JR: Accessing Toledo Weather Almanac Data - (my apr 30, 2014 comment at toledotalk.com) Toledo's official reporting station for the National Weather Service is located at Toledo Express Airport. Toledo Express Airport weather data at Wunderground: Scroll down that page, and on the lef... more>>
- May 27, 2014 - #toledo #weather #blog_jr

JR: Test post using Markdown and my new newline to br feature - paragraph one paragraph two paragraph three line one line two line three paragraph four heading 2 paragraph under heading 2 heading 3 paragraph under heading 3 another line
- Jun 02, 2014

JR: Toledo Weather - Tue, Apr 29, 2014 - My comments in this thread: I get my info from JustaSooner and At Noon time, it's partly cloudy and around 70 degrees, and according to the 7-day forecast, this afternoon will be the warmest weather for the next week. The chance of precip for... more>> 6 min read
- Apr 29, 2014 - #toledo #weather

JR: Bicycle designs - (My Apr 29, 2014 comment in a ToledoTalk.com thread about bicycle week.) This bicycle debuted in 2013. It's made in Detroit. It's designed to be an urban, commuter bicycle. It sells for $700. - "Each bike has three speeds and comes in one color.... more>>
- Apr 29, 2014 - #bicycle #design #blog_jr

JR: Notes - Fri, Apr 25, 2014 - Russia Orders Bloggers To 'Register'; Outlaws Anonymous Blogging, Continues Clampdown On Social Media David Leonhardt says The Upshot wont replace Nate Silver at The New York Times More than a social network: Facebook aims to be the source for breaki... more>> 2 min read
- Apr 27, 2014 - #testing #note #blog_jr

JR: Mobile Stats - Early 2014 - "Highlights of the Pew Internet Projects research related to mobile technology." As of January 2014: 90% of American adults have a cell phone 58% of American adults have a smartphone 32% of American adults own an e-reader 42% of American adul... more>>
- May 27, 2014 - #mobile #blog_jr

JR: Google+ as of April 2014 - I occasionally log into my Facebook account, but I don't check Google+ nor Twitter. ToledoTalk.com is enough "social networking" for me. Excerpts from What were hearing from multiple sources is that Google+ will no longer be considered a produc... more>> 3 min read
- May 27, 2014 - #socialnetworking #socialmedia #business #blog_jr

JR: Thoughts about education, property values, population, and taxes - (my Apr 25, 2014 comment at ToledoTalk.com.) "The more people invest in schools, the higher the property values." We live near Elmhurst Elementary, which consistently rates "Excellent," and it's one of the top-performing school buildings in the To... more>> 2 min read
- Nov 10, 2017 - #education #home #tax #politics

JR: ID number or URI title as identifier for content postings - Sites or apps that use URI/URL as the unique identifier for content pages example Ghost blog app gigaom.com which also includes date in URL /2014/04/24/ - uses Wordpress VIP recode.net which also includes /2014/04/24/ - uses Wordpress VIP pando.co... more>> 1 min read
- May 05, 2014

JR: Grebe API - tags: #grebe - #api - #rest - #json This is Grebe's API description. It's currently used at and with a test site at It uses REST and JSON. Each function below is preceded with /api/v1 in the URI, so for Make Toledo, it would be Example of ac... more>> 3 min read
- Aug 18, 2014 - #grebe #api #rest #json

JR: April notes to turn into articles - #todo (or microblog posts to blog posts) These are threads of notes that contain excerpts from other sources and my own thoughts that probably should have been converted to a blog post.
- Apr 24, 2014

JR: 2014 Northwest Ohio Rib-off Concert Crisis - (My Apr 23, 2014 comment at a ToledoTalk.com thread about Ted Nugent performing at the Northwest Ohio Rib-off, scheduled for August 2014.) I did not realize that people were being forced to buy tickets to attend a concert in Maumee, Ohio. I guess i... more>> 6 min read
- Jul 29, 2014 - #music #media #politics #activism #moronism #humor #blog_jr

JR: Should taxpayer money be used to fund murals over potholes? - (My Apr 23, 2014 comment at ToledoTalk.com) "Stop stealing from the Capital Improvements Fund to pay for folly. Fix the infrastructure, hire the necessary cops and firefighters." But Toledo city government transfers money from the "capital-improv... more>> 12 min read
- Nov 10, 2017 - #toledo #politics #art #activism

JR: Toledo City Charter concerning the arts - Toledo's City Charter 167.06. Art in Public Places Program. (a) Purpose. The City hereby declares its commitment to assume a leadership position in establishing a favorable and supportive climate for cultural arts in the community. Thr... more>> 9 min read
- May 27, 2014 - #toledo #politics #art #blog_jr

JR: City of Toledo Documents - TOLEDO MUNICIPAL CODE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF TOLEDO, OHIO #toledo - #politics - #legal
- Apr 22, 2014