JR: Possible Lineup of 8 to 10 colors for a limited watercolor palette - Influenced by some palettes listed below. 1 Yellow [X] light to medium yellow - DS hansa yellow medium - PY97 - cadmium yellow - PY35 OR medium orange yellow - DS nickel azomethine yellow - PY150 - WN Transparent Yellow - PY150 - DS hansa yell... more>> 12 min read
- Jan 28, 2017 - #watercolor #blog_jr

JR: Northwest Ohio migrating birds in early October - Wed, Oct 5, 2016: I observed Golden-crowned Kinglet and White-throated Sparrow around our home this morning. These short-distant or temperate climate songbirds have started their fall migration through northwest Ohio. But in early October, we stil... more>> 2 min read
- Oct 05, 2016 - #ohio #bird #nature #blog_jr

JR: Flip phones are cool again, maybe - "A flip phone represents the ultimate luxury: inaccessibility." September 2014 humorous Medium.com post Excerpts: If someone needs to reach her, they can call her or send a text-only SMS. If shes around, shell get back to you, but sometimes, sh... more>> 1 min read
- Aug 25, 2016 - #humor #mobile #phone #blog_jr

JR: Toledo newspaper history - A few snippets, not an exhaustive story. The Toledo News Bee is a defunct newspaper that served Toledo, Ohio and much of northwestern Ohio in the early part of the 20th century. It was formed from the 1903 merger of The Toledo News andThe Toled... more>> 7 min read
- Jul 26, 2016 - #toledo #media #history #local #blog_jr

JR: Jeff Raskin - Computer Pioneer - Human–computer Interface Designer - ... more>> 26 min read
- Jul 23, 2016 - #quote #humor #design #ux #history #blog_jr

JR: Container Gardening Ideas - For growing produce on our backyard concrete driveway, which receives the most sunshine. Earth Box idea https://www.facebook.com/EarthBox How to build an Earthbox 2010 for $20 [X] [X] [X] Organic Pest Con... more>> 1 min read
- Jun 29, 2016 - #home #yard #garden #howto #blog_jr

JR: Naturally leavened sourdough bread - I normally make a 100 percent whole grain bread that consists of my 100 percent white whole wheat flour starter and a flour ratio of 70 percent white whole wheat and 30 percent spelt. The recipe below is for my "light" bread version, which still co... more>> 12 min read
- Jun 02, 2016 - #food #recipe #bread #blog_jr - replies: 1

JR: Breaking the web in 2014 - 2016 - More site owners are offending the web with their effed-up, bloated javascript-heavy constructions. These ill-conceived content sites do not provide users with a simple and enjoyable reading experience. Site developers misuse modern browser techn... more>> 46 min read
- May 31, 2016 - #web #javascript #css #html5 #responsive #design #moronism #blog_jr - replies: 1

JR: Grub, beer, and fall-like weather at Mutz on Tue, Jul 15, 2014 - DD and I arrived at The Oliver House around 7:40 pm. We dined at Mutz and sat outside in the small, shared courtyard area surrounded by a four-story brick building on all sides. Irregular-shaped courtyard. Tight, cozy area. Nice. We sat next to a wi... more>> 3 min read
- May 19, 2016 - #toledo #food #beer #restaurant #weather #blog_jr

JR: A full, rich Toledo day - Sat, Jul 19, 2014 - Walking, shopping at the farmers market, lunch at a coffee shop, gardening, brewing beer, and enjoying great music downtown. I started the day, making French press pot coffee with Bea's Blend coffee beans that we buy at the Toledo Farmers Market o... more>> 8 min read
- May 19, 2016 - #toledo #home #food #garden #beer #music #event #blog_jr

JR: Belgian beer talk and homebrewing - (My Jul 21, 2014 comment to a ToledoTalk.com thread.) "You can't go wrong." I can go wrong if they don't have a Belgian-style beer available. Currently, The Attic offers La Trappe Dubbel on tap. That's a fine Trappist beer. We enjoyed a couple ... more>> 8 min read
- May 19, 2016 - #beverage #beer #home #food #weather #restaurant #blog_jr

JR: Local honey - We buy most of our honey from the Phoenix Earth Food Co-op, which sells at least two options, produced by local farmers who have their beehives in and around Toledo. The product sold in the glass jar is relatively new at the co-op. I mainly buy... more>> 1 min read
- May 19, 2016 - #food #business #health #local #nature #insect #toledo #blog_jr

JR: Simple dinner with some garden produce - Mon, Sep 8, 2014. We planned to bottle a couple of our beers. Deb readied the bottles while I grilled produce and black bean burgers. We ate and relaxed and decided to bottle early the next day. I grilled: black bean burgers bought at Costco gr... more>> 1 min read
- May 19, 2016 - #garden #home #food #recipe #blog_jr

JR: Notes - Sat, Sep 20, 2014 - Toledo Farmers Market in the morning Bench's produce stand at mid-day Collingwood Arts Center Food Truck Festival in the afternoon University of Toledo football game in the early evening The Attic in the late evening Toledo Farmers Market We bo... more>> 11 min read
- May 17, 2016 - #event #food #art #college #sports #football #blog_jr

JR: Canning Corn Salsa - Sep 21, 2014 - Sunday afternoon and evening, I shucked corn and grilled corn, peppers, and onions. DD did the rest, which was a lot: preparing jars, slicing and roasting tomatoes, mixing, cooking, canning, etc. The final product was 29 pint jars of corn salsa. One ... more>> 6 min read
- May 17, 2016 - #food #home #football #browns #blog_jr