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One of the coolest stores in Dayton, Ohio is F&S Harley Davidson. Located on North Dixie Drive, the store is family owned; run by Jeff Stolzenburg, his sister Jenny, and his parents. F&S is a massive complex, filled with beautiful Harley Davidson motorcycles, Harley merchandise, a conference center, storage facility, repair garage, parts warehouse, and more. They even have free coffee for guests, and I love free coffee. One step through the front door, and …read more
Next February, good old fashioned broadcast television – the kind delivered by the combination of aluminum foil and rabbit ears that sits atop of my old school analog set – will cease to exist. The Federal government is mandating that television networks broadcast solely in digital signals. Thus, if you are like me, you will need to get yourself a digital converter soon. Still, I think this turn of events in conjunction with the tough …read more
How far would you go to help a friend? Would you be willing to have one of your organs removed to save them? No, this is not an intro to a party game about difficult questions, this is a real question – one that was posed to Daytonian Jason Hillard. Listen as I speak to Jason, who is about to donate one of his kidney’s to a friend in need. I found out about Jason’s …read more
Looking for a little inspiration to move you forward in your career. How about a comic book? The Adventures of Johnny Bunko is the latest book by author Dan Pink, who also penned A Whole New Mind – another of my favorites. The book is done entirely in the popular style of Japanese animation known as Manga. Who knew that manga could be so enlightening? The characters are particularly funny, with career counseling coming from …read more
In 1827 Robert Brown was trying to observe the fertilization process of flowers under a microscope when he noticed slight movements in the grains of pollen, which were suspended in water. “Were the particles alive?” “No, so how did they move?” The answer is Brownian Motion. The pollen on the microscope’s slide was suspended in water. Thus the movement of the pollen was not due to the pollen being alive, but was actually caused by …read more
The 2008 Tour d’ Burg. What a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon – surrounded by family and friends, gathered in downtown Miamisburg, watching hundreds of great cyclists compete for the Ohio State Championship. Even better we got to cheer for my brother in law Geoff, who was competing in the race – his last as a category 5 cyclist. To our delight, Geoff finished 2nd in his race – one that saw a …read more
By this time you have probably heard about Twitter. If not, here is a quick summary. Twitter is a site where you, and the rest of the world get 140 characters to answer one question “what are you doing?” Now the common first reaction by someone who discovers Twitter is to scrunch up their face, tilt their head to the side and scratch it, sigh, tilt their head back again, shrug their shoulders and say …read more
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