Have you made your holiday weekend plans? Or are you staying flexible so you can enjoy last minute fun?
I’m hoping to work in my yard. Haven’t had the chance to do that this year. Every time I’ve thought I’d take a few hours off to do it, I get a phone call that changed my plans. I’ve bought the weed killer and the lawn fertilizer. I have a few annuals to put in, complete with the special soil mix to hold the water.
I may have to dig up some ornamental grasses that didn’t make it through this past harsh winter. Others really need to be divided, but I tried that last year and wasn’t strong enough to get the shovel through the base. Thankfully, I don’t have to mow lawn anymore. That’s my one splurge … I hire it done. It takes them a matter of minutes to do what it took me a good hour and half to do.
Many people may be planning to save money by staying close to home. If you’re looking for some suggestions perhaps some of these previous posts will give you some ideas.
Columbus Zoo and Zoombezi Bay (Powell OH). It’s not free but it’s local and fun for the whole family. My family went there for Mother’s Day and had a great time.
Highbanks Metro Park (Lewis Center OH) is a great place to hike the trails or gather for a family picnic. Stroll through the woods or meander along the Olentangy River. There’s one trail that dogs can walk on, but they can be at the picnic places. Keep them on a leash and of course, pick up the doo-doo.
Alum Creek Reservoir (Lewis Center OH) has something for everyone. There’s a beach, picnic areas, boat launches, camping areas and a dog park with its own beach.
If you just want to relax along water, southern Delaware County has four such waterways: Hoover Reservoir, Alum Creek Reservoir, the Olentangy River, and the Scioto River.
If golfing is more your thing, there are LOTS of opportunities.
If you’re short on time or have only an hour or two, you can visit Hayden Run Falls where you can walk through a wooded area to see the falls, or get a unique view of the Scioto River. You’ll forget that you’re in the heart of a busy city.
If you need a reminder of why we have this 3-day weekend, be sure to read Missy Caulk’s blog post. She has included many great quotes from past politicians when patriotism was perhaps a little more prevalent than it is now. Plus, she honors her son who is now serving in the Navy.
Whatever you decide to do, I hope you take some time to recharge your batteries, get re-acquainted with your family, enjoy a little nature, and just RELAX. Oh, and I’ll be the one with the sore muscles come Tuesday.
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I’m the chair for the CBR’s Tech User Committee. At the start of yesterday’s meeting, I ask the 40-some agents in attendance if their business was thumbs-up, thumbs-down, or were they working with “fence-sitters”. Probably a good half of them indicated a “THUMBS-UP”. 
Elaine Reese
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Are You Friggin’ Kidding Me!!!!!
01/01/2009 · 4 Comments
Sorry for my language but this is ridiculous! Thanks to a client’s tweet (on Twitter), he alerted me to this Reuter’s article posted yesterday. I can’t believe it!
A lawmaker, Frank Nicastro, in Connecticut wants their state government to rescue a couple local papers who are scheduled to be shutdown because their publisher, Journal Register, is being crushed by millions of dollars of debt.
Those newspapers aren’t the only ones in trouble but the demise of newspapers has been coming for years. It’s not just a 2008 issue. The Internet has put newspapers on the “endangered species” list … that and their exorbitant advertising costs.
The real estate industry has been moving away from newspapers for years! That’s not where buyers search for homes. Buyers use the Internet because it’s easier, there’s far more info on the home, and the photography … well the crappy off-register photos in the paper are just no match for the Internet. It’s just not the way to get a home sold anymore and having the real estate industry pull their advertising dollars out has had a significant impact on newspapers.
I went to Sat-Sun delivery of The Dispatch several years ago. This past year, I even dropped the weekend delivery. I didn’t like wasting trees. Way back in the early 80’s, The Dispatch was an afternoon paper. The news was pretty current with whatever happened earlier in the day, plus, I enjoyed reading after dinner when I had the time. Then they bought out the failed Citizen-Journal, which was a morning paper. Soon after the purchase, The Dispatch changed to a morning paper which I questioned because after all the CJ morning paper had already failed. So not only was the news old by the time it was delivered, but I didn’t have time in the morning to read it before leaving for work. By the evening when I did have time, it was really old news.
Then came the Internet and life hasn’t been the same since.
We DO have a “free press”. It’s called the Internet and all Americans are free to publish … just as I’m doing here. It’s a far more democratic and open system than restricting the news to what few biased editors decide we SHOULD read.
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