It's past that time of year again, and when I say "past" I mean I should have been letting you know about this a couple weeks ago.

The annual 4th of July photo contest is just around the corner. If I have to tell you when it is, check the previous sentence.

I haven't been feeling well lately, hence the lack of blogging, but I must interrupt the silence with this very important news bulletin:

I'm not sure how many Sandusky Register readers pay attention to what's happening in Cuyahoga County, but there's been a huge scandal in the county government for months, with numerous stories in the Cleveland Plain Dealer about an FBI investigation and obvious waste of taxpayer dollars.

I had a very good week in the exercise area. I had two very good workouts with my personal trainer Trevor Tieche of Bodi N Balance in Port Clinton and did a third he wrote up for me.

One subject I've generally stayed away from while discussing the teenage psyche is love. More than anything, the reason being is because most adults tend to scoff at teenagers and love.

You know you did a double take when you walked by the newstand and saw the bikini-clad babe above the fold...

The SR doesn't give a hoot!  And that's probably why they ran another photo of the bikini babe after the contest was over to tell everybody that she didn't win!

The U.S. Supreme Court has voted 5-4 to overturn the most controversial decision by Sonia Sotomayor. The court ruled that white firefighters in Connecticut who had passed a promotion test were unfairly denied promotions. Sotomayor had ruled against an appeal by the firefighters.

What a week.

First, Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina disappears. His wife tells the AP he just needed to get away from the kids — on Father's Day — so he could write in quiet.