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WELL - it seems I was thrown onto a wild goose chase** last night by one who shall remain nameless. The City Council didn't talk about Parking Lots and whether we should fix them or leave them looking horrible. That will be NEXT week.

OH - nice try Minty. Game on!

** I know I know what you're saying, "Rod, you sound a lot like Shakespeare". Actually I do sound a lot like Shakespeare. He was the one that introduced us to wild goose chasing in 1592.

Romeo: Switch and spurs, switch and spurs; or I'll cry a match.

Mercutio: Nay, if thy wits run the wild-goose chase, I have done, for thou hast more of the wild-goose in one of thy wits than, I am sure, I have in my whole five.

OK! whatever you say dude!

I can just see myself transported back in time (I love time traveling) and trying to mix in with THAT Crowd.

I pop into the local bar and see a guy with some beer.

"Hey man - can you pass one of those tumblers of beer my way?"

Thou art like one of those fellows that when he enters the confines of a tavern claps me his sword upon the table and says 'God send me no need of thee!' and by the operation of the second cup draws it on the drawer, when indeed there is no need.

"What? I just want one beer. Don't taze me bro."
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An interesting thing happened at the CDA (Community Development Authoritarians) meeting. Boyd Kraemer the City Admin started to talk in my language. Playing the Game. I've always said life is a giant game and you have to figure out how to play it and he starts explaining how to play the Columbus game of Politics and how somehow over the last seven-ish years people have forgotten the rules.

It was pretty interesting. It sort of ties in with something I've always thought when it comes to politics.

People get all hyper over voting for President but they ignore what will REALLY effect their lives. Local government. I feel local government is way way more important then National. Yet people to bother with local.

ANYWAY - back on topic. He explained that in order to make ANY change in local public policy it all starts with the City Council. That group of people are the ones that actually make the big decisions about YOUR well being. Do you even know who those people are? And what they stand for?

So once you get City Council to listen to you, THEN, things start to happen but not before. You have to go through the channels to get things done and it all starts with the City Council.

So lets say we have talked the CC into understanding how important the Historical district is. THEN they can toss a little money to the CDA who is pro-downtown and then THEY can help the Main Street people into achieving their goal. BING BANG BOOM

But it all starts with the CC.

So if you want to make the downtown of Columbus, that historical district that brings people to our town, that area that people remember - YOU HAVE TO TELL the CITY COUNCIL! Otherwise if no one is there to steer them in the right direction they just float around aimless or listening to whoever happens to be there.

It is important to show up to City Council and tell them what you feel. Trust me - I never did. Never been to a City Council meeting in my life before I moved to Columbus. Didn't care. Let others do that. But in Columbus there are no others.

I've been posting photos that I HOPE will get some of you to pay attention to a part of Columbus that the current City Council does not care about BECAUSE, no one has told them anybody care. All they hear is doom and gloom from the other older faction of Columbus that is against downtown. Do you want them to win??? Let's get off our butts before it's too late.

Hidden Columbus

Sorry about the above but I'm afraid the Historic District could lose this battle if we just let others take control.
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OH - My portrait of the day is Ronald and his little friend. BTW - all of these are real photos.


OH - last night I talked a tad to some radio guy that was at the meeting. Sorry I did not formally introduce myself and so forth. I'll come straight to the point . . .Who are you? LOL
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And BTW - I sent a small article to the Seattle Post Intelligencer last week and I see headlines today

The pioneering P-I slips into the past.

Damn it. Not another one. Here's my lawyers number - I might as well just post it on top of the blog 555-1212. I hope this does not hurt my chances of Paul putting an article into the Columbus Journal this week. If so - just use the number posted, he's a little busy lately, get in line.

Have a great day - MAN it's cold out!!

Rod