November 2011
1 post
Penn State is bigger than Joe Paterno
To the outside world, Joe Paterno is Penn State.
But that’s not reality.
Penn State is 95,000 students and hundreds of thousands of alumni.
Penn State is home to the largest student-run philanthropy in the world, raising $9,563,016.09 in 2011 to fight pediatric cancer, and more than $70 million since 1977.
Penn State is Fulbright scholars, renowned researchers, and student-athletes who...
October 2011
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July 2011
1 post
“Doesn’t matter what the press says. Doesn’t matter what the...”
– Captain America Amazing Spider-Man #537
March 2011
1 post
Doomsday warning from HootSuite
What is it with HootSuite and reminder emails? I stopped using the site months ago, but now I’m suddenly getting emails that I have to act NOW to protect my account.
What if I don’t?
The e-mail warns they will “disable HootSuite access to (my) social network profiles on March 15th.”
Initially, I was terrified. I felt the urgency in the e-mail. I scrambled and went into...
December 2010
1 post
Perfect winds, perfect timing equals ... well, you...
Yesterday, a narrow lake effect snow band targeted the downtown area of Cleveland for several hours. This is the beauty of lake effect snow. One spot gets a foot of snow. Literally three miles away, just a few flakes.
In Cleveland, though, lake effect snow is routine. We go through this every year. This is not Seattle, where a minor snow event becomes breaking news. Even the worst of storms here,...
October 2010
1 post
North Ridgeville Rainbow
October 26, 2010
July 2010
1 post
LeBron to Miami ... please!
Anyone who knows me will tell you there’s no ambiguity in how I feel about LeBron James. He’s right up there with the NFL’s #1 diva, Brett Favre. In a basketball world full of egos, he stands alone. Plenty of people excuse him because of how super-awesome he is. But that’s a weak excuse. Kevin Durant doesn’t need that excuse.
LeBron’s grin hasn’t charmed...
April 2010
19 posts
Arizona's Un-American Immigration Law →
Why aren’t anti-ObamaCare conservatives outraged by this intrusive move?
GM Pays Back TARP Loans With ... TARP Loans
Americans across this great land beamed with excitement when GM announced that they paid back their government loans ahead of schedule. Until, that is, someone had the nerve to ask where they got the money to pay it back. Turns out, GM paid back the TARP money using TARP funds from an escrow account at Treasury.
This must be a misunderstanding. Maybe GM can clear it up:
Question: Are you just...
“I’m fascinated at how Libertarians are always derisively painted...”
– Mike Kole
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Travel
Thomas Jefferson wrote that all men “are endowed by their Creator with inherent and inalienable rights; that among these, are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
Here in America, we’re in the midst of an intense, but quite healthy, debate over health care reform. Part of the debate is whether access to health care is one of those inherent rights.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich...
“Having a Hummer is stupid. It’s stupid to waste that much gas. It’s...”
– Penn Jillette
Tea Party supporters hold favorable opinion of...
The percentage [of Americans who identify themselves as Tea Party supporters] holding a favorable opinion of former President George W. Bush, at 57 percent, almost exactly matches the percentage in the general public that holds an unfavorable view of him.
(source)
Is the Tea Party movement really an uprising born from the election of Barack Obama? Not if the majority hold a favorable opinion of...
Heidi
Election 2012 Poll: Barack Obama 42%, Ron Paul 41%
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of likely voters finds a hypothetical 2012 election match-up between Republican Congressman Ron Paul and President Obama to be virtually dead even.
This is encouraging to those of us who are frustrated with business as usual.
Paul gets knocked for being too idealistic and not living enough in the real world. But it doesn’t have to be...
The Gradual Disappearance Of Flash Websites →
Ron Paul chastises at GOP conference:... →
The Republican Party can’t handle the truth.
Video Review of new Panasonic HPX 370/371 House... →
A sad reflection
The Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes is helping two Cleveland area groups in petition drives aimed at ridding Cleveland and Garfield Heights of traffic cameras.
It seems that Cleveland Law Director Robert Triozzi is a bit taken aback.
“It’s a sad reflection when liberty is equated with the ability to break the law at will. If motorists slow down, don’t run...
Adobe.com, now supporting Windows XP!
Adobe’s John Dowdell: “I know that a number of good people work at Apple. If you’re seeking a more ethical company, Adobe is hiring: adobe.com/aboutadobe/careeropp” (link)
Adobe’s Career Page: “Adobe has a new talent acquisition system. This system is optimized for performance on IE 6 or IE 7, running on Windows XP. Unfortunately it is not supported on...
“When we first opened, the Pentagon called and said, “We want 15 hamburgers; what...”
– How I Did It: Jerry Murrell, Five Guys Burgers and Fries
You may not have the best burger in Nashville Mr. Murrell, but I love your restaurants.
(via neuski)
“This was the weekend those of us with high standards lost their remaining...”
– Joe Clark, on the iPad Denial of expertise
Presidential Interns →
Oh great and powerful leaders, please protect us from our helpless selves.
An alarm clock in Ginza →
Ryan Singer from 37signals talks about a brilliantly (simply) designed alarm clock that was in his Tokyo hotel.
March 2010
1 post
“If you leave email open all day long, you’re basically saying anytime...”
– Merlin Mann Mac Power Users Podcast, Episode 23
January 2010
3 posts
40 Useful Photoshop Web Layout Tutorials http://bit.ly/58AiTo
The buckeye on the Ohio State cheerleaders uniforms look like bad clip art. #rosebowl #ohiostate
. @ESPN_BigTen @slmandel I don’t understand how PSU beat LSU. I mean, they had a weak 2009 schedule.
December 2009
14 posts
RT @jeffputz: Walt Disney World… like you’ve never seen it before… http://mousezoom.com/
BREAKING NEWS — It’s snowing in Cleveland. In December. Someone alert Mark Johnson.
. @smokingapples At the end of the day, people buy products that WORK. Zealously or not, a logo alone can’t survive a finicky market.
RT @gopsugameday: Congrats to the 3-time NCAA champions!!! What a comeback for women’s volleyball to take the national title, 3-2!!!
Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays? I say, who cares … http://bit.ly/6HJA8N
http://twitpic.com/twz6u - And it’s @adobe with the block. #pdf #fail
IE6 serves a purpose after all! RT @bcolbow: I read The Brads and so should you—The Comic For People Who Make Websites http://bit.ly/4yjUc6
RT @Ihnatko: One nice thing about taking your car to a garage: the nostalgic sound of a dot-matrix printer.
As much as I *love* watching a 1-11 team on NFL Net *AND* @WKYC I think I’d prefer The Office, Parks/Rec & 30 Rock.
. @APGenaroArmas Rather see PSU-LSU than PSU-GT. Wonder if I’m alone or if that will be a common feeling.
RT @JimCantore: Its snowing in Galveston, TX right now. WOW !!
Does @fox8news care? You really pushed the issue when you had the Mon night game. Now, you seem indifferent. “What’s in it for 8?” I guess!
Finally got my butt on Haystack - http://haystack.com/company/3943-walt-schmidt
“… look past the storied tradition […] and seemingly endless pocketbook, you’re left with a school chasing ghosts.” http://bit.ly/6ObonT
November 2009
22 posts
RT @Scobleizer: Why Tiger (or you) should NOT talk to cops (watch the two videos on top of Google here): http://bit.ly/5s4XQ1
RT @SethDavisHoops: It’s official: Pete Carroll is a no-class lowlife. Does he have any notion he is supposed to be an educator?
RT @savingsmania: Cyber Monday Amazon Toy Sale online now,
http://www.savingsmania.com/toys.aspx
. @Andy_Staples @slmandel There’s something to be said about being the bigger man, though Carroll never struck me as being such a man.
A Collection of Useful Web Design Wireframing Resources http://bit.ly/6gRekB
I just got Voice Candy for Mac free from tap tap tap. They just released Voices for iPhone http://bit.ly/i56Un