Toronto, the richest town in Ohio
There was a time when today would have been a simply horrible day. That feeling would have been driven by the Steelers loss to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday by a wide margin.
View ArticleEbola thoughts, cynicism and suggestions
Not to make light of Ebola, but I'm trying to walk the line between blind panic and ignoring it altogether. That got tougher when a young nurse flew to Cleveland and came down with Ebola on her return...
View ArticleRed the Cruze proves modern cars can have a soul
Car technology has come a blindingly long way since Enrico the Cruiser rolled off a Chrsyler assembly line in Mexico in 2004. The red Cruze I picked up yesterday as a supplement to the PT Cruiser is a...
View ArticleFinding sense in life sometimes isn't possible for us alone
I was already contemplating writing about death and life today, with Brittany Maynard, who moved to Oregon to allow her to commit suicide, and the little basketball playing girl, Lauren Hill, who got...
View ArticleWin, lose or spend big, it's always the media's fault. Right?
I am tired. Tired because I've been up since 3 a.m., tired because I performed what I consider a highlight of my year putting the vote totals into the paper and tired of a lot of you.
View ArticlePabloG's corner of the Web for Intelligent Discussions
Every once in awhile, Facebook and Twitter allow what I've always hoped: A sharing of ideas and a conversation.
View ArticleConsumers near victory over Thanksgiving
Well, a trip through the "300," which in my case is the 300 e-mails that arrive in my newspaper inbox and usually have maybe one or two that are worth making some out of, brought me a ray of hope toda.
View ArticleGiving thanks turns holidays from 'funk' to 'funky'
Just a quick note to say Happy Thanksgiving to all who have stopped by my spot and make it worthwhile to put words to paper, er words into electronic form. Or whatever it is I do.
View ArticleSeth MacFarlane needs a Christmas special
Seth MacFarlane is a modern entertainment Midas, because he's gold. Or, given the swingin' nature of his new Christmas album, "Holiday for Swing!", he's golden, baby! I'm an unabashed MacFarlane fan.
View ArticleOrion, and America, straight out of the 1960s
For a brief, shining moment, America returned to her heyday Friday. No one was shot. No one was choked.
View ArticleThe anti-hint newsroom gift list
It's that time of year when I get the always less-than-enjoyable experience of thinking that most of the people I have worked with for 30 years don't know/don't care to know what makes me tick.
View ArticleThe loss of God, not waterboarding, is the loss of the American soul
I wonder if those who think the CIA was wrong to use tactics that were borderline with terrorist suspects actually remember Sep.
View ArticleGet some new material, GM haters
I'm hitting a recurring theme here, but the whole "Government Motors" thing needs to stop. Now. Yes, I now drive a Chevy after 34 years of mostly Chryslers, two T-birds and a Chevy van.
View ArticleA few points
I'm no terrorist or terrorist sympathizer or anything, but, if a foreign movie company made a comedy about killing the American president, would we retaliate? I think sadly half the people would...
View ArticleElf an NSA conditioner? Bah! Humbug!
The Elf on the Shelf thing came along after my little ones weren't so little anymore and prior to the whole grandchild thing, but I've got friends who are faithful to the Christmas tradition of moving...
View ArticleIt's not about you, just say thanks
Want to know why police shoot people and why people get into scuffles with police? Simple. We excuse bad behavior as a nation.
View Article2014: The year when I realized I don't care what you think
The year 2014 is going to go down in my head as the year I finally realized that maybe it's OK that I just don't give a hangnail about what anyone else thinks of me, my opinion, what I drive, where I...
View ArticleI take no guff from Siri or any other tool
The Home Office in Wichita has told the tale of what his Siri did a few weeks ago when he asked it the temperature. It made some snarky remark about the temperature in a room always being room...
View ArticleMike Kilroy keeps on writing, thank goodness
If you are just tired of terrorism and angst, you want a break or you just aren't feeling all that "Charli" right now, I have a suggestion. Go buy some Kilroy. Immediately.
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