JR: Walking in the snow to dinner - Jan 8, 2015 - On Thu eve, Jan 8, 2015, my wife and I walked to El Camino Real in West Toledo. It's about a 20-min walk with my stops to take photos. I love walking at night with the snow falling. With the single-digit temps, this was a sparkling snowfall. We arr... more>> 3 min read
- May 17, 2016 - #home #food #restaurant

JR: Nighttime stroll in the snow - On Thu eve, Jan 8, 2015, my wife and I walked to El Camino Real, located in West Toledo for dinner. It was about a 20-minute stroll each way with my stops to take photos and videos. I love walking at night with the snow falling, combined with the str... more>> 1 min read
- May 17, 2016 - #toledo #restaurant #home #snow #blog_jr

JR: Tt post fri apr 29 2016 - b - A few years ago, my wife bought a NordicTrack elliptical machine from the Sears store, located near Secor and Central. They delivered it and set it up in our basement. Initially, I refused to use it because it was so damn goofy. The movement was to... more>>
- Apr 29, 2016 - #home #exercise #health

JR: Tt post sun apr 17 2016 about local sweet corn and canning - "Not cheap but worth EVERY penny." Really? And where is the sweet corn from? When was it picked? It's probably pricey because of the distance that it had to travel. I guess if you're tired of eating local carrots, parsnips, and beets all winter, th... more>> 2 min read
- Apr 17, 2016 - #home #food #farming

JR: Growing tomatoes inside from seeds - on Fri, Apr 15, 2016, I planted tomato seeds indoors. The seeds came from Dad's heirloom tomatoes. Next time, I need to start this in March. I planted three seeds in each of four containers. Each container is a Styrofoam cup that contains soil from ... more>>
- Apr 15, 2016 - #home #garden #howto

JR: Grilled cheese vs cheese toastwich - Grilled cheese? That's an odd name, unless it's cheese melting on a gas or charcoal grill. I first learned about grilled cheese when I was a senior in high school. That's because we didn't call it grilled cheese. The local name for that sandwich ... more>>
- Feb 07, 2016 - #food #home #humor #history

JR: Tt post jan 11 2016 - #toledo #politics #home #activism #humor #moronism quote=198784 Identifying the problem, that might be Step 1 in the recovery program, but we have been stuck on the same step for a while. I think that the problems were identified 10 years ago and ... more>> 3 min read
- Jan 11, 2016 - #toledo #politics #home #activism #humor #moronism

JR: Tt post jan 7 2016 b - "I understand Hulu allows you to see current programming on channels, maybe a day late?" True, at least for some current shows, but Hulu Plus also shows old TV programs, such as Seinfeld. And older HBO shows, such as The Sopranos and The Newsroom, ... more>> 2 min read
- Jan 07, 2016 - #tv #home

JR: Tt post jan 7, 2016 - I watch The Wire over Amazon Prime. That's about all the help that I can provide. We use Roku to stream TV over the internet. The only "shows" that I watch on regularly-scheduled television is the NFL and the Create channel, and I watch both over-t... more>>
- Jan 07, 2016 - #tv #home

JR: Our 2015 Backyard Produce Garden - Notes about our backyard gardening. Related: 2014 garden Search results for the 'garden' tag Apr 11 On Sat, Apr 11, 2015, I cleaned out our garden. It was loaded with oak leaves that fell in the garden, along with a lot of leaves that I rak... more>> 14 min read
- Nov 19, 2015 - #home #garden #blog_jr

JR: Lidia's basic marinara sauce recipe - In 'Lidia's Italy in America' by Lidia Bastianich Ingredients YIELD 4 cups marinara 1 (35 ounce) can san marzano tomatoes, with juices (4 cups) 13 cup extra-virgin olive oil 12 cup sliced garlic (that's right, 1/2 cup) 14 teaspoon red pepper fl... more>> 1 min read
- Nov 07, 2015 - #howto #recipe #food #home

JR: Late Sep and Oct 2015 Notes - #bird - #home - #nature - #insect Mon, Sep 28 at 7:20 p.m., at least two Scissor-grinder Cicadas are singing around our home. temps still in the mid 70s. calm wind. partly to mostly cloudy sky. good weather to sing if a cicada. love their song. un... more>> 15 min read
- Oct 31, 2015 - #bird #home #nature #insect #rainfall

JR: Tt proposed pizza comment - mon, oct 26, 2015 - For me, the best pizza around is what I make at home, and I'm not talking about what I posted above six years ago. That was before my sourdough starter existed. It's easy to make a thin-crust pizza at home. It just takes some time. But don't use a... more>> 2 min read
- Oct 26, 2015 - #pizza #home #food #recipe #howto

JR: Persian Yoga - Collecting info. #health - #exercise - #home - #history Some terms: shena asana varzesh-e pahlevani - touted as the reason why Iranians are regular winners at international wrestling and weight-lifting events. varzesh-e bastani - the zourkhane... more>> 5 min read
- Oct 10, 2015 - #health #exercise #home #history

JR: Aug 2015 bird obs - Aug 21 3 AMRO - (1 on our front yard) Aug 22 CAWR sang in our backyard Aug 23 1 AMRO our front yard Aug 24 and aug 25 early morning EAWP sang partial song near woodmont and grantwood. it sang the "pee-eww" part only. Heard BAOR still on fri, aug ... more>>
- Aug 26, 2015 - #bird #home #nature