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  • Sunday morning tune

    Caught Lorna Parson of Sharonville this morning as she tapped the keys on a “Play me, I’m Yours” piano on the lawn of the Wyoming Arts Center in Wyoming.

    She was playing “Yankee Doodle” from a beginner’s piano lesson book and said she was attempting to hit all 35 pianos before the program officially ends on September 17. She has got her work cut out for her – she only has made it to 10 so far.

    “I got a late start,” she said.

    Parson said she is not an accomplished player, but enjoyed the experience of playing at the public pianos. Learn more about the program, including the plan to donate the pianos to local schools and needy students needing a piano, at their Web site by clicking this link: http://oncincy.com/ahIlGd

    Lorna Parson of Sharonville plays at a "Play Me, I'm Yours" piano outside the Wyoming Fine Arts Center in Wyoming.

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-10

    • 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… #

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-03

    • 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. #

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-27

    • 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 #

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-27

    • 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 #

  • Twitter Updates for 2010-08-24

    • "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. #

  • Twitter Updates for 2010-08-23

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

  • Twitter Updates for 2010-08-22

  • Twitter Updates for 2010-08-21

  • Sign of the times? Janitor/funeral home driver fired for parking body

    I cannot help but wonder if the guy who was working as both a school janitor and a part-time funeral home driver had something to do with the pay at one of his job?

    Regardless, life is all about the choices we make. Now this guy is out his funeral home driving pay.

    No charges in corpse parked at school

    CANTON — A prosecutor said no charges will be filed against a school janitor and part-time funeral home driver who left a bagged body in a parked van outside a school.Prosecutor Ty Hauritz in Canton said Wednesday the action by the janitor at GlenOak High School lacked criminal intent.The van driver was sched­uled to take the body last month from a hospital to a funeral home but was afraid of running late at his school job.He parked the van and body outside the school for 4½ hours.The funeral home has fired the driver. The Plain Local school district won’t discuss any disciplinary action.

    via The Chronicle-Telegram – Lorain County’s leading news source.