JR: Our 2014 Backyard Produce Garden - In early May, I decided to change our garden a bit by switching to a raised-bed, square-foot garden, even though we have little knowledge on the subject. We need to study more about the compatibility of plants, watering, planting times, etc. Based up... more>> 25 min read
- Sep 18, 2014 - #home #garden #food #blog_jr #todo

JR: Journalism's new code of ethics in September 2014 - Sep 18, 2014 TheHill.com story. "Remember, journos, if your mother tweets she loves you, check it out." Excerpts: The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) adopted a new code of ethics this month and the main difference between the revamped... more>> 2 min read
- Sep 18, 2014 - #media #moronism #humor #blog_jr

JR: Crosby Art Festival - Sun, Jun 29, 2014 - I attended this excellent art festival from about 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. I would have stayed longer, but small storms popped up, and, of course, I left the windows up at home. The storms, however, stayed away from the art festival and missed west To... more>> 1 min read
- Sep 16, 2014 - #art #toledo #event #artist #watercolor #blog_jr

JR: Vitamix juicing - September 2014 Attempting to "juice" with the Vitamix, instead of the Juice Man juice extractor, so that I don't waste the pulp. First test today: 250 g carrot (~ 3 carrots) 100 g beet (~ 1/2 beet) 300 g water 1 whole apple Chewy. Thick. N... more>> 1 min read
- Sep 10, 2014 - #home #recipe #beverage #health #blog_jr

JR: Notes - Easter Weekend - Apr 18-20, 2014 - #todo finish editing. need to add additional info from my notebook. Fri, Apr 18 Assembled and baked bread for Easter meal on Sun in central OH. DD's parents arrived in the afternoon. We shopped at Levis Commons: Pottsies Fiddlestix and anoth... more>> 2 min read
- Sep 10, 2014 - #todo #bread #shopping #nature #toledo #art #food #blog_jr

JR: Mobile usage for phone, tablet, and phablet - I got my HP tablet in the fall of 2011, and I used it nearly every day since until June 2014 when I finally entered the smartphone era by getting an iPhone 5C (free upgrade with the 32 gig version.) Since upgrading from a flip phone to an iPhone, I h... more>> 3 min read
- Sep 09, 2014 - #todo #mobile #design #tablet #phone #laptop #blog_jr

JR: Markdown Wars - September 2014 - Maybe this will be a new reality TV show. I'm glad that I have been writing in Textile, nearly every day since 2005. My Junco and Grebe codebases allow markup writing in Textile, MultiMarkdown, and some HTML. I've created my own flavor of Markd... more>> 13 min read
- Sep 08, 2014 - #writing #markup #markdown #textile #design #blog_jr

JR: Personal Knowledgebase Systems - JotHut Uses - Junco User Documentation Obviously, my personal KMS is the Junco code that powers JotHut. Even though Junco was designed to power a community site with its features that allow following users, following tags, and posting replies to oth... more>> 1 min read
- Sep 05, 2014 - #jothut #junco #cms #kms #notes #blog_jr

JR: Static site generators - For blogging or whatever. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7747517 #todo excerpt comments and list links to projects mentioned in the HN thread - a list of apps that are used to create static sites. It's odd that people, or more specific... more>> 1 min read
- Sep 02, 2014 - #todo #blogging #cms #readlater #blog_jr

JR: Toledo can screw up lunch with politics - My Jun 27, 2014 comment to this thread: I wonder if Toledo, Ohio is the only city that can make eating lunch downtown politically complex. Excerpts from a Jun 27, 2014 Ottawa Tavern Facebook post The mantra of all entrepreneurs must be "Com... more>> 16 min read
- Sep 02, 2014 - #toledo #food #business #politics #moronism #blog_jr

JR: Blade's dumb idea to move Owens CC downtown - (my Jun 10, 2014 comment at ToledoTalk.com) "Get used to this story. I think The Blade will make it into another crusade until the move is made." Moving Owens CC [Community College] to downtown Toledo is so damn stupid that if the Blade keeps sugge... more>> 3 min read
- Sep 02, 2014 - #toledo #business #education #politics #media #moronism #blog_jr

JR: LCRP Jun 11, 2014 meeting recap - Blade photo. Who is the republican meeting attendee, and who is the security person? The gun is throwing me off. I like the pumpkin name tags. Frigging hilarious. The Lucas County Clown Party should broadcast their meetings over pay-per-view to ra... more>> 3 min read
- Sep 02, 2014 - #toledo #politics #moronism #humor #blog_jr

JR: The Stain and Korn shows from 1995. - (my Feb 28, 2006 comment at toledotalk.com) A good friend of mine played in The Stain, and I attended several of their shows around town back in the mid to late 90s. I ran the video equipment, so plenty of documented evidence exists showing Stainbro... more>> 3 min read
- Sep 02, 2014 - #toledo #politics #music #history #event #humor #blog_jr

JR: Smoothie Recipes - Ground up in our Vitamix Jun 4, 2014: two big fist fulls of fresh kale a cup of frozen wild blueberries at least a half cup of frozen mixed berries 1/4 cup flax meal 1/4 cup chia seeds leftover whey from yogurt made a few days ago water a little... more>>
- Sep 02, 2014 - #juice #smoothie #food #recipe #blog_jr

JR: Swan Creek Cleanup and Boat Ride Info - (my tt comment - jun 5, 2014) Last September, a friend and I cleaned up a small portion of the bank along Swan Creek by the farmers market because it was littered with trash, and invasive plants crowded the native flowers. We conducted our little op... more>> 1 min read
- Sep 02, 2014 - #toledo #nature #environment #blog_jr