Amish country …photo by Joe Coming back from seeing my new grandchild (our first) this week, I traveled through “Amish country” on Rte. 250 in eastern Ohio. What you see here is an “Amish farm truck.” Internal combustion engine vehicles … Continue reading
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…photo by Joe I just wrote a newspaper article about a neighboring village that takes trees seriously. Ada is a Tree City USA municipality, with a “village forester,” a Tree Commission, and a university (Ohio Northern U.) that is a … Continue reading
Schoonover Observatory: Lima, Ohio In the last year, I’ve done a number of newspaper articles about next year’s “Total Solar Eclipse,” slated for April 8, 2024 — with the “…path of totality” being almost directly over our area. Hundreds of … Continue reading
me Okay, the next few entries will be a series of thoughts in the aftermath of the 2nd Republican Debate last night… First, several candidates said variations of: “…we live in the best country on earth!” Erroneous hubris. When Mother … Continue reading
Catching up on the last month, or so… During this time, I decided to vie for the presidential candidate nomination with the American Solidarity Party. The party is in “solidarity” with the unborn, with the poor, with the struggling immigrant, … Continue reading
speed radar sign Smart policing. On a micro-level, each community, in large part, is responsible for its own safety. And the police in Ada, Ohio, have come up with a common-sense strategy to enhance safety in that village. They just … Continue reading
biology book excerpt I was doing some research this afternoon, in the context of how man-made pollution is disrupting “eco-webs.” And, as this diagram illustrates: “…energy moves through an eco-system in a complex network of feeding relationships called a food … Continue reading
Boy Scout insignia… I just interviewed a local Scoutmaster for a newspaper article about his troop. His standard sound byte is: “We put the outing in scouting.” He said once a month, the troop goes camping as one, of many, … Continue reading
the specter of war increases… In this last week, Russia illegally annexed more of Ukraine and Putin threatened to use limited nuclear weapons in these regions. This could, of course, escalate into full-blown, world-wide nuclear war. What’s more, North Korea … Continue reading
nuclear plant With all eyes on the nuclear power plant in the Ukraine, which is currently caught in the crossfire of war, I interviewed a professor at Ohio Northern University who teaches a “Nuclear Physics” class. He said what is … Continue reading