JR: Toledoans whine about summer weather - (My Jun 29, 2014 ToledoTalk.com comment) Toledo must be ground zero for sissies. It's not hot. Yesterday was great. Today is great with a mostly cloudy sky, breezy wind, and Toledo temps at 2:00 pm ranged from 82 to 84 degrees. Bunch of air-con... more>>
- Sep 02, 2014 - #toledo #event #art #weather #moronism #humor #blog_jr

JR: Media org trying to innovate - Jun 29, 2014- The Guardian - Time Incs M Scott Havens: We want to build the next LinkedIn or Facebook - "Digital chief on rethinking the rules of journalism, shaking off the magazine group tag, and developing innovation" Odd reaction by some but ma... more>>
- Sep 02, 2014 - #media #startup #business #blog_jr

JR: Email is still popular - At least as of June 2014, especially with newsletters. Email's resurgence probably began when the iPhone came out in 2007. Notifications on smartphones. Staying connected and current. For Blackberry uses 4 to 7 years ago, email prob never diminish... more>>
- Sep 02, 2014 - #email #blog_jr

JR: Toledo Rockets 2014 football schedule - We bought season tickets for this season. It will be nice to attend some games. Unfortunately, a couple of UT's home games are played during the day, instead of at night, like normal. That's probably because of TV. Sat, Aug 30vs.New HampshireW 20 ... more>>
- Sep 02, 2014 - #toledo #sports #football #blog_jr

JR: Beers that I like - Jotting down beers that DD and I enjoy trying. This list may give us ideas for future beer brewing projects at home. Left Hand Brewing Co. Milk Stout Nitro North Peak Brewing Company Vicious American Wheat IPA Rockmill Brewery Witbier Founder... more>> 4 min read
- Aug 17, 2014 - #beverage #beer #blog_jr

JR: 2014 Northwest Ohio Rib-off Concert Crisis - (My Apr 23, 2014 comment at a ToledoTalk.com thread about Ted Nugent performing at the Northwest Ohio Rib-off, scheduled for August 2014.) I did not realize that people were being forced to buy tickets to attend a concert in Maumee, Ohio. I guess i... more>> 6 min read
- Jul 29, 2014 - #music #media #politics #activism #moronism #humor #blog_jr

JR: Circa's mobile app versus the web and RSS - #todo finish editing Jul 23, 2014 - Scripting News - Where's Circa's RSS feed? For more than a year, I've been accessing Circa news stories via their Twitter page at https://twitter.com/CircaNews . But since I finally got with the times and acqui... more>> 10 min read
- Jul 23, 2014 - #todo #media #mobile #app #rss #design #blog_jr

JR: Hempoline bio-fuel - (My ToledoTalk.com post from 2007) Info related to hemp and other products used for bio-fuels. Some of the information is from a July 11, 2006 Toledo Talk thread titled More ethanol plants by The Andersons. Hemp summary points Today, more tha... more>> 30 min read
- Jul 22, 2014 - #environment #energy #biofuel #activism #auto #farming #politics #blog_jr

JR: New Grumpy's food truck - June 2014 - On Sat, Jun 21, 2014, after shopping at the Toledo Farmers Market and the nearby Libbey Glass outlet store, both located in the Warehouse District of downtown Toledo, we bought a Garbage Salad and a cookie from the new Grumpy's truck. The Garbage... more>> 1 min read
- Jul 17, 2014 - #toledo #food #beer #bread #blog_jr

JR: Creating and curating local news - New startup idea. Another story about new ways of creating and sharing local news and information. Excerpts from the lengthy and interesting story. The 46-year-old New York native is planning to spend somewhere in the mid six figures in the nex... more>> 3 min read
- Jul 15, 2014 - #media #local #startup #advertising #business #blog_jr

JR: Clymene Moth - During the weekend of Jul 11-13, 2014, I visited family in eastern Ohio. While walking my dog at the park on Jul 13, I flushed this boldly-patterned, daytime-flying moth. #nature - #moth - #blog_jr
- Jul 15, 2014

JR: Cicada wing - On Jul 5, 2014, I found this cicada wing on our driveway. The Scissor-grinder Cicadas began singing around our West Toledo home on June 30. Time to transition from birdsong to insect song. enlarge image When the Scissor-grinder Cicadas begin ... more>> 1 min read
- Jul 07, 2014 - #nature #insect #home #blog_jr

JR: Making pizza from spent beer grains - On Jul 5, 2014, I made a pizza dough that used some spent grains from our Dark-eyed Junco Imperial Stout that we brewed on Mar 30, 2014. It's probably the ugliest pizza crust ever made, but it turned out surprisingly well. The addition of the spent g... more>> 8 min read
- Jul 07, 2014 - #beer #pizza #home #food #beverage #recipe #blog_jr

JR: Beer Recipe Number One - Imperial Stout - March 2014 - We brewed an Imperial Stout at Jerry's Brew Day that occurred on Sun, Mar 30, 2014. Notes before, during, and after brew day Items to bring - (Arrive around 10:00 a.m.) food to share large plastic folding table small plastic folding table dig... more>> 8 min read
- Jul 01, 2014 - #recipe #beverage #beer #blog_jr - replies: 44

JR: Do nurseries sell plants that are poisonous to honeybees? - I realize that the honeybee is a non-native insect to North America, but if this info is true, and if the situation negatively impacts honeybees, will it also hurt our native bee population? From a Facebook friend's post: I did not know neonic p... more>>
- Jun 25, 2014 - #todo #nature #environment #business #flower #insect #food #blog_jr