the pope

and what was your snappy reply to that? i've given up on "lecturing" them. Instead I try to get them to unique restaurants or fun happy hours to let them experience it for themselves.

^typical response from any coworker of mine: "why would you want to look at bums all day?"

yeah, it made an appearance in the "weird ohio" book

when i walked by after work, i kept staring up into the window to try and get on someone's camera.

only if 80% of their revenue is derived from tobacco.

how dare you speak positively!

a true browns fan!

the pope gives uptown grille "two thumbs down" for personal reasons.

^ooh, an hour of bowling!

^condo rehab!

this may be an UO first, critique of strip club design.

might as well get the grid than too?

i remember the good ol days of knowing the bartender, who would lock the front door at 2am and leave us to our own devices until 6am (when mcdonald's across the street opened)

wait, the BoHo closed? I'm really out of touch.

oh dean savinell, we'll miss you. Although he's no dean gilmore....

damnit, i wasn't sure if it was intranet oriented or not. If anyone REALLY wants it, PM me, and i'll email a copy. FYI, my work does it too!

I don't feel very well after reading that article. Makes me glad I don't work in valley view anymore!

not sure exactly where to put this. Its an article making the business case for Employers to sponsor pre-tax commuter benefits. The benefit works for public transportation, carpooling and lastly parking. Its just a different way to look at why mass transportation is good. Its a typically different perspective from the usual pro-transit arguments. Let me know if the link doesn't work. (its a .pdf) http://proquest.umi.com/pdf/39f53cb51602242d041eb82525ff8205/1168458247/share1/pqimage/irs3/20070110141406624/18328/out.pdf

to be exact, it was 44.5 in 2006

Sour times for vineyard Washed-out bridge hurts key Lake business Wednesday, January 10, 2007 Maggi Martin Plain Dealer Reporter Madison Township - His grandfather crushed his own grapes to sell to Smucker's and Welch's jam companies in 1916. Nearly a century later that same family farm helped Tony Debevc cultivate Chalet Debonne Vineyards, one of Ohio's largest estate wineries and a vital part of the region's $6 million wine industry. But getting to the 120-acre Chalet Debonne on Doty Road has become so challenging that Debevc is concerned about his ability to stay open. http://www.cleveland.com/ohio/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1168422359322880.xml&coll=2

i like throwing out random numbers: Industrial Valley Population 1910: 18,886 ppl Industrial Valley Population 1990: 543 ppl

oh, if anyone really cares, the new IRS rate for personal vehicular use for business reimbursement is at 48.5 cents per mile now (2007 figure)

i though HNIC meant, Hockey Night In Canada? I was talking about the Don Cherry Discount.

and oddly enough their mascot is the East Liverpool Potters.

ooh, a puma store, welcome to the 90's cleveland.