Category Archives: Informative

Learn Your Homophones

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Chili Dog

For those of you who appreciate grammar humor, rdub included, comes this web page dedicated to teaching proper homophonic usages. LANGUAGE NSFW.

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1,000 Days of Pain. Very Little Gain. UPDATED

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Chili Dog

Image via Wikipedia ODOT is reconfiguring I-475 in West Toledo so that Promedica / Toledo Hospital gets a cloverleaf type exit / entrance in place of the hodge-podge of exits and entrances that exist now.   The highway will be … Continue reading →

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PSA: Be Vigilant When Buying Chicken

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Chili Dog

Image via Wikipedia During a recent excursion to my local Kroger store, I was interested in purchasing some chicken for grilling.  I picked up the package and happened to notice that the label said that the chicken was injected with … Continue reading →

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Attorney Gone Wild.

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Chili Dog

Image via Wikipedia I am not sure how I feel about this. There are many different levels of youth baseball from the basic rec league baseball to the highest level of competition where 8 year olds play according to major … Continue reading →

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You Say It’s Your Birthday

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Chili Dog

Image via Wikipedia Former Beatle and band leader of the All-Starrs, Ringo Starr turned 70 on July 7. Happy Birthday, Ringo. Related articles by Zemanta Happy Birthday Ringo Starr (npr.org)

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PSA: It’s Bug Season

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Chili Dog

Before heading out on that camping trip or picnic, you may wish to pick up some bug repellent.  Check this out from the consumerist first.

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Coming Out of the Basement.

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Chili Dog

Geoff Decker calls out the smug, so-called professional sports commentators who slander bloggers and those who leave comments on “legit Internet posts” for their collective lack of creativity. Given the number of blogs that have been purchased by mainstream sports … Continue reading →

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WordPress v3.0

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Chili Dog

A new version of WordPress was released yesterday.  It came packed with a new theme.  Seems pretty clean which I like.  I used a free stock photo of the Yosemite Valley for the header.

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Grocery Store Dirty Tricks

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Chili Dog

My city, Toledo, recently suffered through a grocery store battle in which many smaller grocers either closed shop or sold out to the larger conglomerates. The market is fairly stable at this point, with the market being dominated by Kroger … Continue reading →

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A Combo Hockey Post.

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Chili Dog

Hey baseball sissies, read about some real athletes. Listened to Mike and Mike for a few minutes yesterday at the top of the hour.  Went something like this. Chicago took game five from Philly yesterday and now the series heads … Continue reading →

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