Gas Prices and Energy Policy

On a recent flight, a fellow passenger and I compared gas prices in our areas, which happen to be $2.69 in Chicago vs. $2.19 in Cincinnati). Although this is a far cry from the $4.00+ of not long ago, I’m sure all of us welcome the relief to our monetary pocket.
With failing gas prices in [...]

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Cruising for Wine

My wife and I just completed a Wine Cruise on the Celebrity Mercury. Besides onboard wine events, the 9-day itinerary featured wine regions at each port as we journeyed from Vancouver to San Diego. For wine lovers, I’m providing some tasting room notes for each stop.
Victoria, BC
Located in the heart of downtown Victoria, the Artisan [...]

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The String of Lights

Readers: The lack of recent posts can be easily explained – a two-week vacation.
Meanwhile, I’m currently in the air flying (for work) from Washington Reagan to White Plains, NY. Fortunately, from my window seat during this night-time flight, I’m astonished to see a continual string of city lights from take off until shortly before landing.
Appearing [...]

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The Complex Ohio Vote

Though another election, Ohio is one of the battleground states. Although we appreciate the impact, consider this downside: We’ve been seeing campaign ads seemly forever.
Current polls have Senator Obama ahead ranging from 2 to 6%. For those not familiar with our state, here’s some information about us because Ohio is a diverse state. What is [...]

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On the Election and Student Drinking

I prepared a posting about Ohio as a swing state, but two articles in today’s Cincinnati Enquirer caught my interest this morning. So the swing state posting will wait until tomorrow.
In terms of my view of our presidential election, the blind faith of partisans drives me crazy. Citizens casting votes for reasons other than issues [...]

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