JR: Fleitz Pumpkin Farm visit - Sat, Oct 11, 2014 - Toledo morning temps started out in the mid to upper 30s. It turned out to be a sunny, comfy fall afternoon. After shopping downtown at the Toledo farmers market, DD and I drove east of Oregon to visit Fleitz Pumpkin Farm. It was our first visit in a... more>> 1 min read
- May 17, 2016 - #farming #food #family #event #blog_jr

JR: Pressure canning green beans - On Saturday evening, October 4, 2014, DD used a pressure canner/cooker to can Italian green beans that we bought that morning at the Toledo farmers market. She used the 'raw pack method.' As the water boiled and pressure bu... more>> 1 min read
- May 17, 2016 - #food #home #howto #blog_jr

JR: Notes - Sat, Oct 18, 2014 - I walked Barney in the morning. We shopped at Steinmart in Westgate. We shopped at the Toledo Farmers Market. We ate lunch at the Glass City Cafe. We bought two small items at Adams Street Antiques, Art, Collectibles. We visited the newly-opened sma... more>> 2 min read
- May 17, 2016 - #farming #restaurant #antiques #shopping #home #pets #business #blog_jr

JR: W.W. Knight Nature Preserve visit - October 2014 - On Sun, Oct 19, 2014, DD and I visited the W.W. Knight Nature Preserve, located in or near Perrysburg, along the river road that connects Perrysburg to Rossford. We visited the park from approximately 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. It was a sunny, br... more>> 1 min read
- May 17, 2016 - #park #nature #woodcounty #perrysburg #blog_jr

JR: ONWR visit - Oct 25, 2014 - I visited Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge late on Saturday afternoon, October 25, 2014. The weather was sunny, windy, and warmish with temps near 70 degrees. The fall foliage looked nice. I walked around ONWR from approximately 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. I... more>> 2 min read
- May 17, 2016 - #park #onwr #nature #blog_jr

JR: Jim Lahey No-knead Bread Baking - It has been several months, since I baked with this simple method that produces delicious bread. The no-knead method quickly assembles a bread dough. Very little labor is required. The recipe uses a small amount of dry, instant yeast and a fermentati... more>> 3 min read
- May 17, 2016 - #bread #home #food #recipe #howto #baking #blog_jr

JR: Nighttime stroll in the snow - On Thu eve, Jan 8, 2015, my wife and I walked to El Camino Real, located in West Toledo for dinner. It was about a 20-minute stroll each way with my stops to take photos and videos. I love walking at night with the snow falling, combined with the str... more>> 1 min read
- May 17, 2016 - #toledo #restaurant #home #snow #blog_jr

JR: Country Living Fair - Columbus - 2014 - (Is "country living" one word or two? It seems that both CountryLiving Fair and Country Living Fair are used.) The event was held on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 12, 13, and 14, 2014 in Columbus, OH on the grounds of the Ohio Village an... more>> 15 min read
- May 17, 2016 - #art #artist #event #columbus #blog_jr

JR: More evidence that people read long stories on phones - February 19, 2016 - Brookings.edu - Solving journalisms hidden problem: Terrible analytics March 31, 2016 - Poynter.org - Shorter isnt better, photos arent always alluring and deep digging pays off, recent report concludes Excerpts: After ... more>> 2 min read
- May 05, 2016 - #media #web #writing #blog_jr - replies: 1

JR: Blogging platforms - Summer 2014 - TheNextWeb.com story titled The best blogging and publishing platforms on the Internet today, which was updated in June 2014: While social has changed how we communicate online, blogging remains a core part of things. In fact, the truth is that t... more>> 1 min read
- Apr 25, 2016 - #blogging #blog_jr

JR: Design by Writing - Links to external sources of inspiration, along with a few links to my own thoughts. https://marco.org/2013/03/02/type-engine Content Good Writing and Editing Is Part of Great Design Content is the hero Content as Medium Words Reminder: Des... more>> 9 min read
- Apr 03, 2016 - #design #writing #reading #web #blog_jr

JR: Facebook's Instant Articles do not help the Open Web - (Nor the #Indieweb which is the term that I prefer.) I enjoy reading Dave Winer's blog posts that are related to blogging and other technologies. I don't have to agree with him all the time. Two recent DW posts: How Instant Articles helps the ope... more>> 5 min read
- Feb 29, 2016 - #Indieweb #socialmedia #mobile #app #blog_jr

JR: Twitter's Complexity - Twitter's Missing Manual - (eev.ee) related HN thread It takes thousands of words to explain how to use a service that permits only 140 characters. This is a space that is ripe for disruption. Someone or something could create a much simpler "disc... more>> 4 min read
- Feb 27, 2016 - #socialmedia #forums #design #humor #moronism #blog_jr

JR: 2016 Cleveland Browns move toward Moneyball - Jan 6, 2016 - And I like the idea. It's intriguing. But I might be a bit bias because my degree is in mathematics, and I like using stats to provide context. Since a lot of Cleveland media and national media are confused and upset about the recent m... more>> 11 min read
- Jan 13, 2016 - #math #data #sports #football #nfl #browns #business #blog_jr

JR: Pondering Dave Winer's early Jan 2016 posts - Jan 5, 2016 - My current bookmarks page of sites that I visit or feeds that I consume includes a link to DW's feed near the top of the list. I access his feed multiple times per day to see what new insights he has posted. I'm mainly interested in his... more>> 13 min read
- Jan 06, 2016 - #indieweb #webmention #socialmedia #technology #moronism #blog_jr