Quimbob

I was in Los Angeles for Christmas about 15 years ago & it seemed like any other day. Groceries, gas stations, fast food were all open. Lotsa people out & about, too.

Reco Sporting Goods - downtown Springfield Spring Street approach to the train station. When Spring Street went airborne, the station had to go Washington Street on the south side of the arcade

When I was a kid & hanging around with kids into shoplifting, we were very aware that any punishment we might get would be less for us as minors than as adults.

Mapping, music, Xmas, YouTube Straight outta Italy http://www.esriitalia.it/mapgallery/natale/

trollin trollin trollin

Apparently the proprietor of Park Chili in Northside has passed away. No idea what will happen with the business. http://cincinnatiheraldseminar.pbworks.com/w/page/26723451/Park%20Chili%20Listening%20Post a masterwork of video

ok, my December profile picture on PhaseBuch is Krampus. Apparently someone has complained to group admins & Zuckerberg about the inappropriateness of my pic. sheesh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3Ozz6_pdMI

Space Barbie

at the supermarket I go to, they cover the cover of Cosmo in the racks in the check out lanes. I make a point to liberate them. That is, I move them in front of the shield thing - I don't steal them...

is this the same Cosmo that exists today?

Anybody know what prompted the NCH mayor to retire after so many years in office?

Apparently Robocop is going to be a lot cuter than originally planned. http://news.yahoo.com/real-life-39-robocop-39-may-coming-street-012810134.html On second thought it's kinda got a Dalek thing going on...

I remembered that & went back to look. The person who said there was no way to report online isn't too tech savvy. The police chief was on the Dan Hurley show this AM, too and he mentioned this. In other news, at UC's urging, Ralph Winkler cracked down on some aggravated robbery guys who got busted near campus. He sentenced them to 11 years. 1 less year than what you get for sticking a gun barrel down a girl's throat & murdering her. http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20131222/NEWS0107/312220023/Judge-answers-UC-plea-crack-down-criminals-maximum-sentence

I'm guessing EVERYBODY is going to want very firm assurances/commitments from Ctanley now that they have seen the boy in action and his willingness to just throw it all away halfway thru a project.

Cincinnati looking at online crime reporting http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20131222/NEWS/312220031/Not-an-emergency-Put-down-your-phone-grab-your-mouse Did Cincinnati ever enable that smart phone nuisance reporting app that used pictures & GPS data?

look under "roaming rights"

I doubt a Cincinnati mayor has much to do offer middle eastern oil barons. I WAS thinking the boy might be more of a Rod Blagojevich, tho.

http://dc.streetsblog.org/2013/03/04/ohio-puts-the-squeeze-on-peoples-right-to-walk/ The country’s seventh most populous state is rolling back pedestrians’ right-of-way within crosswalks when they have a walk signal. The state of Ohio recently updated its Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, putting in place new limits on people’s legal rights to walk without risk of being at fault in the event of a collision. The new rules require pedestrians to yield to cars turning right or left on red at the beginning of the green signal. Columbus-area cycling advocate Patricia Kovacs, in a petition she is circulating, said the state of Ohio allows for walk signals as short as four seconds. Surrendering right of way at the beginning of the walk cycle might mean missing out on a chance for pedestrians to cross the street safely and legally.

His old lady is in the Gold Star fam? The Business Courier reported some Gold Star exec was opposed to the streetcar a year or so ago - maybe that's who is pulling the strings.

Building Ridgewood - South Kensington Place?

OT - Invest in Neighborhoods is trying to piggyback on the civic momentum of the streetcar activism. Dunno if anybody foresaw this as a benefit to the city at large. Let's Continue the Drive The past couple of weeks have seen an exercise of citizen engagement unlike anything Cincinnati has experienced in recent memory. Historically at the neighborhood level, we tend to see a significant increase in participation when issues that touch self interest are being debated. To be sure, the streetcar debate did for some involve self interest, but for many, many more (on both sides of the issue), it was a matter of what they felt was best for the future of our city. Many of those had not ever before spoken or acted publicly on an issue of such importance. It's apparent to us there's a whole lot of passion about Cincinnati throughout the city. This passion, if pointed in the right directions, can benefit every neighborhood in the city. http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=49731267b0653f0284fac45de&id=7c2aabffdb http://www.investinneighborhoods.com/

NIGHTMARE OF GIANT KITTEN EATING HERMIT CRABS http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/12/absurd-creature-of-the-week-2/#slideid-401211

Why is this something the government does? Seems like something for a business to do. I believe there's already bike rental downtown.