Thursday, January 29, 2009

Julies Java House

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First of all - run don't walk to the nearest store to get your Columbus Pioneer before they are sold out.

Also - if you look to the left side . . NOT YET . . you will see a place where if you enter your email address you can get this blog mailed to you. I'm not sure what happens if/when I update the blog seven times with spelling corrections, maybe you will get all seven updates ?????????

NOW LOOK!
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A little photo of Johnny Columbus!

In Governor Doyle's State of the State address last night he mentioned that in order to get the State budget on track there would be sacrifices. Damn!! That really puts me on edge. I had not known that it was SO bad there were be sacrifices. I thought he was going to lower the State workforce through attrition. I'm familiar with that term being a war gamer.

Attrition is when you send the Russian horde into the Tractor Works (Square Leader) and have to flip most of them over to half strength after a failed attack. So he was going to flip everybody over to half strength. BUT NOW - he is just going to sacrifice employees.
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Then I read that for the first time there are LESS press credentials being given out for the Superbowl. I really hope Joe Morey comes through and sends me to Florida, I think there would be a good story there. I'll be waiting next to my phone all day. JOE - I'm here!!!!
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I love it that Obama was ribbing Washington in a non Political way. He was commenting all day yesterday how Washington was being a little sissy when they closed schools with a 2 inch snowfall. "Folks in Washington don't seem to be able to handle things. Maybe they need some flinty Chicago toughness" he said.
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I see Summit Credit Union is all messed up again! Good Grief! They probably took money OUT of our accounts instead of depositing our checks! John? Is that you smiling?
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We went to Julies Java House this morning before work to get those OUTSTANDING Vanilla Latte Muffins.

When we moveed to Columbus we asked around looking for a place to get coffee and muffins and so forth and were turned on to JJH. Very very nice place just past the Amtrak Station.

When you walk in you are greeted with smiling faces and the sweet smell of fresh baked goods and coffee and some guy kissing Julie. I hope she knew him, I didn't have a chance to get his photo but I'll be looking for that dude.

There is also a room for relaxing and drinking your coffee and I believe (but am not sure) that there is internet access?????

So if you are looking for good coffee, good muffins in a friendly atmosphere check it out, it's the morning place to go and gets Grinders Seal of Approval.
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What is up with the Udey Dam and why should we save it???? Seriously, what is the story. I can understand saving something that looks great and is historical but I can't seem to find the damn dam and it SOUNDS like it is just a money pit.

I await to be informed! What up! We need a Udey Dam FAQ for the uninformed.
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At least now we know what happened when the acting fire chief and a fire fighter were put on "administrative leave" (leave with pay which sounds more like a vacation to me).

It SEEMS a church gave a bunch of shovels to the Fire Department and one side thought they should stay with the fire department for filling sand bags and the other side said they should be donated to home owners for the flood.

I don't have a problem with either side. MY problem is . . . administrative leave? with pay? Here we are trying to save money and we give a couple guys a vacation? for a few months? I say if you are goign to do anything fire them (which seems rather extreme LOL) or let them work while the "investigation" is going on.

Good grief - Shovels?? Columbus is making the news because of a shovel problem?? Come on!

Shaking my head!

Rod

25 comments:

  1. Udey Dam - Are you really sure you want to jump into that mess? :) I've got a doc that someone wrote on the history of it, a 2 inch thick stack of US Army Corp of Engineer reports on it going back to the 1900's and also names of people affected by the drawdown as well as someone that may be able to give you a tour and more information than you'd ever want to know. Email me if you are really interested.

    I was at Julie's last night to drop off the Walking Tour brochures - the place smelled amazing (chocolate and coffee)....

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  2. I saw those brochures - awesome job on those.

    I tour of Udey dam?

    Interested.

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  3. There's much more to the shovel thing....as usual....
    If I bribe you with something would you come, take pics and blog about the Gallery/Visitor Center? I've got a juicy story to go with it but you'll have to talk to me about that first...:o)

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  4. Great job on the Walking Tour Brochures! By the look of the back page we have quite a few blogger friends that had a hand (or a lens) in on it. They look GREAT!

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  5. 40 pages of investigation, 7 months of investigation over a dozen shovels??? WTF?

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  6. I'm still smile'n Grinder! Give me a call!

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  7. I lost me pirate last night...has anyone seen it?

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  8. I just gotta know, how often is the columbuspioneer.com website updated?

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  9. It's not the shovels..it's the skimming from the flood victims....when I donate to a charity I expect my donation to go to the people in need and not have the people in charge take things for their own personal use.

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  10. Hey...which one of you found my pirate? Thanks!
    Who's

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  11. Well - there is the problem - I'm just going on what is in other towns newspapers.

    But heck the Christian Children's Fund is one of the biggest scams around. What - like 20% of the donated money actually gets to the kids.

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  12. Great Blog...

    Love the picture of Johnny...

    Have not been to Julies, but will make it there soon.
    Shovels!
    Flood Victims?
    Sounds kinda crazy...

    Glad you got your pirate back Who's!!!
    Can't be with out that for to long!

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  13. Annon at 12:55 said.
    *I just gotta know, how often is the columbuspioneer.com website updated?


    I would like to know as well!
    When does it update? or does it?

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  14. You guys should ask the Pioneer people. they had a small turnover as the lovely Erin got a big raise to work in Madison

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  15. I've got The Columbus Pioneer at the West James Gallery/Visitor Center- in case anyone needs one...

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  16. I remember when PE was in COlumbus, and Julie came out to the crowd at 2am, with Nancy, and handed out hot chocolate, and danish!!!

    I believe I have a pic of that...somewhere....what a nice thing to do!

    One of these trips to Columbus..I will have to stop in there.

    I signed up for your email thingy Rod! Cool!

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  17. "WHO KNEW"...Grinder mentioned me twice in his article! Thanks Rod!

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  18. Sorry about the lack of updating on the Pioneer web site, just not enough staff right now, but beginning tomorrow, the web site will be updated every Friday afternoon. Oh yeah, Rod, I'll see about getting us a pair of press passes cause I'm going with - I sure could use a few days in Florida right now.

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  19. I must say I tend to like those Vanilla Latte Muffins too but I think my favorite is the Haywire Cookie. I highly recommend the HWC and I think the Haywire part has something to do with that guy she was kissin. Good coffee too.

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  20. WHO KNEW - LOL - I get it. wow what a faux pa that was - I bet they had a laugh at the old office on that one.

    The scary thing is - WHO DOES KNOW!!

    OH - and don't get me started with the small typo in that article that was NOT my doing. There will be hell to pay!!

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  21. Any news on if there will be a reshoot of any PE scenes?

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  22. No news at all on anything . . . .well . . .there is SOME small SB news . I'll post it later today

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  23. Of course the coffee is great at Julie's but my fav is the Black Bean Burger and I'm a meat lover!

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  24. Julies Java House>...........

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    Julie
    "BEST PRICE for the BEST ENTERTAINMENT"

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