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  • Straight No Chaser

    This group was featured at the end of World News with Charles Gibson tonight on ABC. They are really good and fun to listen to. If you like their rendition of “The 12 Days of Christmas” there are several other acapella songs of theirs on YouTube to watch as well. [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2008, 7:10pm EST
    by Craig

  • Unacceptable Black Friday Behavior

    Worse than millions of people getting up at an insane hour of the morning to go shopping, worse than camping outside a store missing Thanksgiving with family and worse than Americans clamoring to buy more crap they don’t need with money they don’t have: Wal-Mart Employee Trampled to Death Toys R Us Shooting Leaves [...]
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    Posted: November 28, 2008, 10:51pm EST
    by Craig

  • I first watched ...

    I first watched this video a year or so ago. I was amazed. I watched it again today, I’m still amazed. [...]
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    Posted: November 28, 2008, 6:32pm EST
    by Craig

  • The Black Hole

    I stumbled upon this video by using Flixxy.com. It’s just under 3 minutes and very funny. Watch and enjoy! [...]
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    Posted: November 28, 2008, 6:22pm EST
    by Craig

  • Oeff Oeff

    A German man is determined to live simply, off the land. Oeff Oeff, whose real name is Jürgen Wagner, is 43 years old and has given up the modern ways of life, including use of money, electricity and running water. Oeff Oeff is the founder -aand by his own account, the [...]
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    Posted: November 26, 2008, 10:47pm EST
    by Craig

  • Pre-Thanksgiving Christmas

    Ah, it’s that wonderful time of year where the kids go trick-or-treating on October 31st, you yank all the Halloween stuff down on November 1st and slap up the Santa decor on November 2nd - or Nov. 1st if you are ambitious. Thankfully Thanksgiving fills the small void of time between [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2008, 10:45pm EST
    by Craig

  • SPAM

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    One indicator of how the economy is affecting American families is apparently measured by tracking the food they buy. Banquet dinners are selling quite well, supposedly in part because they are comfort foods, although I’m pretty sure the $.87 price tag is a big draw as well…that’s cheaper than a McD’s Double Cheeseburger! (I bought one tonight [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2008, 10:47pm EST
    by Craig

  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Beer, Sausage & Cheese

    Number of comments: 1
    Last week I spent a few days in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on a working vacation. I didn’t have daily use of a vehicle so any tourist activity was done by walking…and in Milwaukee that’s actually quite a bit. I didn’t make it to Lake Michigan, but I’ve seen that lake from the south and [...]
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    Posted: November 22, 2008, 12:06am EST
    by Craig

  • Puppy Cam

    People Magazine, in it’s Sexiest Man Alive issue no less, put a blurb in about a live webcam where anyone in the world can keep an eye on 6 Shiba Inu puppies in San Francisco. It’s their website of the week. There’s an article on people.com but to watch the puppies LIVE [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2008, 10:22pm EST
    by Craig

  • Just when you thought it was safe to watch TV…

    I can’t stand TV execs. The Boston Globe, among many sources, is reporting: It’s not a big surprise, but for many of us, it’s a big disappointment. ABC has cancelled “Pushing Daisies,” “Dirty Sexy Money,” and “Eli Stone”! The network has not actually used the word “cancelled,” but it is not picking [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2008, 9:09pm EST
    by Craig

  • Top 10 Reasons This Blog Hasn’t Been Updated

    10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. umm, I’m lazy and haven’t felt inspired. …but I’m gonna get back on the wheel and start grinding out some posts…especially for you Maka.        [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2008, 10:51pm EST
    by Craig

  • Part 2: Extreme Makeover Home Edition (in TOLEDO!)

    Number of comments: 2
    Today, Thursday, I returned to the EMHE worksite to see the progress being made. Having watched 13abc all week I knew that major work had been accomplished, but it’s something quite different to see it all in person.  I last visited on Tuesday and posted pictures my friend Cindy took.  [...]
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    Posted: September 11, 2008, 10:49pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (in TOLEDO!)

    Number of comments: 10
    The popular ABC show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is building a house in Toledo this week.  The family was notified on Sunday that they were selected.  They were then whisked away from their home and sent on a vacation to DisneyWorld.  On Monday, production went into full swing by preparing the [...]
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    Posted: September 09, 2008, 10:54pm EDT
    by Craig

  • LeRoi Moore…Has Died

    Just learned minutes ago that LeRoi Moore, saxophonist for the Dave Matthews Band died today.  Why is this news blog worthy for me?  Dave Matthews Band is my favorite band. LeRoi had an ATV accident on his farm in Virginia on June 30th.  He went from serious to fair to good [...]
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    Posted: August 19, 2008, 10:28pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Zimbabwe’s $100 Billion Dollar Bill

    In Zimbabwe, inflation is so bad (2.2 million percent) that the government has recently printed up a bill of currency that is worth $100 billion dollars…yes, that’s right Billion with a capital B.  The problem is that this seemingly huge amount of money is practically worthless due to Zimbabwe’s economy existing in such a [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2008, 10:25pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Brett the Jet? Blech!

    Those who know me are aware that I’m a Green Bay Packers fan.  I’ve remained silent through all this Brett Favre “un-retirement” crap that has happened in the last few weeks…now I’m ready to offer my stance. I was ok when Brett retired in March.  I think any true Packers fan [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2008, 10:05pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Clutter Is My New Enemy

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    I’ve had a strong urge the last few months to eliminate a lot of the clutter from my life.  I used to collect all sorts of things when I was younger and those things are now seemingly permanent residents of my attic.  Stuff like baseball and football cards, comic books, coins, buttons, [...]
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    Posted: July 16, 2008, 9:40pm EDT
    by Craig

  • A Life For Sale

    Such an interesting idea… www.alife4sale.com Here’s an article, one of dozens I imagine that have been written. And here’s the link to the eBay item, it went live yesterday and will stay up till next Sunday. [...]
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    Posted: June 23, 2008, 10:18pm EDT
    by Craig

  • I?need?cool?air?

    Number of comments: 1
    Thursday was a hot day and pretty humid too.  I’ve discovered that the older I get the faster I can acclimatize to heat when it starts to get towards summer.  When I was a kid I’d sweat buckets constantly all summer long.  So when it got hot like it did Thursday (88°) [...]
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    Posted: June 07, 2008, 12:48pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Memorial Day Wknd @ Maumee Bay State Park

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    As has been the custom since Molly and I married, Memorial Day weekend was spent at Maumee Bay State Park on the coast of Lake Erie in Oregon, Ohio.  Molly’s parents, my parents, her immediate family as well as several of her cousins, aunts and uncles all come for a weekend [...]
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    Posted: May 28, 2008, 11:14pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Morel Mushrooms

    Right off the bat I’ll state I’m not a fan of mushrooms.  I don’t appreciate the taste and I don’t like the texture…not even on pizza or in spaghetti sauce.  So when I find morels in my backyard it’s a lucky day for someone else.  Today I was mowing the yard [...]
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    Posted: May 23, 2008, 9:49pm EDT
    by Craig

  • I Give Up!

    Stations in Toledo seemed to be half and half this afternoon.  Many of them kept the price at $3.99 but many also bumped it up to $4.19!  Why $4.19 tho?  Don’t they know going over the $4.00 mark is a HUGE step for Americans to make?  Why not just a [...]
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    Posted: May 22, 2008, 10:05pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Smart Cars Fit Anywhere!

    I was getting an oil change at my mechanic today and this magazine cover caught my eye. That’s a Smart Car being loaded into the rear end of a full size motorhome.  This picture is from an RV show that was held in Europe.  I was quite amazed…and intrigued.  This model [...]
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    Posted: May 21, 2008, 9:39pm EDT
    by Craig

  • If Only…

    If only I could take advantage of the Jeep/Dodge/Chrysler plan “Let’s Refuel America” I would be able to pay a full $1.00 less per gallon than what gas is going for today.  It’s another new record…did I really need to say that? [...]
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    Posted: May 21, 2008, 8:40pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Interesting Links

    This week I’ve had a heck of a cold and it’s left me quite uninspired to write anything at all.  Sorry ’bout that.  Since I’m always adding links to the section on the right side of the site but not mentioning anything about them I thought I’d showcase some interesting websites I’ve found. HybridCars.com [...]
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    Posted: May 16, 2008, 10:46pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Up, Up, Up…$4 is Next

    Number of comments: 3
    Did I miss something or did we skip the 80 cent range altogether?  Last Wednesday I took a picture of this station with $3.79 and all of a sudden it’s $3.95?  Are all the jumps going to be this big from now on? On an interesting note, however, comes news via [...]
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    Posted: May 13, 2008, 3:56pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Pennies Cost 1.3 Cents to Make?

    From the file of “I never woulda known that” comes news that the government wants to change the metal composition of 2 United States coins.  The penny and the nickel are under scrutiny for the amount of money it costs to manufacture them.  Currently it costs the U.S. Mint 1.3 cents [...]
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    Posted: May 09, 2008, 10:25pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Forever Stamps

    Forever Stamps are an interesting concept.  The idea is that you purchase the stamps now and then you can use them at any time in the future, no matter what the postal rate happens to be.  Currently they are flying out of post offices because on May 12 the cost [...]
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    Posted: May 09, 2008, 11:15am EDT
    by Craig

  • 23 Cent Pizza!

    For one day only, Thursday, May 8, 2008, customers can buy a large, one topping pizza at Papa Johns for just 23 cents.  (one pizza per customer) The reason? CLEVELAND (AP) — Papa John’s Pizza issued an apology to Cleveland and the Cavaliers for making T-shirts with LeBron James‘ number and the [...]
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    Posted: May 07, 2008, 11:25pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Now, It’s Really Getting Ridiculous.

    Today we hit another extreme record high in the price of gasoline in the Toledo area.  I’ve run out of things to say, but I’m going to continue to take pictures of the signs and post them here if for no other reason than to be able to show my [...]
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    Posted: May 07, 2008, 9:15pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Pay at the Pump Limits

    I find these monetary limits quite annoying.  These stickers are on the pumps at local Speedway gas stations.  According to this article these limits have always been in place and part of corporate policy.  The stickers, however, have shown up in the last year or so as the cost of a gallon of gas rose [...]
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    Posted: May 06, 2008, 10:25pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Sinko de Mayo

    Ah, once again the calendar page makes a stop at May 5th, another drinking holiday speedbump on the annual trip thru the year.  Bars are happy, cops are on patrol, courtrooms will soon have full dockets of drunk drivers once again. The title of my post is misspelled on purpose.  It’s the punchline to a [...]
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    Posted: May 05, 2008, 9:19pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Grand Rapids to Napoleon on U.S. 24

    Yesterday I challenged myself to come up with a blog entry.  I had to drive to Napoleon, Ohio on an errand and I knew of a couple places I might take a picture or two.  What I ended up with was a short travel guide to the section of U.S. 24 that stretches between [...]
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    Posted: May 03, 2008, 1:45pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Ohio House Bill 545

    Number of comments: 10
    I laughed when I saw this sign on North Reynolds Rd. in Toledo this evening.  An article in the Dayton Business Journal states that Ohio House Bill 545: would cap annual percentage rates on payday loans at 28 percent, extend the repayment period to 31 days from 14 days and cut [...]
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    Posted: May 01, 2008, 10:49pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Spring Has Sprung

    Number of comments: 2
    Although there some frost last night, chances are pretty good that things will be warmer from this point on.  I snapped a few photos around my area that tell me spring is in the air.  At our place we have a lot of flowers that come up each spring (I suppose those [...]
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    Posted: April 30, 2008, 8:51pm EDT
    by Craig

  • $3.65! Are You Kidding?

    *sigh*   No explanation needed I suppose. Snapped this picture on my way to work today, a new record high in Toledo. I remember when gas was about $1.65 a gallon, that was when I decided to buy an SUV. A colleague of mine, who has a blog of his own, pointed me towards [...]
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    Posted: April 29, 2008, 10:53pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Dad & Lad Cub Scout Weekend

    Two weekends ago, Ethan and I attended a program put on by our scout council called “Dad & Lad.”  It’s a weekend designed around cubs and their dads spending time outside together in an activity based setting.  It’s held at Camp Miakonda in Sylvania, Ohio.  There’s also a companion weekend a couple weeks later called “Mom [...]
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    Posted: April 28, 2008, 10:04pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Happy Blog-iversary to Me!

    April 26, 2007 was the day I started this blog by writing my first post.  On that day I never would have thought that I would be marking one year by reporting that there have been 11,708 visitors. You keep reading and I’ll keep writing.  Thanks! [...]
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    Posted: April 26, 2008, 12:27am EDT
    by Craig

  • Fort Meigs

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    A requirement for earning the Tiger badge in Cub Scouts is to visit a museum or historic place.  So a couple weekends ago Ethan’s Tiger den (and their parents) headed to Fort Meigs in Perrysburg, Ohio, an historic site that was an integral part of the War of 1812.  From The Ohio Historical Society’s [...]
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    Posted: April 26, 2008, 12:21am EDT
    by Craig

  • Tony & Todd Will Be On TV!!

    Number of comments: 1
    That’s kindof a misleading blog post title since Tony is on TV several times a week.  But hey, Todd isn’t!  So maybe it should be “Todd Will Be On TV!!”  Anyway, my friends Tony and Todd have done so well with their video blog: www.tonyandtoddsroadsideattractions.blogspot.com that the TV station has agreed to [...]
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    Posted: April 23, 2008, 8:50pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Earth Day, Smearth Day

    I’m not really one for celebrating or making a big deal out of Earth Day.  That’s because I do what I can to help the earth every day of the year.  I recycle my plastic bottles, aluminum cans, glass, cardboard and newspaper at home, and at work I voluntarily take care [...]
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    Posted: April 22, 2008, 9:35pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Boys Will Be Boys, part 2

    Every once in a while I have to go through the kids’ school bags and clean out the clutter - and also to make sure there aren’t a few things that Mom and I should have read or seen. This morning I was pulling some old papers out of Ethan’s bag [...]
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    Posted: April 16, 2008, 8:24pm EDT
    by Craig

  • This video might be boring if you’re ...

    This video might be boring if you’re not family, or friends of the family.  Not that everyone isn’t invited to view it but if you don’t know Austin -my nephew- then watching more than 4 minutes of a baby making a mess out of a birthday cake might be a little much.  If you do know Austin, then be sure [...]
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    Posted: April 16, 2008, 6:19pm EDT
    by Craig

  • The Week in Pictures #10

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    Hopefully as spring continues it’s slooow debut into NW Ohio I’ll discover more opportunities for picture taking.  Winter didn’t seem to generate many interesting occurrences where I wanted to take photos. Part of that might be that I generally only went to work and then back home again.  The cost of [...]
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    Posted: April 12, 2008, 11:20am EDT
    by Craig

  • Meanderamble - 3

    Sorry it’s been a slow month for reading this blog.  There are days that go by with nary a thought in my mind that I feel is blogworthy and then there are days like today when I have a few things I want to share… So go ahead, click below. Earth Hour I’m [...]
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    Posted: March 28, 2008, 10:42pm EDT
    by Craig

  • 10,000 Visitors To My Blog

    Number of comments: 2
    Today this blog hit a significant mark.  In the short 11 month history of Ideatreks.com there have now been 10,000 visits to this blog.  Sometime today, March 19th, the 10,000th hit was counted. On April 26, 2007 I started writing this blog.  I had previously played with a couple blogs before but never stuck with it [...]
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    Posted: March 19, 2008, 9:42pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Waterville Easter Egg “Hunt”

    Last Saturday we headed to a park in Waterville for one of our family’s Easter traditions.  Each year the Waterville, Ohio community sponsors an Easter Egg ”Hunt” for area kids.  I put quotes around the word hunt because it’s more of an egg “grab”.  The kids are categorized by age: 3-4, 5-6 and 7-8.  Each age group has an area [...]
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    Posted: March 19, 2008, 9:15pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Holy Taco Toledo!

    Number of comments: 1
    It seems like Toledo and the surrounding area has always gone a little psycho at the grand opening of certain new businesses that come to town.  Several years ago the only Wal*Mart in the area was in Bowling Green.  Then they built one in Toledo.  Well, the city went nuts!  The lines were out of [...]
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    Posted: March 13, 2008, 10:50pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Mephitis Mephitis

    Number of comments: 2
    The following events occured one week ago, last Monday… It’s not a good thing when you sit straight up in bed, awakened suddenly by the voices of your wife and daughter yelling loudly, “Tupper, NO!!!!, Tupper, STOP!!!!!”  Fearful that the dog had been run over in the street I sprang out of bed in a slight panic [...]
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    Posted: March 10, 2008, 11:52pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Leap Day!

    Sorry, I don’t really have anything significant to write about today.  I simply wanted to be able to make a post on my blog that had the date February 29th on it since I’ll have to wait 4 more years to post on that date again. I’ll try to come up [...]
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    Posted: February 29, 2008, 10:49pm EST
    by Craig

  • In The News…

    In the news today, Tuesday, were the following tidbits that I found intriguing… Seed Vault From CNN’s website: A vast underground vault storing millions of seeds from around the world is scheduled to open this week in a mountain on a remote island near the Arctic Ocean.  Dubbed the “Doomsday Vault,” the seed [...]
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    Posted: February 26, 2008, 10:12pm EST
    by Craig

  • Winter Wonderland

    Last night around midnight it started to snow, and snow, and snow some more.  It snowed about an inch an hour I think, when I let the dogs out in the morning around 8:00 there was a good 7-8″ of snow on the ground.  The dogs loved it.  I thought [...]
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    Posted: February 26, 2008, 8:22pm EST
    by Craig

  • Fast Food Beef

    Number of comments: 1
    Something that’s been bugging me is all this coverage of the beef recall.  Don’t get me wrong, there should definitely be news coverage of something as heinous as this behavior.  The part that bugs me is that the nation’s media is pointing their finger straight at the one beef processing plant, Westland/Hallmark Meat Co., as [...]
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    Posted: February 22, 2008, 10:48pm EST
    by Craig

  • Yesterday I blogged about the flooding in ...

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    Yesterday I blogged about the flooding in Waterville, today I headed to Grand Rapids, Ohio to see how the flooding looked there.  Plus I wanted to compare it with what I saw when the Maumee River flooded the downtown area in January 2005.  What I saw today looks very similar to what I saw back then.  The same businesses [...]
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    Posted: February 08, 2008, 9:36pm EST
    by Craig

  • Waterville, Ohio Flooding ...

    Waterville, Ohio Flooding [...]
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    Posted: February 07, 2008, 10:27pm EST
    by Craig

  • Northwest Ohio is in the midst of ...

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    Northwest Ohio is in the midst of some pretty nasty flooding along it’s rivers.  The 2-3? of snow that melted during 2 days of heavy rain culminated in swollen creeks, streams and rivers.  It’s been worse along the Maumee River in the past, but this is still pretty bad. I live in a [...]
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    Posted: February 07, 2008, 7:20pm EST
    by Craig

  •   Last Saturday my son’s Cub Scout ...

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      Last Saturday my son’s Cub Scout Pack held their annual Pinewood Derby.  This is Ethan’s first year in Cub Scouts so this was our initial foray into the world of creating a car from a block of wood.  We decided to make it look like Lightning McQueen from the Pixar movie Cars.  Molly and [...]
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    Posted: February 06, 2008, 8:59pm EST
    by Craig

  • Super Bowl Ads

    I watch the Super Bowl because it’s usually a great game.  But c’mon, don’t we all enjoy the ads as well?  I enjoy the ads so much that I usually make my snack and bathroom trips during a boring part in the game.  This year if you didn’t get to see [...]
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    Posted: February 04, 2008, 1:14pm EST
    by Craig

  • Presidential Candidate Trinkets

    Number of comments: 1
    About a week or so ago I casually dropped by the website of a presidential candidate -I forget which one- and then looked around a bit and eventually clicked on a link to the “store” where they sell what basically are election souvenirs.  I was astounded at some of the [...]
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    Posted: February 02, 2008, 12:18am EST
    by Craig

  • How to Pick a Presidential Candidate

    Here’s a neat little tool that you can use to help you determine what candidate you should support in the race for President.  Simply make a choice based on how much you agree or disagree on a dozen or so questions and the website will generate a percentage based on how much your opinion on [...]
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    Posted: February 01, 2008, 7:29pm EST
    by Craig

  • Sleeping Bear Dunes & South Manitou Island

    Number of comments: 2
    Now that we are in the midst of winter it seems like the perfect time to share with you the pictures from my vacation last August.  Perhaps they will offer hope that we will indeed encounter warm weather again.  All right, fine, really I just now got done putting all the pictures online and organizing them into some type of timeline…but [...]
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    Posted: January 31, 2008, 7:01pm EST
    by Craig

  • Owl

    Number of comments: 2
    Tonight as a few people were leaving work for dinner break we saw an owl in our back parking lot here in Toledo.  I didn’t see it at first as I was a few steps behind the others.  As I exited the door I heard “You just missed an owl!”  Turns [...]
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    Posted: January 25, 2008, 9:29pm EST
    by Craig

  • Ooh, Ooh Vote For ME!

    Number of comments: 1
    Remember the grand old days of high school?  The first few days of a new school year; the new clothes, the new folders, unchewed pencils, pens with caps still on them.  You spend a couple of days learning the names of the new kids and determining who in class is cute this [...]
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    Posted: January 22, 2008, 9:38pm EST
    by Craig

  • In The News…

    Today we learned that Sir Edmund Hillary died in his native New Zealand.  On May 29, 1953 he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest.  plus… The world’s cheapest car was unveiled today at an Indian auto show.  It’s called the Tata [...]
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    Posted: January 10, 2008, 7:46pm EST
    by Craig

  • It’s Been A Week…

    I’ve been off-blog for about a week.  There’s a couple reasons for that.  Molly had some surgery on her foot and I’ve been helping her out at home since her doctor told her to stay off her foot and keep it elevated as much as possible.  At the same time [...]
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    Posted: January 09, 2008, 10:24pm EST
    by Craig

  • I Gave Myself a New Year’s Present

    Number of comments: 2
    Since, by most appearances, I work on this blogging thing pretty regularly I decided to purchase a domain name.  What better way to start a new year than by doing something new! What that means is that instead of typing in ideatreks.wordpress.com you can simply type in ideatreks.com  Typing in ideatreks.wordpress.com will still get you [...]
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    Posted: December 31, 2007, 11:59pm EST
    by Craig

  • 2007 In Review

    We’ve all seen the “Year in Review” segments on every newscast and show during the last week.  You’ve got the local news counting down the top local stories, the national news counting down the top national stories and the entertainment programs counting dow… Wait a minute, Anna Nicole Smith is [...]
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    Posted: December 31, 2007, 9:56pm EST
    by Craig

  • I Don’t Make Resolutions, But…

    Number of comments: 2
    I make no resolutions, they are silly, we all know that.  However, a fresh new calendar page on a fresh new year offers -at least the illusion- of a fresh start and who doesn’t like that? So at the end of 2008 I hope to look back on this list and see [...]
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    Posted: December 31, 2007, 8:19pm EST
    by Craig

  • Keep on Talkin’

    Number of comments: 1
     Car Crashes into ABC7 Chicago Studio If this happened in our studio I’m not sure what we’d have done.  This anchor does a superb job of telling the TV audience what happened while maintaining control of the show.  Impressive stuff.  Interestingly, at the signoff the anchor reads the names, you know [...]
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    Posted: December 24, 2007, 9:08pm EST
    by Craig

  • Hmmm…

    Number of comments: 3
    Apparently I need to increase the level of my writing and the overall intelligence level of my blog posts.  My friend’s blog, Glass City Jungle, obtained a rating of “genius.” These ratings are just for fun but there is some mild statistical analysis used to determine the intelligence level of the blog.   A search program combs through [...]
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    Posted: December 24, 2007, 6:58pm EST
    by Craig

  • Dachshunds Love Peanut Butter

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    Here’s what happens when we use up peanut butter in our house. [...]
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    Posted: December 23, 2007, 3:16pm EST
    by Craig

  • Birthdays…

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    Today happens to be my birthday.  As I get older I start to feel less excited about birthdays each year and I’m starting to grasp how my dad felt while I was growing up.  He was always appreciative of the attention given him - the cake, the cards, the gifts - yet [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2007, 11:35am EST
    by Craig

  • The Week in Pictures #9

    Nothing quite sets the mood of Christmas like your local water treatment plant. [...]
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    Posted: December 14, 2007, 10:51pm EST
    by Craig

  • Boys Will Be Boys

    So if you read one of my most recent posts that dealt with customer service you’ll know that we had to request a 2nd replacement pair of tennis shoes for Ethan.  They arrived Monday and on Tuesday Ethan put them on before heading out the door to wait for the school bus.  Bear in mind, [...]
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    Posted: December 14, 2007, 9:12pm EST
    by Craig

  • I’m a Mac…and I’m a PC

    I love the Apple commercials that appear on TV where the dweeby PC guy chats with the hip Mac guy.  In fact, Apple even has a page on their website where you can view all the ads.  It’s such a popular campaign that they now have a website banner ad that -in [...]
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    Posted: December 14, 2007, 3:53pm EST
    by Craig

  • My First YouTube Video

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    Yesterday I purchased a cool little camcorder called the RCA Small Wonder.  It’s pretty cheap in price ($100) but it’s designed to be taken anywhere and used at the spur of the moment.  It’s nice and small and easy to use.  Wondering just how easy to use it really was, I [...]
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    Posted: December 13, 2007, 10:52pm EST
    by Craig

  • Good & Bad Customer Service

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    I don’t expect perfection when I go out to eat but I do expect good food and reasonable service.  I have had stints as a waiter and also as a dishwasher in restaurants so I know how things work.  However, I’ve had a couple of issues with restaurants recently that [...]
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    Posted: December 07, 2007, 2:47pm EST
    by Craig

  • Meanderamble - 2

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    Since we received 2″ of snow last night and the windchill is a frightening 9° it’s a good time to do a little meanderambling if you will…here’s 6 meanderambles for your reading pleasure.  Take them one at a time or all at once, but please read what you take. [...]
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    Posted: December 05, 2007, 6:09pm EST
    by Craig

  • For All Those Egotistical Dogs Out There…

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    Apparently someone in the Lucas County Auditor’s office had a meeting to discuss marketing ideas in hopes of urging Lucas County dog owners to make sure their dogs are licensed in 2008.  And apparently some joker said “Hey, let’s have a contest to give away license #1.”  Instead of receiving the gratuitous [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2007, 10:52pm EST
    by Craig

  • Ohio Scouting License Plates

    At one time -a few years ago- I remember there was an option to purchase Boy Scout, Girl Scout or BSA Eagle Scout license plates from the Ohio BMV.  At that time neither Ethan nor I were in Scouts so I didn’t really want one.  But now that we are registered Scouts, and my vehicle [...]
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    Posted: November 27, 2007, 9:41pm EST
    by Craig

  • My Black Friday

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    I wasn’t gonna do it. Really, I didn’t want to. But…since Molly was working and there were some Christmas items on sale with really good prices I found myself among the fanatics clamoring for deals on this truly American “Holiday.” We had a very pleasant Thanksgiving and as our tummies were digesting, my [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2007, 10:55pm EST
    by Craig

  • Meanderamble - 1

    I’ve written several meanderings and ramblings on my blog and usually use a title containing the day of the week or something.  I’m starting to run out of names and days of the week so I had to devise a new system.  They will now be referred to as “Meanderambles” and [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2007, 9:31pm EST
    by Craig

  • Gas is Back Above $3.00!

    Grrr……… I stopped writing gripe blog entries about gasoline prices after they fell below $3.00 last summer.  While they were above $3.00 I wrote several entries about the price at the pump…apparently I now have to resume that practice. On May 3rd it was $3.19 per gallon On May 15th it was $3.28 per gallon On [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2007, 8:26pm EST
    by Craig

  • When I Wear a Baseball Hat, Leave Me Alone

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    I wear a baseball hat, more specifically a Boston Red Sox hat, whenever I want.  Sometimes it’s because I’m running late and don’t have time -or don’t want to take the time- to make my hair look acceptable.  So I slap on a hat and out the door I go.  [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2007, 3:06pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail

    Have you seen any of these signs around the area?  They recently popped up in my neck of the woods near Oak Openings Metropark.  I wondered what they were all about so I did some research. As it turns out, the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail is a National Scenic Byway. Basically this trail is [...]
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    Posted: October 08, 2007, 11:39pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Two Meanderings…

    1.  What in the world!  I realize all stores want to make more and more of the almighty dollar but it seems like the Christmas stuff is appearing earlier and earlier every year.  I was in Meijer the other day and saw all the Halloween stuff -of course- but then [...]
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    Posted: October 08, 2007, 10:48pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Cedar Point HalloWeekend

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    Saturday we made our annual foray to Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio.  We try to go at least once a year, mostly cause that’s all Molly and I can stand.  I know I’m getting old when I don’t really appreciate riding all the coasters anymore.  I can ride [...]
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    Posted: October 05, 2007, 11:24pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Survivor: China Season Premiere

    Number of comments: 2
    So I happened to be eating my dinner at a later time than normal this evening and I also just happened to land on CBS which happened to be airing the premiere of Survivor: China.  So I watched the entire thing. Looks like a decent cast and China seems to be [...]
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    Posted: September 20, 2007, 10:31pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Labor Day Weekend 2007

    Ahh, Labor Day.  For most it’s a 3 day weekend but it’s a regular 2 day weekend for me.  I work Monday thru Friday regardless of the holiday.  For the second year in a row we marked the “unofficial end of summer” by heading down to a creek outside Bellville, Ohio to attend the [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2007, 7:04pm EDT
    by Craig

  • The Week in Pictures #8

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    I’ve done a crappy job keeping up with the “every week, new pictures” routine recently but let’s see if I can make it up to you. Whadya know, I found a second De Lorean in Toledo. (here’s the first) This one’s not in very great shape but hey, it’s a De Lorean.  It’s at [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2007, 12:06am EDT
    by Craig

  • Kids Pull a Fast One on Mom

    Last Thursday (a week ago) I got up like normal at 7:00am to get the kids ready and off to school.  I’m accustomed to being a little slow on the draw at that hour since I hit the sack at 1:00am, but usually Elizabeth and Ethan are already up, sometimes dressed and watching TV [...]
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    Posted: September 06, 2007, 10:43pm EDT
    by Craig

  • I Lost My Congressman

    Yesterday I was driving to work and happened to have WSPD on the AM dial tuned in, I don’t like to get to work and be surprised by some huge breaking news story, I like to be a little bit prepared.  I was pretty surprised and I think I even let out an [...]
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    Posted: September 06, 2007, 9:48pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Tony & Todd’s Roadside Attractions

    It’s been a while since I promoted a project a couple of my friends work on when they have time. TonyandToddsRoadsideAttractions.blogspot.com These two produce humorous video shorts based on places they find along the way to and from news stories.  It’s good stuff.  The videos have been getting better and better the [...]
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    Posted: September 05, 2007, 10:29pm EDT
    by Craig

  • New iPods…Grrrr

    Just as I was becoming accustomed to owning the best in MP3 technology, Apple chose to reinvent the (click)wheel.    Again.

    Last Christmas my lovely wife bought me a 5th generation iPod, also known as iPod Video.  I wasn’t gonna be too greedy so I was very happy with the low end 30GB version.  I didn’t [...]

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    Posted: September 05, 2007, 9:58pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Strange Luck, Weird Week: Fuel Lines, Lensless Frames and a Toxic Caterpillar

    Last week I had some strange luck.  It wasn’t really bad luck persay, certainly not good luck, but mostly very strange. 

    The first occurence was on Wednesday.  I drove to work like normal and was about a half mile from the parking lot, waiting at a traffic light, when my Explorer began to [...]

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    Posted: September 04, 2007, 8:46pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Grimace at the Thought

    Isn’t it ironic that one of the McDonald’s characters, Grimace, shares a name with a word that means - according to dictionary.com

    a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.

    I grimaced when I read an article on CNN.com reporting the results of a study [...]

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    Posted: September 03, 2007, 10:23pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Very, Very Sorry…

    Number of comments: 1

    Sorry blog readers  :(

    I realize I’ve not put anything up on the site for quite a while.  I have great intentions to write about my recent vacation, post a bunch of pictures and write about a couple other topics but life has gotten in the way of blogging.

    School had started, then for a couple days I didn’t feel well, and now [...]

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    Posted: August 28, 2007, 9:37pm EDT
    by Craig

  • I’m Baaaack…

    Number of comments: 3

    Ethan and I had a fantastic trip to Northern Michigan last week.  It’s been a full week since I posted anything but I’m ready to start typing blog entries again.  I plan to tell everyone about my trip but I’m gonna write a large amount at once and publish it as a [...]

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    Posted: August 21, 2007, 9:54pm EDT
    by Craig

  • Vacation Time Again

    Number of comments: 1

    I will be away from the computer and all technology for the week, so the next entry for this blog will likely be posted around the 20th of this month.  )

    [...]
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    Posted: August 13, 2007, 2:49pm EDT
    by Craig

  • The Week in Pictures #7

    I was surprised by this groovy sight near Owens Community College today…

    mystery machine

    (more…)

    [...]
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    Posted: August 10, 2007, 9:27pm EDT
    by Craig
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