JR: My three favorite books - Trying to think about this after listening to a segment on public radio this afternoon. Obviously, it's tough to limit the list only to three. I guess that I base this upon the books that I have re-read most often. In Our Time - short stories by Er... more>> 1 min read
- Mar 28, 2014 - #todo #books #food #bread #design #programming #blog_jr

JR: Another Facebook contribution to PHP - #todo finish editing It's possible that nothing fires up a fierce debate among computing programming geeks more than a discussion of the pros and cons of the PHP programming language. PHP may be the favorite language to hate, yet it continues to be... more>> 11 min read
- Mar 26, 2014 - #todo #programming #php #history #blog_jr

JR: Pothole reporting system - A wacky idea that I may still pursue, although it's a bit late for this season. It might be a fun and educational programmer exercise though. Jan 2014 ToledoTalk.com thread about potholes. Surely, a pothole reporting/searching mobile app exists. It... more>> 3 min read
- Mar 19, 2014 - #toledo #politics #mobile #app #311system #todo #blog_jr #geolocation

JR: Comparing Toledo's winters 2011-2012 and 2013-2014 - #todo finish editing Two extremes. The mildest and least snowiest versus the coldest and snowiest winters that I've experienced, living in northwest Ohio for 24 years. Blade story Toledo City Council will review today another bill the city h... more>> 2 min read
- Mar 18, 2014 - #todo #toledo #weather

JR: App idea to learn new code - Update: March 2014: this was created in Nov-Dec 2013 and updated some in early 2014. it's called Kinglet, running at Soupmode.com. it's API-driven, using REST and JSON. currently, the API piece is written in Perl. currently, the 'client' piece is ... more>> 1 min read
- Mar 10, 2014 - #todo #programming #javascript #angularjs #nodejs #microblog #blog_jr

JR: Kinglet API - Each function is preceded with /api/v1. Users Except for activating a user account, URIs for GETs and PUTs end with a query string: /?user_name=[user_name]user_id=[user_id]session_id=[session_id retrieve profile page info for user name JR. GET ... more>> 6 min read
- Mar 07, 2014 - #todo #kinglettodo #api #programming

JR: Elaine's Tea Shop vs City of Toledo - #todo finish editing Jan 20, 2014 blade page about elaine's tea shop battling the city of toledo over the shop's new sign placement. the biz is located on Sylvania ave in West Toledo. I drive by often, and i'm unsure what the problem is with the s... more>> 1 min read
- Mar 03, 2014 - #todo #toledo #business #politics #moronism #blog_jr

JR: My Jan 2014 Toledo Talk comment about the Toledo Meat Market - #todo find the thread where I posted this comment. (Another user said) "Or how about the swell-looking Toledo Meat Market (even though I've read glowing comments about the food--you gotta admit it looks pretty iffy on the outside)." (I responded w... more>>
- Mar 03, 2014 - #todo #toledo #food #business #blog_jr

JR: Web-based discussions are superior to radio discussions - That's stating the obvious. Below is my Jan or Feb 2014 comment posted at ToledoTalk.com. #todo find the link to my comment. (Another user said:) "Fred - why not invite AC down to speak on behalf of the residents who so far have chosen not to repre... more>> 1 min read
- Mar 03, 2014 - #todo #forums #web #radio #blog_jr

JR: Toledo projects - Some possible ideas for community involvement: Toledo urban sketchers group Gardening on vacant lots Building a wood-fired brick oven to bake bread and other foods #toledo - #activism - #todo - #blog_jr
- Mar 03, 2014

JR: Facebook's mobile app strategy for 2014 - #todo add excerpts January 16, 2014 - The Verge - Facebook plans suite of standalone mobile apps for 2014 - Messenger is just the tip of the iceberg Related: Jan 30, 2014 stories https://www.facebook.com/paper #mobile - #app ... more>>
- Mar 03, 2014 - #todo #mobile #app #socialmedia #messaging #blog_jr

JR: Using CSS or jQuery to disable a HTML link - #readlater #todo
- Feb 09, 2014

JR: Notes from 2010 UT Media Forum - (My April 2010 posting at ToledoTalk.com) Mar 30, 2010 Toledo Talk posting announcing the event: UT forum to analyze citizen and professional journalism #todo fix this What: 11th Annual First Amendment Freedom Forum Who: Michael S. Miller, co-f... more>> 12 min read
- Jan 29, 2014 - #todo #media #toledo #socialmedia #blog_jr

JR: Backyard Tall Coreopsis flowers - 2013 - #todo - [add photos and edit text] Peak bloom for our backyard tall coreops is now (Aug 30, 2013). They've been looking great for the past two weeks, and especially over the past seven days. Huge expansion of the tall coreopsis in our backyard this... more>> 4 min read
- Jan 15, 2014 - #todo #home #nature #flowers #yard #blog_jr

JR: Staying in downtown Cleveland - #todo - slowly update info for a future long weekend trip Lodging Ritz Hotel Restaurants Morton's near Ritz Hotel High Park near Ritz Hotel Lola - Michael Symon - East 4th Street many other places on East 4th Street Museums Natural H... more>>
- Jan 15, 2014 - #todo #cleveland #travel #blog_jr