The Ohio House of Representatives is considering changing the way that science is taught in school, as is evidenced in the pending legislation H.B. 597. As currently written, instead of focusing on providing the children of The Buckeye State with a foundational understanding of the scientific method, legislators are currently proposing that our schools focus […]
MKTFYI – The Pilot Episode
About two years ago Kevin Dugan and I were talking over a cup of coffee in Mt. Adams in Cincinnati. We were chatting about all things nerdy, marketing happenings, community events, and sharing other miscellaneous tidbits of knowledge. We had so much fun just talking and riffing that day, and at the end of our […]
Bye Bye Big Butter
Today I have learned a lesson about missed opportunity. You see for years I have been telling friends and family members that I wanted to write a coffee table book about the wonderful oddities located in the immediate vicinity of the Monroe, Ohio exit on I-75. I thought it would be fun to tell the […]
Opt In Funding
School funding is a big problem in Ohio. For as long as I can remember there has been a system that relied on the passage of levies district by district every year or two. Those districts that regularly pass levies have money, and those that don’t pass levies struggle. One problem with this system is […]
Orville Wright Did Not Have A Pilot’s License
I recently read Gordon MacKenzie’s Orbiting The Giant Hairball, an excellent book about cultivating personal creativity – particularly how to do so in the workplace. It is a brilliant book, chronicling the author’s experiences as an employee at Hallmark. The book is filled with doodles, sketches, stories, and anecdotes chronicling ways in which Gordon managed to […]
More Information on 2009 Dayton MLK Celebration
I was recently given the following information about the festivities surrounding Martin Luther King Day in Dayton, Ohio, and I wanted to pass it along to anyone who might be interested in participating. I plan to be there on Monday for the march. I hope to see you there. 2009 MLK CELEBRATION SCHEDULE OF EVENTS […]
Rockin The Vote on My Day Off
This is my favorite time of the year in Ohio, as the leaves change, jeans and sweatshirts get unpacked, football and baseball are getting interesting, the nights are cool, and autumn is in its full glory. Yesterday was a beautiful, and unseasonably warm day for October in Ohio, and I took the day off […]