JR: Pop-culture directed by the media plus government mind control machine - Toledo Talk thread that informed me of this story. and my comment ... Man, I got duped by this thread's title. I thought it was going to be an interesting factoid about a children's book or game. Oh well. At least with this thread, I can n... more>> 1 min read
- Aug 16, 2013 - #media #politics #news #blog_jr

JR: Sketching out the ignore user feature at Toledo Talk - Completed on May 22, 2013, the same day I created this list of things to do. It took about three hours to sketch out the ideas and then incrementally build and test in small chunks. The process was faster and and easier than expected. Some Toledo T... more>> 2 min read
- Aug 16, 2013 - #toledotalk #blog_jr

JR: Toledo Mayoral Primary 2005 - One of my favorite local photos is this one taken outside the Cricket West Beaner's Coffee Shop on August 28, 2005 after a Meet the Candidates Forum. In the above photo, Keith Wilkowski is in the background on the left. Opal Covey has her ear to a ... more>> 2 min read
- Aug 16, 2013 - #toledo #politics #photo #blog_jr

JR: Lake Erie West Farmers Markets - This is NOT a list of single-owner produce stands or market stores that are open four to seven days a week and have their own building. Wikipedia : Farmers Market : Farmers' markets are usually held out-of-doors, in public spaces, where farme... more>> 3 min read
- Aug 16, 2013 - #farmersmarket #buylocal #lakeeriewest #blog_jr #photo

JR: Toledo area suburban sprawl - The greenspace in Lucas County is being chewed up well. Note the 16-year change between '81 and '97 in the images below. Obviously, we have less greenspace 16 years later. The images below would make sense if our population was growing. But our cou... more>> 6 min read
- Aug 16, 2013 - #blog_jr

JR: Obnoxious bird photographers disrupt birdwatchers viewing the rare Kirtland's Warbler - On Wednesday, May 15, 2013, three Kirtland's Warblers (KIWA) were seen at Magee Marsh Wildlife Area. Two were seen on the east beach and one on the west beach. KIWA like to nest on sandy soil under young, scrubby jack pines, especially in central Mi... more>> 6 min read
- Aug 16, 2013 - #birds #moronism #blog_jr

JR: 2013 Toledo mayoral candidate websites - May 16, 2013, Tom Troy blog post Candidates for mayor announce new Web sites From Troy's post, I added Joe McNamara's website link to the top of this thread. I still don't see a website for libertarian candidate Michael Konwinski. Maybe that's the... more>> 4 min read
- Aug 16, 2013 - #blog_jr #toledo #politics