1/26/08
Buckeye Back Roads Tour: We did a “whistle-stop” in downtown Mansfield, Ohio, yesterday. It was frigid 7 degrees. A reporter from, coincidentally enough, Channel 7 News asked me what some of my main issues were. I … Continue reading →
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1/22/08
I was just telling someone yesterday that for Martin Luther King Day two years ago, our family rode on a Koinoinia float in the Martin Luther King Day parade in Americus, Georgia. Koinoinia was the backwater Selma and Montgomery … Continue reading →
1/17/08
The blog entries have been thin in recent weeks because I’ve been dilligently working on finishing the books: Back Road to the Whitehouse 2 and Average Joe Runs for President… of Ohio. In addition… in a basement office I … Continue reading →
1/11/08
In the last blog entry, I wrote about global warming and how crucial it is to reverse it now. I recently told the Mount Vernon News during an End Global Warming Bicycle Tour, that our family has created a … Continue reading →
1/7/08
I was one of the “three kings” during the Maji thing at St. Patrick’s Church in Cleveland yesterday. Just before Mass I had to use the restroom in the back of the church (a challenge in itself given the … Continue reading →
1/5/08
We played “Social Justice Football” with the kids at the Catholic Worker House this week on a somewhat soggy field. In Social Justice Football, everybody gets a chance to run, pass, catch… And although the score was 21 … Continue reading →
1/2/08
Average JoeOhio Tour cont: Leaving Mass yesterday morning, a friend walked up and said: “Well this is it Joe, (Election year) 2008.” And so it is… Since the polls are showing I’m still, oh, a little bit … Continue reading →
12/31/07
New Year’s eve… This week our family participated in a “Books to Prisoners” event at C-Space in Cleveland. C-Space has a pretty extensive library of donated books. Prisoners, in turn, write specifiying certain topics they’re interested in. … Continue reading →
12/26/07
On Christmas eve our family volunteered at a local outreach to the poor here in Cleveland. It’s called The Storefront and is run by a group of Catholic Workers. While Liz and I served food and washed dishes, … Continue reading →
12/22/07
Our family attended a Christmas party with a twist the other night. It was with a group of young, “20-something” Christians who had started a home church here in Cleveland. One of the activities at the party was … Continue reading →