JR: Notes from 2010 UT Media Forum - (My April 2010 posting at ToledoTalk.com) Mar 30, 2010 Toledo Talk posting announcing the event: UT forum to analyze citizen and professional journalism #todo fix this What: 11th Annual First Amendment Freedom Forum Who: Michael S. Miller, co-f... more>> 12 min read
- Jan 29, 2014 - #todo #media #toledo #socialmedia #blog_jr

JR: Thoughts about creating a community site - (My 2009 posting at ToledoTalk.com.) Aug 30, 2009 Update: This is a mish-mash of thoughts from a couple e-mails. It will take me a while to expand and organize this info, so I see no point in reading this now. {{Underconstruction}} I wrote the... more>> 9 min read
- Jan 29, 2014 - #technology #forums #socialmedia #local #design #programming #blog_jr

JR: Cheese Toastwich - (Post adapted from my Jan 18, 2014 comment in a ToledoTalk.com thread.) I first learned about "grilled cheese" when I was a junior or senior in high school. One day, the high school cafeteria's menu board advertised grilled cheese. I thought, what t... more>>
- Jan 18, 2014 - #food #blog_jr

JR: Backyard Tall Coreopsis flowers - 2013 - #todo - [add photos and edit text] Peak bloom for our backyard tall coreops is now (Aug 30, 2013). They've been looking great for the past two weeks, and especially over the past seven days. Huge expansion of the tall coreopsis in our backyard this... more>> 4 min read
- Jan 15, 2014 - #todo #home #nature #flowers #yard #blog_jr

JR: Notetaking - December 2012 blog post by programmer Brent Simmons titled Notes and Books Im 45 years old and my short-term memory, which used to be very good, is now average, so I take notes frequently as I work. I take notes at the very second I think of them, ... more>> 2 min read
- Jan 15, 2014 - #notes #junco #blog_jr

JR: Online Communities - (My early 2012 comment at ToledoTalk.com.) I believe Orkut was Google's first attempt at social networking several years ago. It didn't take off here, but it got popular elsewhere, like South America. LiveJournal was/is an early blogging network th... more>> 3 min read
- Jan 15, 2014 - #socialmedia #forums #blogging #blog_jr

JR: Some thoughts and notes about Ohio's white-tailed deer population - (My comments from old Toledo Talk threads.) September 2009 comment I assume it means thinning the herd. The growing deer population means deer move into human-populated areas where the deer are unwelcome. Or it's the other way around. The growing... more>> 6 min read
- Jan 15, 2014 - #nature #hunting #mammals #deer #blog_jr

JR: Views on Forums and Facebook in 2013 - May 2013 - Medium.com post - The Facebook experiment has failed. Lets go back. We need to go back to smaller communities. Where people arent lost in the mediocre averages of large networks. Thats where ideas flourish. Hacker News discussion ... more>>
- Jan 15, 2014 - #socialmedia #forums #blog_jr

JR: The Holstee Manifesto Poster - "This is your life" - enlarge This is your life. Do what you love, and do it often. If you dont like something, change it. If you dont like your job, quit. If you dont have enough time, stop watching tv. If you are looking for the love of your life, stop; they wil... more>>
- Jan 15, 2014 - #philosopy #quote #gtd #blog_jr

JR: 2003 ToledoTalk.com posts about the Detroit Tigers - (This post was originally created in May 2013.) The 2003 Detroit Tigers were the worst team in Major League Baseball history. The Tigers went 43-119. The 1962 expansion NY Mets lost 120 games, which is the record. But that Mets team gets a pass bec... more>> 5 min read
- Jan 15, 2014 - #sports #baseball #detroit #mlb #blog_jr

JR: Erie Street Market info at Toledo Talk - I've created many more posts at ToledoTalk.com, regarding the Erie Street Market, which is another example of how Toledo grabbed defeat from the jaws of victory. The ESM was at its very busy and fun peak in 2001-2002. From a May 2011 TT comment ... more>> 4 min read
- Jan 15, 2014 - #toledo #business #politics #moronism #blog_jr

JR: West Nile Virus Hysteria in Ohio - ( My comment, posted in a June 2013 ToledoTalk.com thread. ) Hopefully, this does not squelch anyone's hysteria about West Nile Virus in Ohio. Ohio's 2010 population : 11,536,504 Ohio Department of Health - West Nile Virus in Ohio YearHuman ... more>> 3 min read
- Jan 15, 2014 - #health #nature #insects #moronism #blog_jr

JR: Advice for TV news reporters on how to sound dramatic and urgent - "This story is rapidly changing." July 3, 2013 BoingBoing.net post The biggest leak of all this week: a document from a television news consultancy that lists words and phrases reporters should use to add a sense of (OMG!) urgency to TV news repor... more>> 1 min read
- Jan 15, 2014 - #media #moronism #blog_jr

JR: Real bread is naturally leavened bread - (My snobby but truthful 2013 comment in a ToledoTalk.com thread.) "good bread is a real hard thing to find in the Toledo area" I agree with that statement. "a few of the artisan options at The Fresh Market. Anderson's has a few worth the trip" I ... more>> 5 min read
- Jan 15, 2014 - #bread #bakery #food #blog_jr

JR: Renovating Promenade Park in Downtown Toledo - I guess this is a taxpayer-funded attempt by Toledo city government to bring back the 1980s and 1990s. My Oct 2, 2013 comment in a Toledo Talk thread titled Phase 2 of Promenade Park Improvements "I'm willing to bet you guys complain about Tole... more>> 1 min read
- Jan 15, 2014 - #toledo #politics #entertainment #blog_jr