Penny and I enjoyed a beautiful morning on today’s walk. Last night we got some much needed rain, but the storm had passed through, leaving the air feeling cool and well-washed. High in the sky was the friendly moon, darting back and forth through gaps in the scudding clouds, casting a silver sheen over the [...]
Archive for September, 2010
The Moon, My Companion
Posted in Columbus, Family, Penny, weather, tagged Columbus, Family, Moon, Morning Walks, Penny, weather on September 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Classiness On Display
Posted in Ohio, Politics, tagged Chris Redfern, Ohio, Ohio Democratic Party, Politics on September 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Today I got a weird email from the Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party, Chris Redfern. In the email, Redfern said he was being criticized by Republicans for using obscene language while giving a speech, but that he wouldn’t apologize for being passionate about the issues in this campaign, etc. The email ends with an [...]
Stalking Brutus
Posted in Ohio, sports, tagged Brutus Buckeye, Humor, Ohio, Ohio State-Ohio, Ohio University, Ohio-Ohio State, sports, Sports Mascots, The Ohio State University on September 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a weird codicil to the story about the Ohio University mascot who tried to tackle Brutus Buckeye at the start of the OSU-OU game: it turns out that the OU mascot always planned to do just that, and indeed tried out for the job of OU mascot last year with the ultimate goal of [...]
It’s Official: The Browns Stink
Posted in sports, tagged Cleveland Browns, Penny, sports on September 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve refrained from posting anything about the Cleveland Browns because, really, what’s the point? It’s worth briefly noting, however, that the Browns have lost their first two games — again — to two exceptionally mediocre teams. Averaging an overpowering 14 points a game, the Browns have been bested by Tampa Bay and Kansas City. No [...]
The Departures Continue
Posted in America, Politics, The Economy, tagged America, Christina Romer, economy, Larry Summers, Politics, President Obama, stimulus bill, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner on September 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Slowly but surely, the members of President Obama’s economic team are hitting the road. In July the budget director left the Administration, earlier this month Christina Romer departed, and now Larry Summers, viewed as one of the President’s most senior economic advisers, has announced that he is leaving. President Obama has praised all of them [...]
“Guard The Change”
Posted in America, Politics, tagged America, Beagle Boys, Politics, President Obama, recession, Scrooge McDuck on September 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
One of President Obama’s new themes is “Guard the Change”: that is, protect the policy initiatives that have occurred during his first two years in office and shield them from encroachments by Republicans. I’m sure this theme, like everything else in politics, has been focus group-tested — but doesn’t “guard the change” seems like an [...]
Mascot Love
Posted in sports, tagged Brutus Buckeye, Buckeye football, Humor, Ohio State, Ohio State-Ohio, Ohio University, Ohio-Ohio State, Rufus the Bobcat, sports on September 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Buckeye Nation is up in arms because the Ohio University mascot, Rufus the Bobcat, tried to tackle Brutus Buckeye as the Ohio State team took the field on Saturday, and then engaged in some roughhousing in the end zone. Not surprisingly, Brutus — like any rugby shirt-wearing stud — easily shook off the cat’s [...]
Holy Cow Batman is 82 !
Posted in TV, tagged 1960's Television, Adam West, Batman, Batman Villains, Robin on September 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday the original Batman, Adam West turned 82. The Batman Show aired back in the 60′s and Batman had a host of villians that he fought on a weekly basis. One of my favorites was the Mad Hatter where his hat pops open and a pair of eyes hypnotizes / paralyzes his prey. Of course the show would [...]
The Campaign Mailbag
Posted in Ohio, Politics, tagged 2010 Election, 2010 Ohio Election, 2010 Ohio Governor's Race, Campaign Literature, Mail, Ohio, Political Campaign Mailings, Politics on September 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
With the election now less than two months away, Kish and I are getting bombarded with campaign mailings. Everybody wants money, of course — even candidates running for office in faraway states. (How do these people get our names?) In any case, here are a few splenetic Webner House reactions to the campaign literature we’ve [...]
A Visit To Oakland
Posted in Travel, tagged Downtown Oakland, Jack London Square, Oakland, Tourism, Travel on September 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Work took me to Oakland, California this past week. It’s the first time I’ve visited that fair city. I stayed at a downtown hotel and had a chance to walk around a bit. I visited Jack London Square, which is a development on the waterfront. Unfortunately, a walk down Broadway from the center of downtown [...]
Make Room For Ducks
Posted in Columbus, Humor, tagged Columbus, Ducks, Humor, New Albany on September 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The earthbound ducks that patrol our neighborhood have had a successful summer. A brood of ducklings was successfully hatched and reared, and our brace of ducks (as opposed to a gaggle of geese, a clutch of chickens, or a covey of quail) now numbers eight individuals. According to our neighbors, the ducks spend the night [...]
Room For Improvement
Posted in Ohio, sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten football, Buckeye football, Cameron Heyward, Jim Tressel, Ohio State, Ohio State-Ohio, Ohio-Ohio State, sports, Terrelle Pryor, The Ohio State University on September 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I went to the Ohio State game today and, as expected, saw an easy 43-7 win over the Ohio University Bobcats. The Buckeyes controlled the game from the start, scored 34 points in the first half, and put the game away early — which is what you want to do if you are the number [...]
Early Signs
Posted in America, Politics, tagged 2010 Election, 2010 Ohio Election, America, Democrats, Election Day 2010, New Albany, Politics, Republicans on September 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On my morning walks lately I have noticed political yard signs going up. Nothing odd about that — except that Election Day 2010 is more than six weeks away and in New Albany we have a rule that says that yard signs should not be put up until two weeks or so before the election. [...]
It’s All About Me
Posted in America, Politics, tagged 2010 Election, America, Congress, Lisa Murkowski, Politics, Republicans, United States Senate on September 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This primary season has seen a number of establishment Republicans lose to “Tea Party” upstarts. Some of those losing candidates have reacted with class, some have reacted with petulance, and still others have simply refused to accept the will of the voters. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska is the latest to fall into the last category. [...]
Avoiding The Totally Generic Business Travel Experience
Posted in Travel, Work, tagged Business Travel, Hotels, Travel, Work on September 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been on the road this week, enjoying the exciting world of business travel. My hotel room, shown at right, is clean and perfectly suitable (and no bedbugs!), but it also is so generic as to be vaguely depressing. This kind of purely functional hotel room, with its bland artwork, neutral color scheme, pillow-laden bed, [...]
