Travel, Tech, Thoughts…
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Shadowbox Cabaret
We went to the Shadowbox Cabaret this past Wednesday with a few of Debi’s co-workers. It’s the second time we’ve been and, as was the case with the first time, it was an enjoyable experience. They have decent food and, while the band is a bit loud, the sketches they performed were mostly funny (a…
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What would a trip out of town be…
… without a little social commentary? As my previous post mentioned, I spent last week in Columbus filming the butter sculpture for the American Dairy Association. While on the fairgrounds I was privy to some of the things taking place there. There were horse shows going on the entire week. Having less than no interest…
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butter sculpting at the Ohio State Fair
I was out of town most of last week filming a project. Over the last three years or so I maintained a simple website offering to transfer VHS tapes to DVD for people (I’ve since taken the site down). Through that site I met a sculptor, Bob, who leads a team of toy sculptors to…
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a shocking example of racism
In the latest edition of Contexts, a sociology magazine that presents sociological research for a wider audience, I found the following photo taken in New Orleans just after Hurricane Katrina hit: If you click on the image you’ll see it full-sized. I couldn’t really tell what I was seeing at first, but the caption quickly…
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Brent and Suzy’s Baby
We found out last Friday that Brent and Suzy, Debi’s sister and brother-in-law, are having a baby boy. His name is going to be Ethan Brent Robbins. They had the ultrasound on Friday and found out the sex. I guess they already had the name picked out. One of Debi’s brothers told her the name…
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something other than a book review 😉
Debi’s brother-in-law, Brent, is a pilot for SkyWest Airlines. He called me up Monday to tell me about an incident he had on one of his flights. He had just finished his pre-flight check on a flight to Butte, Montana and was waiting for the passengers to board when he noticed an elderly man being…
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greetings from North Carolina
Our friends in Winston-Salem, NC recently had a baby (about 6 weeks ago). Debi desperately wanted to see the baby and it had been a while since we had gotten together to visit, so we decided to head down for a quick weekend getaway. We left Friday afternoon and are heading back Sunday afternoon. We’re…
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That was fast – I was on TV!
I didn’t get an email warning me that it was going to air, but I had set my Tivo to record the Channel 9 News just in case. Turns out that was a smart move… As I scanned through the 5:30 broadcast last night I didn’t see any mention of my interview. But at the…
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a new scam – American Direct, Inc.
We are slowly realizing all of the perks that come with living in a working-class neighborhood. While I don’t think the whole Universal Promotions/Travel Universal thing was tied to our zip code (I think I did actually fill something out online), we were contacted a few months back about a new promotion a company was…
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Ionithermie
(Note: I wrote this post originally as a response to a pamphlet I was handed while visiting the spa on a cruise ship [I was there on a tour of the ship, not because I was paying for a service.]. I was so appalled by the claims that I decided I had to write up…