I was re-reading part of this book the other night. At one point, the author proposes a major paradigm shift. For instance, he recommends we enlarge the CIA mission to gather “intelligence” about other nations, other cultures, in order to … Continue reading →
I’ve recently written a series of stories about the Scioto Marsh area in Ohio during the Great Depression. The Marsh had been drained, leaving rich black soil that was quite conducive for growing onions. And, in turn, onion farms started … Continue reading →
I spent part of last night reading a story in a recent National Geographic Magazine edition titled: “T-Minus Getting There.” It was a look at the New Space Age 2.0. NASA, for instance, is spending billions of dollars to get … Continue reading →
I just interviewed a man who is a local astronomer and spends a lot of time at this observatory. I interviewed him for an article that revolves around what is going to be a “…once in a lifetime” experience for … Continue reading →
Catching up on the last several months (continued)… Over the Christmas holidays, I did a story on two wood carvers. One, a local man named Dale Way, who, after long days as a handyman, would work in the evenings carving … Continue reading →
While traveling across Ohio recently, I stopped at the Red Tomato (That’s right. Dan Quayle couldn’t spell tomato right (Or was that potato?), but I can — thanks to spell check.) in Mt. Eaton. The gentleman in the blue shirt … Continue reading →
Just interviewed the owner of this alternative vehicle. It’s called an ELF 2FR. It is, in essence, a sort of “Smartcar”-like body over a bicycle. And the 2FR suffix is that it has room for two (small back seat). These … Continue reading →
With fall in full swing now, I’m trying to get in as many outside jobs as possible before winter — while continuing to hone my populist image (“Joe the Painter’). LOL. This was a shed I was painting in rural … Continue reading →
I just interviewed a retired farmer from Hardin County who collects, and restores, old tractors. He currently has two from the 1950s. He said he’d recently read that the John Deere Co. has just come out with a $1 million … Continue reading →