While I was on the road today I heard a curious story on NPR: the 109 non-management employees of the Ohio Education Association, which is Ohio’s largest teachers union, may go on strike if they don’t get a new contract to replace the contract that is expiring. The OEA’s non-management employees are members of the [...]
Archive for August, 2010
Union Versus Union
Posted in Ohio, Work, tagged Labor Unions, Ohio, Ohio Education Association, Teachers' Unions, Work on August 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Traficant’s Return
Posted in Ohio, Politics, tagged Congress, James Traficant, Ohio, Politics on August 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Jim Traficant apparently will be back on the ballot in November, running for the seat in Ohio’s 17th Congressional District as an independent. Elections officials had previously ruled that Traficant lacked enough signatures to qualify for the ballot, but reversed that decision on reconsideration. Traficant formerly was a Democrat who served 17 years in Congress. [...]
Mean Mean Pride
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged concert, limelight, nationwide arena, rush, tom sawyer on August 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I saw RUSH in concert at Nationwide Arena on Sunday night and it was the best concert I have ever seen in person. I happened to see them years ago when I was younger, but I felt like this time around they were wayyyyyyy better. I loved the fact that they pretty much played all of their hit songs during the three hours [...]
Protecting Us From Arizona
Posted in America, Politics, World, tagged America, Arizona, Immigration, Politics, United Nations, United Nations Human Rights Council, World on August 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a curious story: the United States State Department has cited the federal government’s lawsuit against the Arizona immigration law in a “required report” to the United Nations Human Rights Council as one of the 100 steps the federal government has taken to uphold human and civil rights in the United States. Arizona’s governor, Jan [...]
A Hot Topic (Cont.)
Posted in Science, tagged climate change, global warming, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Science on August 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve posted on several occasions before on sloppy science related to climate change — see here and here, for example — so I was glad to see that an independent review has suggested changes in how the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change operates. The proposals are designed to avoid politicizing science issues and making the [...]
The Thundering Herd, On Deck
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten football, Buckeye football, Marshall, Ohio State, sports, The Ohio State University on August 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Buckeyes have completed fall camp and begin their season Thursday night against the Marshall Thundering Herd. First games always make me nervous, and this game is no exception. The other team hasn’t played, and you don’t have any film or tendencies to study. In addition, in the past few years Ohio State has played [...]
Katrina’s Five-Year Anniversary
Posted in America, Politics, tagged America, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, New Orleans, News media, Politics, President Bush on August 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The media usually cannot resist anniversaries, particularly when there is powerful film footage to show, and this one is no exception. This CNN story on the anniversary is typical — a rehash of what happened, some hand-wringing about it, and plenty of retrospective blame being put on President [...]
Ode To A Twinkie
Posted in America, Food, Growing Up, Humor, tagged America, Food, Growing Up, Humor, Lunch, Lunch Period, Poems, Poetry, Twinkies on August 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A news article recently discussed the 37 ingredients to a Twinkie, many of which apparently are mined rather than grown. So, the Twinkie is indeed all-natural, but in a different, more earthy way. I don’t care. Although I no longer eat Twinkies, they are a fondly remembered staple of my grade school and junior high [...]
Another Reason Not To Trust Stimulus Statistics (Cont.)
Posted in America, Politics, The Economy, tagged America, economy, Politics, stimulus, stimulus bill, stimulus spending, Vice President Biden on August 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The AP does a critical analysis of Vice President Biden’s comments about the weatherization program funded with “stimulus” funds and concludes that the Veep failed to mention some pretty material points. No surprise there. The Obama Administration really should stop talking about the “stimulus” debacle before its loses all credibility.
Straight Talk From Everyman
Posted in America, Politics, tagged America, Chris Christie, New Jersey, Politics on August 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is an interesting political figure. Elected last year, Christie looks like the guy next door rather than a carefully coiffed and presented candidate. During his time in office he has ruffled feathers, knocked the existing New Jersey political order askew, and somehow balanced the budget and righted the state’s listing [...]
Please, Don’t Mess With The Game! (Cont.)
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten football, Buckeye football, mgoblog, Michigan, Michigan vs. Ohio State, Michigan-Ohio State, Ohio State, Ohio State vs. Michigan, Ohio State-Michigan, sports on August 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
mgoblog.com is a funny, entertaining blog about Michigan sports that is an enjoyable read for any sports fan (even if it is written by a diehard Michigan fan). I am therefore pleased to note that Brian, the redoubtable head man at mgoblog, agrees that messing with the Ohio State-Michigan traditional end-of-the-year matchup would be colossally [...]
Saying Goodbye to a Friend
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Remembered Joy on August 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Well today was supposed to be like any other Thursday since the beginning of May and I planned on meeting up with my good friend Paul to go visit our friend Jeff. The three of us spent alot of time together back in our twenties, camping, playing basketball, tipping back an occasional beer and just enjoying life in general. I have particularly [...]
Jeans And Sweatshirts
Posted in Columbus, weather, tagged Autumn, Columbus, Morning Walks, weather on August 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For the last few months, the clothing of choice for the early morning walk has been shorts and t-shirts. The weather has been hot and humid, and on some days even shorts and t-shirts seemed stifling. On this morning’s walk, however, there was a decided coolness to the air and a fine breeze. As Penny [...]
Jersey Shore Can Bite Me
Posted in TV, tagged Jersey Shore, MTV, TV on August 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today JV, the Domer, and I went to lunch. On the walk, JV mentioned Jersey Shore and I responded that I didn’t know what he was talking about. He professed astonishment. I admit, my response wasn’t entirely true. I first became aware of the program when the President was criticized for claiming he did not [...]
Independents’ Day On Gay (2010)
Posted in Columbus, tagged Columbus, Gay Street, Independents' Day on August 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last year I had a lot of fun going to Independents’ Day on Gay. This year’s edition is September 18. This website will let you sign up to get involved.
