JR: Earth Day 2014 - April 22, 2014 When environmentalists proclaimed the first Earth Day, on this date in 1970, the air was filled with doomsday predictions. At the initial rallies to mark the day, people warned of overpopulation, a denuded planet, hundreds of mil... more>> 2 min read
- May 27, 2014 - #climate #activism #politics #moronism #blog_jr

JR: Toledo City Charter concerning the arts - Toledo's City Charter 167.06. Art in Public Places Program. (a) Purpose. The City hereby declares its commitment to assume a leadership position in establishing a favorable and supportive climate for cultural arts in the community. Thr... more>> 9 min read
- May 27, 2014 - #toledo #politics #art #blog_jr

JR: Google+ as of April 2014 - I occasionally log into my Facebook account, but I don't check Google+ nor Twitter. ToledoTalk.com is enough "social networking" for me. Excerpts from What were hearing from multiple sources is that Google+ will no longer be considered a produc... more>> 3 min read
- May 27, 2014 - #socialnetworking #socialmedia #business #blog_jr

JR: Mobile Stats - Early 2014 - "Highlights of the Pew Internet Projects research related to mobile technology." As of January 2014: 90% of American adults have a cell phone 58% of American adults have a smartphone 32% of American adults own an e-reader 42% of American adul... more>>
- May 27, 2014 - #mobile #blog_jr

JR: Accessing Toledo Weather Almanac Data - (my apr 30, 2014 comment at toledotalk.com) Toledo's official reporting station for the National Weather Service is located at Toledo Express Airport. Toledo Express Airport weather data at Wunderground: Scroll down that page, and on the lef... more>>
- May 27, 2014 - #toledo #weather #blog_jr

JR: Media blames Facebook for the content that media creates - #todo finish editing and excerpting May 22, 2014 dust-up pitting technologists versus journalists in a broad sense. I'm not implying that all technologists and all journalists think the same way, regarding this issue. But for the opinions that I've ... more>> 3 min read
- May 27, 2014 - #todo #media #moronism #humor #blog_jr

JR: Thoughts about web trolls - Spring 2013 - (I made this post at ToledoTalk.com in March 2013, and it appears that I my writing contained some old-fashioned spunkiness.) Another user wrote: "At least a troll will usually state their true feelings and not give you some text book politically c... more>> 3 min read
- May 27, 2014 - #comments #forums #blogging #web #blog_jr

JR: Humorous AP story headline misspelling - (My May 2014 comment at ToledoTalk.com) It's an Associated Press story, so I assume the AP created the titles for their feed. At the Blade's homepage, the title was corrected under the "Breaking News" feed, but the story page still contains the ... more>>
- May 27, 2014 - #media #humor #blog_jr

JR: Interesting blog and article page designs - Similar to Medium.com, which may or may not be good to copy, like so many other bloggers have done, but the fact is for me, this style of article page is comfortable to read on multiple devices. I like the font family, font size, line height, and ... more>>
- May 27, 2014 - #blogging #responsive #design #blog_jr

JR: Notes - Wed, May 14, 2014 - DD had the week off from work. On this day, we birdwatched, shopped for beer supplies, and brewed beer. Birds around Home Bird observations around our home, mainly in the morning. NOPA - a BTNW - black-throated green warbler TEWA - a CSWA - a... more>> 5 min read
- May 27, 2014 - #home #bird #beer #toledo #business #blog_jr

JR: Buying local eggs - We buy eggs from farmers who sell at the Toledo Farmers Market. And we buy eggs from the Phoenix Earth Food Co-op. Co-op eggs come from The McVay Family Farm in N. Fayette, OH, which is located in western Fulton County. These eggs have a tasty, o... more>>
- May 27, 2014 - #food #toledo #farming #blog_jr

JR: Brooklyn Brew Shop - Summer Wheat Instructions - (Their website with instructions would not function on either tablet. Copied instructions here, so that we can access them via tablet in kitchen.) - brewing instructions - pdf file I. The Mash Heat 2 quarts (1.9 liters) of water to 160F (71C)... more>> 5 min read
- May 27, 2014 - #howto #beverage #beer #home #blog_jr

JR: Notes - Sat, Apr 26, 2014 - Copying notes from my Field Notes pocket notebook. WTSP sang along the west side our house between 6:00 and 6:20 a.m. Upstairs west window left open during the night, so good morning song wafted in. We slept in. I walked Barney at 10:00 a.m. Su... more>> 2 min read
- May 27, 2014 - #food #toledo #shopping #bird #beer #blog_jr

JR: Notes - Sun, May 4, 2014 - Brewing beer, church, and interesting yard bird sightings, including a new yard bird. Brewing Beer We brewed another one gallon batch of beer, using the Grapefruit beer recipe from the Brooklyn Brewshop beer book. NOMO At 5:35 p.m., a Northe... more>> 1 min read
- May 27, 2014 - #home #bird #beer #religion #blog_jr

JR: Notes - Sat, May 3, 2014 - Shopping, house cleaning, beer bottling, beer sampling, pizza making and eating, bird watching, and dining at Blackberry Corners. A busy but fun day. Early in the morning, I shopped at The Andersons on Talmadge. Pizza After shopping, I asse... more>> 3 min read
- May 27, 2014 - #toledo #business #shopping #beer #bird #food #pizza #blog_jr