Uh. They’re still here. I really thought this latest GD thing would die down, especially after David Lemieux, the band’s archivist and keeper of the Tapers’ Section, gave us a kind of explanation this morning. So. Here’s what I think: I’m happy that we got something. Actually, I’m thrilled; as old-timers know, this is generally… Read More done. for now.
E. Gordon Gee, who served as Ohio State’s president through most of the 1990s, will return to OSU as president in August — just in time for football season. Gee was hugely popular when he was in Columbus for his first term, and apparently did well at subsequent stints at Brown and Vanderbilt. Gee’s stay… Read More welcome back.
I have some things that I’ve been meaning to cover, but I’m feeling a bit unmotivated, what with the holiday and all. So I think I’m going to make this official: Don’t expect much from Uncle Crappy this week — I’m going to be taking it easy.
We’re headed to Columbus for golf, a backyard cookout, a patriotic classical music performance and what had better be the first of several fireworks displays for Uncle Crappy in the coming week. Y’all have a good weekend.
At Saturday’s Pirates game, we may see a walkout of thousands of green-clad baseball fans after the third inning, a protest against a horrid years-long slump and management’s seeming indifference to the ongoing problems. (Actually, “see” may not be accurate — the team has instructed its television crew not to show footage of any protest;… Read More invitation.
Yeah. Not beat up too badly. But a little fuzzy nonetheless. We bought art. We drank beer. We ate pulled pork and ballpark hot dogs. We watched the only Pittsburgh Pirates win in the entire month of June. And, in the hotel bar after the baseball game, we watched the Cavs set up Cleveland sports… Read More as promised.
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