My dystopian future
Saturday October 17 2020 So, Kroger has reopened their communal salad bar station. I was shopping yesterday after work to find inspiration for a quick and easy dinner to bring the end the week to a full stop and noticed the grazing bar was stocked again. Kroger closed the thing down back when the restaurants … Continue reading 100. Hard Pass on the Salad
Monday August 24 2020 A Quinnipiac poll in June showed Governor DeWine's approval rating at an all-time high of 75%. His approval among his fellow Republicans is 76 percent, among independents it's 74 percent, and among Democrats it's 81 percent.poll.qu.edu/ohio In the face of the high approval ratings for Governor DeWine, among the highest of … Continue reading 83. Let’s refocus
Saturday August 15 2020 I wanted to take a deeper dive into Governor DeWine’s message of declining cases of COVID-19 today, so I hit the coronavirus.ohio.gov portal to review the data charts available. While I like that little dip at the end of the line charts, the looking at the numbers might provide more context. … Continue reading 80. Deeper Dive
Thursday August 13 2020 Dayton Daily News announced a pop-up drive-thru COVID-19 testing site to open in the Dayton area next week. While nobody seemed to have a problem with three hyphens in one sentence, others were quick to respond to the online announcement with their opinions. The first comments were in the line of … Continue reading 79. Never read the comments
Thursday August 6 2020 Our beloved and courageous leader of the United States of Ohio, Governor Mike DeWine, announced today that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. Trump was in Ohio today, I don’t know who invited him, but DeWine was unable to meet with him in person as planned. DeWine and his wife … Continue reading 75. Tough Test
Tuesday July 21 2020 The United States of Ohio was in the news today, but unfortunately for nefarious reasons this time. It seems the state’s Speaker of the House, Larry Householder, was arrested for, allegedly of course, being involved in a $60 million bribery scheme. Prosecutors are calling this racketeering job the largest public corruption … Continue reading 62. Rats and bats
Saturday July 18 2020 A few years ago I completed my jury obligations for a wrongful death case and, after the trial, one of the prosecuting attorneys called to interview me. Out of the twelve jurors, only two others besides me had held strong that the doctor had failed to fulfill his responsibility to the … Continue reading 60. Looking for a (stop) sign
Tuesday July 7 2020 There’s this thing that young woman encounter, which comes from older men. The typical age difference is daughter vs. father, although the two don’t know each other. “Smile,” the man commands the young woman. He leans in closer as he says it. You'd be prettier if you smiled. Do men still … Continue reading 53. Hey, girl
Saturday June 13 2020 Procter & Gamble, of which I am an alumni, has a well-moderated Facebook group for retirees and others who have left the company while in good standing. It’s a closed group and volunteer-run and, as these things go, has two moderators. With over 2,200 members of the Life After P&G Facebook … Continue reading 42. Taking advantage
Friday June 12 2020 Dr. Amy Acton resigned yesterday from her role as director of the Ohio Department of Health. A surprise announcement for those of us in the normal citizenship, but it was a move she’d been considering for a couple of months. Dr. Acton talked about the personal toll the job was taking, … Continue reading 41. I’ll miss that voice
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