability to work out its budget mess apparently will lead the State to issue IOUs because it does not have the money to pay its bills. That fact in and of itself is a sad state of affairs, but what is really amazing is that one of the creditors that may receive IOUs is [...]
