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Larkin is Right, Forget Railroad
Submitted by Dan Coughlin on Sun, 02/07/2010 - 8:45pm
I've heard complaints about my silence recently, so let me get this off my chest.
Brent Larkin was so right in the Sunday Plain Dealer about the proposed passenger train linking Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati.
I've been stupefied ever since the governor started touting it about a month ago. Strickland truly is out of touch. A sage once said, "You can take the boy out of the country but you can't take the country out of the boy."
Official Lines High School Playoffs Week #2
Submitted by Dan Coughlin on Thu, 11/12/2009 - 12:12pm
Favorite Spread o/u Underdog
DIVISION I
Ignatius 4 35 Glenville
Solon 3 ½ 35 Mayfield
Canton McKinley 1 ½ 44 GlenOak
Massillon 6 ½ 38 Twinsburg
Hilliard Davidson 11 34 Pickerington Central
Dublin Coffman 6 40 Westerville South
Middletown 7 ½ 54 Cin. Anderson
Cin. St. Xavier 3 33 Cin. Elder
DIVISION II
Ashland 5½ 45 Warren Howland
The Lakefront & Top Two Dozen
Submitted by Dan Coughlin on Mon, 09/28/2009 - 8:07pm
First, let me get this off my chest. There's a continual buzz about idealistic projects behind the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Science Museum, such as turning the precious outdoor space into parks. There's even talk of a pedestrian bridge to span the little harbor at Voinovich Park. Presumably, these public works are a good ten years in the future, after they move the Port Authority west to the area of the East 55th Street Marina.
I have two points.
First. Don't waste any public money turning that area into an outdoor playland, because it can be enjoyed outdoors for only five months a year. The rest of the time it's winter down there. This is not Miami Beach or Naples. If you stood on the end of the Ninth Street Pier during a February gale, "You will die," to quote former Channel 8 weatherman Mark Koontz. Furthermore, you will die alone because you'll be the only one down there. They'll find your body in April. Even the Irish who get a belly full on St. Patrick's Day don't go down there after the parade.
Coughlin on Casinos & Plea Bargainers
Submitted by Dan Coughlin on Thu, 09/24/2009 - 3:01pm
It dawned on us last night which casino proposal is best for Ohio. It's the one that won't hire Ohioans. It will import experienced casino workers from out of state, some 34,000 of them.
Workers moving into Ohio! Wonderful. It would solve several problems. It would reverse our population loss. It would prop up our real estate market because all these new residents will need homes.
Whichever casino plan that is, that's the one we want.
Musings on Swine Flu & the Execution of a Murderer/Rapist
Submitted by Dan Coughlin on Thu, 09/17/2009 - 1:24pm
With the menace of swine flu lurking all around us, the Catholic Church must be spreading swine flu like crazy because of its ritual of shaking hands at the "Sign of Peace" at Mass, which takes place just before Communion.
I should explain for the benefit of any Pagans or other non-Catholics reading this. After saying the Our Father, everyone starts shaking hands all around.
I'm sure this has occurred to many people, not only germophobics, but Catholics are conditioned to never question Holy Mother Church. We spread our germs around from hand to hand, and then we take the host in our contaminated hands and put it in our mouths. The food of life can't possibly hurt us, can it?
What Happened to the Deer Lady?
Submitted by Dan Coughlin on Sun, 08/23/2009 - 8:29pm
Dammit. I lost track of the deer lady in Euclid who killed the fawn that was ravaging her garden. When I last noticed, people wanted to see her imprisoned with other murderers and hardened criminals.
But then I was pre-occupied with developments down in Florida, where Browns football player Donte Stallworth bought his way out of jail. He served three weeks for running over that poor devil in Miami after a night of hard drinking. After doing his time Stallworth was released on house arrest so that he could resume his workouts with a personal trainer. Stallworth negotiated a light sentence because he had the means. He turned over most of his roster bonus to the family he left widowed and fatherless. After taxes and after his agent's and his lawyer's cuts, it was about two million dollars.
