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Experiencing an Art and Culture Staycation

November 8, 2009 · 2 comments

Fine Art Friday (and Saturday)
Have you really explored the available arts and culture where you live? I admit, in a larger city like Cincinnati, there is an abundance of art & cultural destinations, and yet, I’ve only experienced a small portion. Every town or region has an arts and culture venue waiting to be discovered [...]

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Book Fair Brings Out Local Authors

October 17, 2009 · 0 comments

Every year, local book lovers flock to the Duke Energy Center in downtown Cincinnati on the banks of the Ohio River to attend the Cincinnati USA Book Festival organized by the Books by the Banks organization. The organization is a collaborative effort of libraries, book sellers, academia, publishers and a lot of sponsors.

It’s all [...]

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RV Expo, wishful thinking?

February 8, 2009 · 2 comments

There are big RV expos and then there are little ones. I saw the ads for an RV Expo in Mason, Ohio, and it caught my attention because it was featuring Airstreams.
What’s an Airstream? First, let me say there are a lot of good travel trailers and motor homes out there, but one of the [...]

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Travels for the Lincoln Bicentennial

February 2, 2009 · 5 comments

Are you planning any travels for the Lincoln Bicentennial? What? You didn’t know there was a bicentennial celebration for our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln? I guess you haven’t seen any thing about it, just like millions of others.
However, it’s true. We are already into the official national bicentennial celebration. If you want to know [...]

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Where were you during Obama’s Inauguration?

January 21, 2009 · 3 comments

Some years down the road, maybe tomorrow or right now, you will be asked, “Where were you and what were you doing when Obama was sworn in as the 44th president.” I’ve been talking with family and good friends about their experience on January 20, 2009.
Some went about their business and caught bits and pieces [...]

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Bush speech in Midland, Texas

January 21, 2009 · 0 comments

All of the Obama inauguration events were spectacular. It was truly an historic day. But, there was one speech that did not get any attention, except by C-Span.
While all of the focus was on Obama and the inauguration and celebrations, President Bush winged his way to Midland, Texas. Upon his arrival, he was met by [...]

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An historical day arrives in the USA

January 20, 2009 · 0 comments

This will be an ongoing post, and all of the entries for this day will be right here in this one post. In essence, it is a documentary of observations for the inauguration of Barak Obama, the first African-American to be elected president of the United States of America. It is a historical moment, and [...]

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