6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010
Blog: Jackson Street Beat

Sandusky according to Garp

Sandusky isn’t a very big city. But ever since I began working here in late 2004, I’ve been surprised at how often Sandusky pops up in movies and in books. Maybe people just like the name.

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6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

Seeking people 60 and older who know how to have fun, even if they lack talent

Do you know people who know how to have fun?  Let me qualify that. Do you know people age 60 and older who know how to have fun?

Why?

Because I’m planning “Senior Fest.”

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6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

The Five Million Dollar Sign And The Marina District

Took the better half downtown earlier tonight and noticed the city changed the welcome sign.  (They removed the part about the imaginary 'marina district.') 

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6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

Regurgitator Retro: The Craig Stahl Turbine Photo-Op

If only we could read his mind...

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6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010
Blog: Jackson Street Beat

Lost novel a final gift from science fiction great Roger Zelazny

When he died in 1995 at age 58 while battling cancer, Cleveland native Roger Zelazny was one of the most famous and well-loved science fiction writers in the world.

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6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010
Blog: Picture This

Stop pointing at the top of my car.

The schedule varies for this photographer dependent on the season; Friday nights in the fall and winter and Sunday through Thursday the rest of the year.

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6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

Knights Of Columbus Trash Clean Up

The Knights of Columbus were busy this morning cleaning up trash on Sandusky's west end:

Dan Kaman writes:

When the call went out for help, there was no shortage! 12 helpers, 12 bags of cans for the Knights of Columbus.

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6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

Open Thread

Spout.

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6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

Getting Ahead Of The Campaign Curve

An election turn off (for me anyway) in local elections is feeling like I don't really know the candidates.  This is ironic because you'd think that because it's a local election we'd be more familiar because the candidate is from our area.  Not always true.  In national elections you "know" the

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6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

Take the wheel: Work hard to keep your driver's license

I just finished writing a column for the Sandusky Register newspaper about age-related changes and driving in later life.

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6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010
Blog: Picture This

Getting philosophical in Washington Park.

Today (Monday) I took photos of the Sandusky Central Catholic School's wellness walk from their schools through downtown Sandusky and down to Shoreline Park.

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6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

Video: "Homeless Jungle" On Sandusky's West End

I wasn't aware of this problem before city commissioner Dan Kaman brought it out publicly:

Count your blessings.

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6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

I want to eat everything in sight

This was a particularly tough week.

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6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

Don't I deserve better?

This week, once again, I am not going to speak about the past week. I will let you know, however, I did work out this past week and, yes, I followed my diet to the best of my ability. May 10 was Mother's Day, so my mom and I went out to dinner.

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6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

Saving the World

What concerns does the current generation in high school have about the future?

What scares your generation the most?

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6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010
Blog: Picture This

EAGLE UPDATE: And then there was one

Actually, there never really was two eaglets in the nest at the Old Dutch Tavern in Perkins Township. I was given bad information. According to Glenn Biglin, who I would consider the "official" photographer of the nest, there were originally two eggs in the nest.

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6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

The tools we need to revitalize a community are already here

A friend recently turned me on to a process called "Appreciative Inquiry." It's been used successfully by companies like Roadway in Akron and major organizations like the US Navy to revitalize and change, and it strikes me as something that might be useful to the community.

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