This category will now have the “Inside the Terrordome” posts, short opinions on current local, state, and national news, and the occasional random rambling.
From Facebook, the "Did You Know" app is stuck on most of our Profile pages. Rather than answer the questions in the app, I'll scroll through a bunch of the questions and answer some of them here. The video game I can play for hours: World of Warcraft. I don't have nearly the free time this summer … Continue reading Did You Know…?
For those reading this on another platform (Facebook or Twitter), I have a blog-within-a-blog on this page, titled "A 'Borg and a Baritone". It's chronicling my Rookie Season with the Cincinnati Tradition Drum & Bugle Corps, an all-age Drum Corps based in Cincinnati, Ohio. I'll recap what the group worked on, what I did well … Continue reading Inside the Terrordome: “Spring, Finally!”
Welcome, new readers! "Inside the Terrordome" is a collection of posts, posted about once a month, where I write short recaps and/or opinions about interesting state and national news stories, some stories that caught my eye, and mainly personal stories, such as the status of classes. - The big co-story of the nation involves Kentucky, … Continue reading Inside the Terrordome: “Where Did January Go?”
I made a few resolutions/wishes for 2018. This is how I did with them: 1. Get down to 230 pounds, by April 1st; get to 215 pounds, by Halloween. Regardless of the final numbers, this felt like a success. Going strictly by weight and time, it was a partial success: I got under 230 lbs. … Continue reading A Look Back to 2018… A Look Ahead to 2019
In addition to this blog, I also write for the comic review site, "Comicdom Wrecks". I just passed my 1 year mark with CW; it's been a fun year with them, even with a much smaller comic knowledge pool than the other's knowledge. Stop by the website and read some of our posts! Speaking … Continue reading Inside the Terrordome: ‘Novembrrr’
Checkup Results School - Midterms, tuition 'Tis the season to be frightened, Fra la la la la, La la la... HISS!! If there's one "Halloween" song that is guaranteed to make my playlist, it is this one: "Werewolves of London" - LINK - I'm starting to FINALLY feel in the Halloween mood! I think … Continue reading Inside the Terrordome: “Spooky Season!”
Local news station WLKY caught up with some rather... different TARC riders. Chris Chandler, Digital Producer for WLKY, filmed "Frankenstein" getting on the #71 bus (from New Albany, Indiana, through Portland, Russell, and Downtown Louisville, to Jeffersonville, Indiana), as a promotion for 5 haunted attractions around town. You can see Chris's report HERE. I like … Continue reading Tales from the TARCside: “Not Your Everyday Passenger!”
- The Fall semester is off and running! I'm halfway through Week 2, taking only 2 classes: Telecommunications II and Advanced Database Administration I. It's been a mixed bag, so far. Tuition is coming out-of-pocket, due to me having a bad last semester and being maxed out on Financial Aid (I have to appeal every … Continue reading “Inside the Terrordome”: ‘New Seasons!’
Here is an audio excerpt from WFPL, one of the local NPR stations, regarding TARC, poverty, and how it affects ridership. LINK: "Stranger Fruit"
And just think: if I had called in to work on a snowy February morning, I probably would have called in the following morning, and would not be here to type a blog post on my Birthday Week! 😉 I signed up for a program called "Code Louisville". It is a free program where you … Continue reading Inside The Terrordome: “Trip Around The Sun #40”
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