Archive for the 'developing community' Category

Today, I Know Who I am

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

For quite some time now the question of “what is a blogger?” has been swirling through the blogosphere.  Is a blogger a journalist? If not, who or what is a blogger?  The comparisons to traditional journalists abound, but none of the defiinitions that other bloggers and journalists have offered seemed to fit me.  Now, if […]

To Live or Not To Live in the City

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

While browsing at BFD today, I noticed this post and although I did leave a comment  I knew that  what I really wanted to say would be a full blown post and I should do it here instead of there. It is a bit left of center to the topic but does in a way address the […]

Election Day November 6, 2007

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

Please vote today. Our right to vote as American citizens is one of the gifts that our forefathers saw fit to give us.  Through the years, fewer and fewer of us have seen the need to vote, and so, fewer and fewer of us decide our fate.

What a shame it would be that through our apathy, […]

Plain Dealer Is Nothing If Not Predictable

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

Although many of us kept our thoughts to ourselves because we were hopeful that the WIDE OPEN experiment would work, many of us thought that it was only a matter of time before the blog would be shut down for some nefarious reason.  Little did we know that it would happen so quickly and for […]

something called The HOPE Gap is alive and well in Cleveland, Ohio

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Usually when you hear the phrase “hope gap” it refers to the gap that exists between those in extreme poverty from the others who live in Third World countries.  I believe that we are experiencing our own brand of the hope gap, here in Northeast Ohio.  And again, it coincides oftentimes to socioeconomic conditions, just […]

Am I Asking For Too Much?

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Yesterday, I took the dogs out and was admiring the beautiful blue sky when my eyes focused on large gray splatters on the roof of our house. I went in and asked Tim to come out and observe what I saw. We both surmised that the mysterious spots could be coming from the […]

The Monster Lurking Behind Every Corner

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Contrary to popular belief, few people would choose to spend their days in the following manner.  My friend who is on Medicaid due to a myriad of chronic health problems was thrown into the briar patch once again, and little did I know it but so was I.  I agreed to take her to her latest […]

Coincindence, Serendipity, whatever makes life interesting and worthwhile

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

While in Atlanta earlier this month two chance meetings happened that I think are worth sharing. The first happened as I had a conversation in one of those glass enclosed elevators that really gives me claustrophia.  Now I know that probably makes no sense to many of you but somehow seeing the expanse of the outside and […]

As The Seasons Change, So Does Denison Avenue

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

So the phrase is usually Spring Forward, Fall Back but down at the Ugly Broad Tavern things are moving forward. New items have been added to the menu and other upcoming events should mean a trip down Denison to join in the fun.

First of all, Dean has moved from behind the bar into the kitchen. […]

Union Transformation should begin at their Roots

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

My next scheduled installment in the Put It On The Ballot series was to be about the concept of leadership and how it has become rather perverse here in Northeast Ohio but then over on Brewed Fresh Daily George posted a letter that Roldo received and the comments it has generated made me think that the time […]