As a semi-retired person the current economic environment has made it very hard to get any kind of return on my money and I would like to see interest rates begin to go up sometime soon. With interest rates at virtually zero, money market accounts and certificates of deposit are paying close to nothing at all. During the coming week, the Federal Reserve [...]
Archive for October, 2010
Red Herring Anyone
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bernie Sanders, China, Federal Reserve, GAO, National Debt, QE2, Wall Street Reform Bill on October 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A Double Script Ohio In The Twin Cities
Posted in sports, tagged Ohio State, Ohio State Marching Band, Script Ohio, sports, TBDBITL on October 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Friend and faithful blog reader Mike N. went to the Windy Cities last night and sent along this classic picture of The Best Damn Band In The Land performing a double Script Ohio at last night’s game. It’s always great to see TBDBITL do Script Ohio in Ohio Stadium; it’s even more of a treat [...]
Beginning To Question The Dude
Posted in America, Politics, tagged 2010 Election, America, jon stewart, Maureen Dowd, Politics, President Clinton, President Obama, The Daily Show on October 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As we close in on Election Day, the professional punditry is talking a lot about President Obama. They are arguing about whether it was smart for him to appear on The Daily Show, where he was called “dude” and his administration was the butt of gibes by Jon Stewart. (Stewart’s reference to the President as [...]
A Win And A Bye
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten football, Buckeye football, Minnesota, Minnesota vs. Ohio State, Ohio State, Ohio State vs. Minnesota, sports on October 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ohio State avoided a trap game last night. They waxed the struggling Minnesota Golden Gophers, 52-10, in Minneapolis. The Buckeyes now get a week off to heal and prepare for the last three games of the regular season, against Penn State, Iowa, and Michigan. The Buckeyes played well. They racked up more than 500 yards [...]
Small College Football
Posted in Columbus, sports, tagged Columbus, Division III, Mount Union, Ohio Athletic Conference, Otterbein College, sports on October 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today the Purple Raider, the Yankees Fan, and Old Rosie and I went to watch an Ohio Athletic Conference matchup at the Otterbein College field in Westerville, one of the suburbs of Columbus. The mighty Mount Union Purple Raiders ultimately prevailed over the doughty Otterbein Cardinals, 28-10. It was a somewhat lackluster game, but a [...]
The Penny Chronicles
Posted in Dogs, Family, Humor, Penny, tagged Dogs, Family, Penny, The Penny Chronicles on October 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My name is Penny. When I woke up today I was very hungry. It was dark. I sat patiently in my crate. A long time later the old boring guy came down to feed me. He never gives me as much food as I want. Today was no different. Seriously, what is up with that? [...]
The Ever-Present Specter Of Terrorism
Posted in America, World, tagged America, terrorism, World on October 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The latest news about an apparent terrorist exercise is just a reminder that terrorist groups like al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula are out there, probing for weaknesses and looking for opportunities to pull off some new form of attack against the United States. It is encouraging to see that our intelligence services, no doubt working [...]
A “Trap Game” In The Land Of The Golden Gophers
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten football, Buckeye football, Minnesota, Minnesota vs. Ohio State, Ohio State, Ohio State vs. Minnesota, sports on October 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Tomorrow night Ohio State will play at Minnesota. It is one of those “trap games” — a game that the Buckeyes are expected to win, but also a game that poses challenges. It has been a tough season for the Golden Gophers. They are 0-4 in the Big Ten, having lost to Northwestern, Penn State, [...]
Roller Derby Daze
Posted in Growing Up, Humor, sports, tagged Growing Up, Humor, Professional Wrestling, Roller Derby, San Franciso Bay Area Bombers, sports on October 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Recently I heard a report on NPR about the growing popularity of roller derby, and I’ve seen articles about the phenomenon, too. Seriously . . . roller derby? Well, why not? My roller derby days date back more than 40 years to Saturdays when UJ and I used to watch Channel 43, the UHF channel [...]
Beggars’ Night 2010
Posted in Columbus, tagged Beggars' Night, Columbus, Halloween, New Albany, trick or treating on October 28, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Tonight is the night for trick or treating in New Albany. Turnout has been sort of light so far, but that may be because it is no fun to trick or treat until it gets dark. In the meantime, Kish and I face the eternal question — do we have enough candy?
Please Don’t Record My Dreams
Posted in Science, tagged Dream Interpretation, Dreams, Nightmares, Psychology, Science, Sleep on October 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The BBC reports that scientists now believe they can develop a system to record people’s dreams. Their plan is to electronically visualize brain activity and identify dream themes by mapping activity in individual brain neurons that purportedly are associated with particular individuals, objects, or concepts. The idea seems far-fetched, and the scientists concede they are [...]
More New Stuff From Russell
Posted in Art, Family, tagged Art, Family, Russell Webner on October 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Russell has posted some pictures of new pieces on his website. They are interesting, as always. He also has helpfully noted that his camera has been on the fritz since he dropped it during his trip to Vietnam. It is always nice to get some guidance on potential Christmas gifts.
Caught in the Rye
Posted in Books, tagged Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield, J.D. Salinger on October 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It was a dreary rainy day in Columbus yesterday and since I’m not working right now I decided to lay in bed and read Catcher in the Rye in it’s entirety. Of course I loved the book, but while reading it I couldn’t help thinking about how Holden Caulfield would have expressed the current political climate and [...]
An Election (And A Map) In The Balance
Posted in Ohio, Politics, tagged 2010 Election, 2010 Ohio Election, 2010 Ohio Governor's Race, 2010 Ohio Senate Race, John Kasich, Lee Fisher, Ohio, Ohio Apportionment Board, Ohio Auditor, Ohio Secretary of State, Politics, Rob Portman, Ted Strickland on October 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We’re now less than a week from Election Day, and the furious last-minute push of radio and TV ads, mailings, and get out the vote calling and canvassing is underway. In Ohio, the marquee races are a gubernatorial contest between incumbent Democrat Ted Strickland and Republican challenger that appears to be close and a U.S. [...]
Insects Frozen In Time
Posted in Science, tagged Amber, evolution, insects, Science on October 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A discovery in India of a cache of 50 million-year-old amber has allowed scientists to discover hundreds of new species of insects. The insects are stunningly well preserved, so much so that they look like they could escape the amber, shake off the remnants, and hop, stalk, or fly away. The photos of the trapped [...]
