• "If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it… in bed." #
• Down at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati with my cousin, Marianne. #
• Joe…. Like, Joe the Plumber…! Um, well, not exactly… #
• Final packing and tying up a few loose ends today for two weeks in Austin, Texas. Also, a mid-afternoon break with a brewery tour. #
• I'm on a brewery tour of Over-the-Rhine. #
• A quick, last stop at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, #
• Megabus to Chicago at 1:25 am. Breakfast with @kclmoneycoach then train to Austin, Texas to see @engagingindeed and Quinn C. Brady! Yea! #
• On the Megabus in downtown Cincinnati. Bound for Chicago. #
• Sitting in a cafe near the "Whatchu talkin' 'bout Willis" Tower (formerly just "Sears Tower"). Who knew Todd Bridges had so much money? #
• If anyone sees Schwarzenegger in Cincy today I'll be a little peev'd. "I'll be back" in 2 weeks. Once lived 2 blocks from Cali statehouse. #
• Have new book "Over-the-Rhine: When Beer Was King" w/ me for the trip. Equally excited re: Jake Mecklenborg's Cincy subway book next month. #
• Back on @Amtrak again, this time headed from Chicago to Austin, TX. Scheduled to arrive 6pm Tuesday. Follow here: http://oncincy.com/cb79Y7 #
• Talking about creating a viable, in-depth news source for Cincinnati around town I hear frustrations akin to this: http://oncincy.com/cqc7h7 #
• Southern Illinois train sunset over a harvested cornfield. http://twitpic.com/2qfuyj #
• The people who come on @Amtrak trains because of their speed, on-time averages and amazing equipment bug the hell out of me. Whiny, whiny. #
• Forgive me @kclmoneycoach for what I am about to say: I feel like I boarded the moron train. It's like a rolling idiot farm on rails. #
• I'm at Amtrak/Greyhound St. Louis Station (430 S 15th St, St. Louis). http://4sq.com/6uqtJO #
• Just a few blocks from the State Capitol Building… (@ Amtrak Little Rock) http://4sq.com/94D3i7 #
• Federal law says, "Passenger trains get priority." In reality, railroads say, "Screw federal law." This has to be fixed for rail to work. #
• New Metro CEO works for co. providing services to Austin, TX transit. Previous: worked in Lexington, Ky, where Cincy city mgr was in charge. #
• I'm at Temple, TX Amtrak Station. http://4sq.com/cCC8DI #
• I have arrived at my final destination. Nice ride, mostly. (@ Austin Train Station – Amtrak) http://4sq.com/6pK3CB #
• A new learning module from @JLab! Launching a Nonprofit News Site: http://t.co/cd0x8bK #
• At the Austin mothership. I could get used to that. (@ Whole Foods Market w/ 3 others) http://4sq.com/2NtLcy #
• Damn hippies! (@ Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park Visitor Center) http://4sq.com/anG7Rk #
• Another woman who wouldn't give me the time of day. http://twitpic.com/2r9chb #
• Good night from the woods at Enchanted Rock Natural Area. They even have the Internet here. #

• Chapman = insane. Really fun to see in person. #reds #
• Juan Francisco? One of my favorite places in the whole world! #reds #
• Going to the ballpark still reminds me of Joe Nuxhall. Can't help it. Miss that voice. #reds #
• Stealth bomber or some other type of fighter jet flying over Cincinnati. #
• Nonprofit news site hiring in San Diego: INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER http://bit.ly/bmEzps #
• Apparently I have an infected nose. Like a clogged pore or something. And now my nose has begun to take on a peculiar shape. #
• 33 1/2 #
• http://www.streetpianos.com/cincinnati2010/ #
• Thanks, Pete. Took you long enough, but thank you. For yourself, your family and the fans. Rose apologizes, sobs http://oncincy.com/aZ29sy #
• Ah, yes. I remember the Bengals. Especially *these* Bengals. My gawd. #bengals #
• Apple Pages for iPad just took my resume, I revised it and now it won't give it back to me. Bugger. #
• I have pleaded for folks to recognize this for a long time: the press release is dead, dead, dead. More in Ad Age: http://oncincy.com/9OneZz #
• This iPhone 4 is proving to be a hassle. Proximity sensor – still not working. Now, it just shut down and said "Temperature too high." #
• Tonight it will be a doctor, a lawyer, the first-place Cincinnati Reds and… me. #
• Flakey day. Good night. #
• Tropical Storm Julia will become a hurricane, a prediction from the Joe Wessels Hurricane Watch Center. Up next, Tropical Storm Karl Rove. #
• Google Scribe, an expert in helping writers write blander, is perfect for completing reports, where blah is fine. Even preferred. #
• RT @cweiser: Schmidt: parades u hear 'stop the spending in washington' & 'I need a job' #ohel Also, "why didn't you let the economy die?" #
• Beautiful night to sit on a wall, stare at the city. Pondering: Our private thoughts don't really exist anymore. Weird if you don't share? #
• My 5-year-old niece was ripping on me tonight.: "You're not married, you don't have children and your girlfriend and you broke up." Uh, OK. #

• Had a very nice evening out at the Zaenkert family farm today. They're my cousins. So many mud- and manure-filled childhood memories there. #
• I just ousted Archie B. as the mayor of Archie Bunker's Place. #
• Just watched "(500) Days of Summer." Beautiful movie. #
• Greg Brady http://twitpic.com/2lkmoj #
• I'm about to ride The Beast. That's another thing one does in Cincinnati – like have a 3-way – that seems lewd but actually is not at all. #
• To all those moms-in-waiting across America out there about to give birth…I imagine this day has a slightly different meaning for you… #
• Getting together with a great group of current and retired newspaper photographers? Well, a fantastic way to wrap up a great holiday weekend #
• Back to the courthouse today. Fun. #
• "The joy of rubbernecking" also known as "deriving pleasure from the misery of others." #
• Mr. Typer-Man sitting next to me: Slow down. No need to type so hard and loud. Manual typewriters died and so did the need to bang so hard. #
• Never trust a computer you can't lift. #
• Little hint: Podcasting and e-mail newsletters are NOT examples of social media. I continue to be mystified… #
• Today's Ivorydale smell of the day: rotting corpse. #
• Out here in the suburbs, the graffiti artists are so much nicer… http://twitpic.com/2mgm6z #
• iOS 4.1 was my idea. #
• So, experiencing my first Mac dilemma. Software for my aging film scanner is in a Stuffit file. Anyone have Stuffit Expander? Help, please. #
• Feeling a bit like a commodity. #
• Had a great time at Neon's with @LivingInGin @librariangrrl @kate_the_great @shawnbaker @buildingcincy @caseyc @jakemecklenborg #
• Decided Sunday I'm doing 1) Gateway Qtr tour, then the Brewery District tour at 3. Anyone else in? Now, if the Brewery site would work… #
• Headed to Austin, Texas later this month mainly to go to this: Renewable Energy Roundup & Green Living Fair. Fun! http://oncincy.com/95gQsK #
• I screwed up. Brewery Tour is next weekend. Gateway tour this weekend: Geez, I hope I didn't get anyone started on wrong planning pathway… #
• I'm attending Covering the World in a Dangerous Age — http://www.eventbrite.com/s/1itc #
• Not a big sports fan, but at a HS soccer game and forgot how bad high school referees can really be. #
• I have just been tipped off that there is a new, great Mexican restaurant in town. In Brookville. Now I wanna go. Who is in? #
• Have to remember that as people age and they say things that hurt and don't remember stuff, that they aren't the same person they were… #
• … and that really sucks… #

• I derive tremendous inspiration, plus substantial knowledge, from tech guru @leolaporte Great profile in LA Times: http://oncincy.com/cj30UW #
• Tomorrow begins my stint on Hamilton County jury duty. If all goes well, I will get a trial w/ intrigue, mystery. Or, better, nothing at all #
• Not one for food cravings, but for some reason want a Chilito right now, but don't feel like driving to Minnesota http://oncincy.com/a2CER5 #
• The Hamilton County Courthouse security model-of-efficiency. Two lines, full of angry, discontented people. http://twitpic.com/2jnoza #
• The courthouse coffee tastes like it has soy sauce in it. #
• Jury duty continues in the "jury quiet room," where I am holding out for the Rod Blagojevich re-trial and pretending to get work done. #
• Free to go! Yea. #
• synced their Myspace account to Twitter http://lnk.ms/0WBg6 #
• synced their Myspace account to Facebook http://lnk.ms/0WBg6 #
• Six games! #
• I have been spared again. Free to go home – and no jury trial for Joey! #
• I'm at Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, OH http://gowal.la/c/2pvf9?137 #
• 7 Games!! #
• Twenty years. It's time. Let's do it! #reds #
• I wonder if it's too late to get hired on as a vendor at GABP? It's been 20 years since I last did it. I want my old job back. #reds #
• I'm in a bar in Cheviot. #
• Reminded, once again, the world is small. And the guy having a beer with me lived my elementary school dream for me 15 years later. Wow. #
• iPhone 4 issues persist. Proximity sensor not working, attenuation fixed – but bumper needed. Boxy, hollow to callers. 9 days to return it. #
• Because of Obama, I am getting one of these Tea Party t-shirts. http://imvotingteaparty.com/ #
• I ate the eight that ate eight eight eight ate eight my ate eight a Cardinals ate eight games. Glenn Beck ate eight the eight curse. #reds #
• Two unidentified flying objects seen over Harrison and Rybolt. Appears to be flying burning trash. Very odd. http://twitpic.com/2kei5g #
• I wonder what Josh Spring of the Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coal is trying to accomplish. I agree with mission but question his tactics. #
• Importing Michael Jackson's Ultimate Collection 4-disc set into iTunes. Virus-free, peer-to-peer networking, courtesy of my local library. #
• This is only funny 'cuz no one was hurt. http://oncincy.com/dt2EWi Another example, that together we can do more than any one person alone. #
• Spellcheck is socialism. #
• Yee-haw! @ABC: Breaking: Another Oil Rig Explodes in Gulf, Crew OK, Spill Uncertain http://bit.ly/d00LGs #
• Wonderful. Now I need a notary. #
• A little nauseous. #
• I'm a walking karmic disaster today. I'd stay at least 50 feet away until further notice. #
• I need a spokes model. Someone to talk into a video camera for @CinDaily and has some newsy-type background and/or interest. #
• For those keeping track: Not required to report for jury duty Wed or Thurs. No jury trials start on Friday. Monday=holiday. Maybe Tuesday? #
• Spoke with one of my favorite people in the whole world. Met her 8 years ago, messing around. Where'd we meet? HotorNot.com. True story. #

• Don't let the party end until I get there. #mpmf #
• Al Franken is leading the charge on Net Neutrality. A perfect example of the lies being spread by misinformation http://oncincy.com/98UEao #
• I checked in at BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse (11700 Princeton Pike) on #Yelp http://bit.ly/cY4mwN #
• Just went golfing with my Uncle Rick, cousin, Henry, and nephew, Connor. It was Connor's first time golfing! http://twitpic.com/2habia #
• "I think that this sort of person often becomes either a writer or a career criminal." #
• Steve Chabot is kind of like the Jay Leno of Cincinnati politics. #
• As I lay in bed and contemplate my day, I think, after my first class in at least five years, "Yoga should not have been that painful." #
• I just became the mayor of Eastern Hills Dry Cleaners on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/9NVAj4 #
• Apparently the guy singing at the bar is not the guy I knew from
  high school. That guy apparently died. #
• Wow! Something kinda remarkable just happened. I feel like the keys were just given back to me. This is gonna have some nice repercussions. #
• Heading to Walnut Hills High School. Why? Well, to watch my cousin and his Colerain Cardinal soccer squad squash the Eagles. That's why. #
• One more cliché and I'm going to barf. #
• Getting Grandma fitted for her hearing aids. Here 5 minutes and results are already amazing. This makes me so happy (for her and everyone)! #
• I wish people would stop saying that appointing judges is "not the American way" and "not how we do things here." Makes them sound foreign. #
• Today it's California in Ohio. #
• So, up here in Hamilton, pro se at 1pm, and I come across this Alexander Hamilton quote etched in the sidewalk: http://twitpic.com/2iddl9 #

• "I think that this sort of person often becomes either a writer or a career criminal." #
• Steve Chabot is kind of like the Jay Leno of Cincinnati politics. #

• Just went golfing with my Uncle Rick, cousin, Henry, and nephew, Connor. It was Connor's first time golfing! http://twitpic.com/2habia #

• Al Franken is leading the charge on Net Neutrality. A perfect example of the lies being spread by misinformation http://oncincy.com/98UEao #
• I checked in at BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse (11700 Princeton Pike) on #Yelp http://bit.ly/cY4mwN #

• RT @cincinnatimetro #FF @LitterIsWrong @CleanFuelsOhio @5chw4r7z @Agenda360 @kate_the_great @UnitedWayGC @JoeyWessels @EnjoytheArts @jeridg #
• As the snow flies, On a cold and gray Sacramento mornin', A poor little baby child is born In The Fremont… #
• I'm attending IT Martini Hour 12: Head in the Clouds — http://itmartinihour12.eventbrite.com #

O'Malley's in the Alley is in downtown Cincinnati

Going back to school full-time these past seven months (with just one more to go!) has been a challenge at times. Luckily, I have had a friend (and family) or three or four who have helped me out in one way or another so that I could make ends meet and attend classes. I am truly grateful.

So, when one asked me yesterday if I could post something online about a fundraiser at O’Malley’s for another friend who is getting treatment for Stage 4 cancer it seemed the least I could do.

If you’ve been to O’Malley’s you’ve probably met Clay, a bartender there. He’s the one organizing tonight’s fundraiser and it is his friend who is going through, quite literally, the battle of his life.

Here’s Clay’s announcement for tonight’s event:

Questions, Contributions, 513 381-3114

I hope you can make it. It’s really all of us together that makes things work. And right now, as always, one of us needs us all – whether we know him or her personally or not.