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The Queen City Voxers group is having a meetup! All Voxers are welcome to attend, as are significant others, children, etc.
When: Saturday, July 12, 2008 11:00 AM – whenever
Where: Ault Park shelter, 3600 Observatory Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45208
Eats: bring your own picnic! If you feel like it, bring something to share too.
RSVPs: not essential, but appreciated.
Questions? Concerns? Suggestions? Post a reply to this announcement, or send me a private message.
Hope to see you there!
What's your favorite type of donut?
Submitted by tomatshonino.
The kind I do in the parking lot.
(Yes, it's a joke. I came out of work one afternoon to find I'd parked in the middle of someone else's tracks. I like it.)
In terms of the things you eat, I'm a sucker for local favorites Graeter's and Busken. Especially the custard-filled fudge-iced. Mmm. Not a taste to be indulged too often.
I spoke too soon about the prevalence of periodical cicadas around our house. They're here, and they're flying all over the place whenever the sun is out (and sometimes when it isn't).
Cicada shells, anyone? Yummy.
- They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
- Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
- At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
- We will remember them.
- —Laurence Binyon (1869-1943)
Remembering one of our locals: "Army Pvt. Haunert, 21, of Blue Ash, is the 4,080th U.S. service member to be killed in the Iraq war."
Our yard has had a light turnout from the Brood XIV 17-year cicadas. We seem to be right on the edge of their territory. We also saw relatively few of the Brood X cicadas in 2004.
I've known this familiar Springdale, Ohio landmark for some 35 years. An imposing and distinctive building, it stands out amid the nearby corporate buildings, restaurants, and retail. But Google is surprisingly reluctant to turn up information about it. Recently I learned some of its background and thought I'd share. (Standard disclaimer: the story is just here for your interest, and isn't any kind of official statement by the organizations mentioned.)
The building was the undertaking of the Glenmary Home Missioners, a Catholic group then located in Glendale, Ohio, immediately to the south of Springdale. Construction began in 1950 and the south wing was completed in 1951; the entire project finished in 1961. The building housed a seminary until just 1966, and the group's offices until 1971. Glenmary then sold the building, and it has housed commercial offices ever since. Apparently the clocks on the tower--just three of them and none working, possibly due to a shortage of funds at the time--were added during the mid to late 1980s. The Sheakley Group of Companies bought the building in 1993 and eventually rechristened it The Sheakley Building; Sheakley still owns it today. (If the building had a formal name prior to that, I haven't found it.) In 1999-2000 Sheakley built a large addition in the rear; though designed as modern office space, its brickwork blends with the original building.
Addendum: I've also heard that the building is situated on the highest point in Hamilton County. I haven't confirmed this, but it seems plausible.
A while ago there was discussion about a Meetup for Cincinnati-area Voxers. But we all got busy with one thing or another and it never quite jelled. Are folks still interested?
The Vox authority on such matters tells me an organized meetup would get a plug from Team Vox and--I know this is of particular importance--some sort of schwag. (Mmm...schwaaag.)
If there's interest we can piece together the details. One that occurs to me: some Queen City Voxers have kids. Would you prefer a kid-friendly meeting place where they could hang out together, or an adults-only event?
Share your thoughts!
Whilst in the vicinity of Downtown Cincinnati for this exhibit opening, I snapped a few pictures with the cam-phone. (Phone-cam? Cell-cam? Smart-phone-cam? Camshaft? Gesellschaft?)
Mmm...buildings....
The International Red Cross, according to AP, has stated that the death toll from the Myanmar cyclone "may be between 68,833 and 127,990." And more is on the way.
In China, meanwhile, Xinhua places a (possibly understated) death toll from the earthquake at 19,565. The toll will continue to rise as bodies are found. If the Zipingpu dam were to break, the situation would get even worse.
So. From these rough numbers, we show between 88,398 and 147,555 people dead. The city of Cincinnati, which I live outside of, has a population of approximately 332,252. Just two disasters in a short time; the equivalent of 27% to 44% of Cincinnati's population wiped out.
Between 48 and 80 times the final death toll from Katrina.
Imagine a disaster of that scale happening here. How would we respond?
I walked out into the living room this morning. The TV was on CNN. They were talking about President Bush's golf game. Are TV news audiences (yes, I'm talking about yours too, Fox) really largely idiots, or is it just in the interests of the news organizations to dish out stupid crap even when new human suffering is being born on a massive scale?
I haven't made up my mind on that one.
At any rate, there are organizations like Red Cross and UNICEF if you feel like giving. No, that won't bring back the dead, and yes, it's a bit like a drop in an ocean. But it's something, and I think it's more than a feel-good gesture.
Some time ago I lamented the closing of Su Casa, a Mexican restaurant in the northern suburbs of Cincinnati. Its successor, Blue Agave, has opened, and I'm happy to report I'll be eating there regularly. On my most recent visit I devoured a Burro de la Roqueta lunch special with pork tenderloin, a helping of spicy pico de gallo, and rice with a drizzling of cheese (Chihuahua, I think). Excellent. I've also been impressed with the fried burrito and huevos rancheros lunch specials. The chips are fresh, the soft drinks are generous, and the spicy salsa is nicely garlic-heavy (although they seem to have toned it down a bit since they opened). The decor is bright and clean, initially striking me as a bit sterile compared to Su Casa, but welcome in its own way. So check it out if you're near Springdale. It's good.
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