Kish and I went to see Unknown on Saturday. We both like Liam Neeson and were in the mood for an action-adventure film. Unknown met those requirements — but not much else. Unknown is a story of a man who is knocked unconscious in an accident, lapses into a coma, and is surprised to learn [...]
Archive for February, 2011
Unknown
Posted in Movies, tagged Adolf Hitler, Bruno Ganz, Diane Kruger, Downfall, Film, Liam Neeson, Movies, Unknown, YouTube on February 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Food Fight
Posted in Food, tagged Let's Move, Michele Bachman, Michele Obama, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, Strokes, type two diabetes on February 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Okay people, does it surprise any one that portly Rush Limbaugh took a cheap shot at Michelle Obama last week after she ate ribs at a restaurant during her skiing vacation. Rush commented that while the first lady advocates healthy eating, she doesn’t look like she follows her own dietary advice and would never be [...]
S.A.D. Dance
Posted in Humor, Ohio, weather, tagged Humor, Mental Health, midwest, Native Americans, Ohio, S.A.D., Seasonal Affective Disorder, weather, Winter on February 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This is the time of year when everyone in the Midwest tries to figure out whether they have Seasonal Affective Disorder — S.A.D. for short. S.A.D. is a condition that is associated with the winter. The symptoms will sound familiar to anyone who has experienced a Midwest winter: weight gain, depression, increased sleep, lack of [...]
Roll On, Big O-SU
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Buckeye Basketball, Indiana Hoosiers, NCAA Tournament, Ohio State, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State, Purdue Boilermakers, Purdue University, sports, Washington Generals, Wisconsin Badgers, Wrestlemania on February 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Ohio State Buckeyes spanked Indiana today, while Purdue crushed Michigan State. Their victories set up what should be an interesting final week of the Big Ten regular season. The Buckeyes close at Penn State, on Tuesday night, and then finish at home against Wisconsin on Sunday. Purdue, in the meantime, hosts Illinois on Tuesday [...]
Russell And The Masters On Main Street
Posted in Art, Family, tagged Art, Catskill, Catskill Arts Initiative, Catskill Storefront Arts Project, Family, Masters On Main Street, New York, Russell Webner, Vassar on February 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today Russell will be part of a new show opening up in Catskill, New York. Catskill is a scenic town located along the Hudson River, north of Poughkeepsie. The show is part of an effort by the Catskill Arts Initiative to fill the empty storefronts along Catskill’s quaint Main Street with art. The project is [...]
Venice Underwater
Posted in Travel, World, tagged Atlantis, Italy, ocean, Travel, Venice, Water, World on February 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Venice is sinking and the surrounding sea level is rising. In the last 100 years, Venice has sunk 11 inches. It doesn’t sound like much, but 11 inches is a lot when every building and square is bordered by canals or open water. If you visit Venice, you quickly realize that water is everywhere. You [...]
Big Yellow Diamond
Posted in Environment, Reflections, Work, World, tagged Africa, Child Labor, Diamond Mining, Diamonds, Environment, gems, jewelry, News, Reflections, Sun Drop Diamond, Work, World on February 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The BBC has a story about an exceptionally large, and therefore exceptionally rare, yellow diamond. The tear drop-cut stone weighs more than 110 carats and is called the Sun Drop. The BBC story explains that its yellow color is caused by traces of nitrogen in the carbon for the stone. (Other colored stones are caused [...]
Enjoying The Show
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Buckeye Basketball, David Lighty, Jared Sullinger, Jon Diebler, Ohio State, Ohio State Buckeyes, sports, Thad Matta, William Buford on February 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday night some friends invited Kish and I to watch the Buckeyes play Illinois at the Schott. We had a great time watching the Buckeyes beat up on a traditional Big Ten power. I don’t know what will happen for the rest of the season or in the NCAA Tournament. I do know, however, that [...]
Slip And Fall
Posted in Humor, weather, tagged Dogs, Humor, Morning Walks, Penny, Slip and fall, Walking, walks, weather on February 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve reached the time of year where the ancient weather gods can’t seem to make up their minds. It is warm one day and freezing the next. Snow melts, but before the water evaporates it freezes again, leaving sidewalks, roads, and driveways coated with a thin sheen of ice. It makes this the most treacherous [...]
The Penny Chronicles
Posted in Dogs, Humor, Penny, tagged Biting Dogs, Chihuahuas, Dogs, Humor, Penny, Pit Bulls, Poodles, Rottweilers, Shih Tzus, The Penny Chronicles on February 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My name is Penny. Last night the other members of the pack were talking about dogs that bite. Some study in New York found that the dogs most likely to bite were pit bulls and rotweilers. No surprise there! Those guys are just mean. They live to fight, and bite. I feel sorry for them. [...]
It’s Time To Get Rid Of “Presidents’ Day”
Posted in America, Humor, Politics, tagged Abraham Lincoln, America, American History, American Presidents, Andrew Johnson, George Washington, Herbert Hoover, Humor, James Buchanan, Lincoln's Birthday, Millard Fillmore, Politics, Presidents' Day, Richard Nixon, The Uniform Monday Holiday Act of 1971, Washington's Birthday on February 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today — February 22 — is the birthday of George Washington. Abraham Lincoln’s birthday is February 12. Do we have a federal holiday on the actual birth date of either of those two colossal historical figures, who generally rank as the two greatest Presidents in American history? No, we don’t. Instead, we have a holiday [...]
No Mo
Posted in World, tagged Hugo Chavez, Kim Jong Il, Libya, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Muammar Gaddafi, Robert Mugabe, World, World Leaders on February 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The unrest in the Middle East has spread to Libya, where Col. Muammar Gaddafi’s 41-year reign may be ending — or not. People apparently are protesting, and the government may have hired mercenaries and sent planes to mow down the demonstrators. It’s hard to say, because there are no reporters in Libya, and a lot [...]
The Power Of Ceremony
Posted in America, tagged America, Ceremony, Funerals, Marines, Military veterans, Presentation Of The Colors, Veterans on February 21, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Recently Kish and I went to a funeral service for a veteran. The service featured the presentation of the colors. It reminded me, yet again, of the extraordinary power of ceremony in our lives. In this instance, the presentation of the colors ceremony was performed by three Marines. It was accomplished deliberately, in complete silence, [...]
