6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

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

6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

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

6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

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.

6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

This was a particularly tough week.

6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

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.

6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

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

What scares your generation the most?

6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

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

Count your blessings.

6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

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.

6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

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.

6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

Wouldn't it be nice to have an arch welcoming visitors to Sandusky?  Communities do that when they're proud of what their area has to offer.  The arch could go in place of this steel structure that nearly spans Rt. 250 already:

6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

S A N D B O X -- O H I O

In what is being described as a unique situation in the ever increasingly dysfunctional government in Sandbox Ohio, city manager Matt DeKline has taken the drastic step of laying himself off in order to save money for the city of Sandbox.

6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

Wouldn't it be nice to have arches welcoming visitors to Sandusky?  Cities do that type of thing when they're proud of what their town has to offer.  The arches could go in place of this steel structure that almost stretches over Rt. 250 already:

6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010
 In the same comic vein as "Liar Liar"...

...A local school boy makes a political birthday wish that comes true...

Later that evening at a town hall meeting...


6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010
ORDER NOW!

6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

If the concept of maintaining a good public image is not easily understood by city officials, Sandusky will never succeed.

6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

City commissioners aren't supposed to have or promote secret meetings on matters of public interest - especially with local businesses who may be trying to avoid responsibility for environmental messes they might have been involved with creating.  (You know who you are.)

6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

The summer movie season got off to an out-of-this-world start last week with “Star Trek,” a pulse-pounding film that launched an old franchise into a new generation at warp speed.

6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010
Embarassing:

 

6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

These are the minutes from the Sandusky Neighborhood Advisory Committee's last meeting.  The NAC's litter clean up schedule is posted in the sidebar.  If you're interested in getting involved contact Sharon Johnson at 419-626-9813:

6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

I’ve been invited by city commissioners Dave Waddington and Dan Kaman to be their guest at the next “Coffee with the Commissioners” on June 6. 

The time is 8:30-ish (yet time to be determined) and location is being decided upon.    

6:26 PM Mar 23, 2010

This year has not been as good as others, so far, and it all starts with appliances. The toaster, the CD player, the light fixture over the dining room table and the one in the closet, all have malfunctioned.