Question of the Week

Cincinnati has been getting a lot of attention lately, but maybe that’s not so good.

Some national surveys are saying that our city is one of the worst places to live in the United States.

Our mayor and Ohio’s governor dismiss this kind of stuff. Do you?

How do you feel when you hear this? Does it make you want to take action and make some changes here or are you happy with the way things are?

(Photo found on Google)

Now That his Newspaper has Folded, Roger Ach Attempts to Destroy the Office Furniture Business

Honest to god, I didn’t intend to do another post on Roger Ach this week, but the stuff just keeps coming.

On the CinciPulse web site (the sad remains of what was once the proud Downtowner newspaper) is a classified ad. There are five mahogany laminate desk units for sale. Oh my, what bargain prices!

That phone number listed in the ad? Give it a call. That’s Roger’s phone number.

Either Roger is getting into the office furniture business or he needs money badly and he’s selling off what he can.

Suggestion: Sell your empty Pulse boxes that are still all over downtown. No wait, I’ve said that 200 times already.

(Photo from Google)

Lonely Woman who Doesn’t Live in Cincinnati Misses Skyline Chili

There’s something kind of sweet about this, something kind of sad.

Here’s a woman that misses Skyline Chili so much, she has to make it herself. You see, the nearest Skyline is over an hour away from her. What’s a girl to do?

I sort of wish she had more of a life than putting a video together of her making this stuff, but the video is down below.

Somebody please get this woman a date.

(Photo from flickr.com)

Cincinnati Bed Bugs Vacationing in New York City

Sorry. The title of this post is just a little joke. Bed bugs can’t afford to travel. Do you know how expensive airfare is these days?

Apparently, New York City has their own bed bugs, but unlike Cincinnati, they have an expert to help deal with them.

Louis Sorkin knows all about them. He even lets them feed on his blood. Majikthise gives us the details.

(Photo of Cincinnati Bed bug dining at a local downtown Cincinnati restaurant taken by Google. Hey, that’s also a joke)

An Open Letter to Roger

Dear Roger,

How’s it going, guy? Probably not all that great – that’s my guess.

They’ve been talking about you lately on local television here and the Cincinnati Business Courier did a story on you last week. You’re getting lots of attention.

We’ve picked on you a little bit here too. Sorry – that’s just our nature. No one is off limits, but I do want to be fair, so I have an offer.

Maybe all this bad press you’re getting is unfair. Why don’t you come here to this blog and state your case? Send me your side of the story – send it to larrygross@hotmail.com – and I’ll post it right here.

If you would be kind enough to do this, maybe you could answer a few questions for me.

I know Doug Taylor, the guy who owned the Downtowner before you took it over and killed it. Doug’s a nice, decent guy. Why would you try to beat him out of $56,000?

I also know Sam Robinson – a hard working, nice person. Is it  professional to not pay him the $2,000 you owe him?

Please let me know your side of this, Roger. E-mail me at larrygross@hotmail.com and I’ll post it right here.

My guess is you have money to pay people. I mean if you didn’t, you would have picked up all those empty Pulse boxes and sold them to get some cash, right?

I’m sorry. I don’t mean to go on and on, but I have another question.

Some months back, a friend of yours wrote a piece in CintiPulse about how unfairly you were treated – something about how you were falsely charged with check fraud. Thing is, the piece was published in a publication that you own and your friend didn’t even sign his or her name to it.

Who is your friend? Let us know. E-mail me at larrygross@hotmail.com. Let’s set the record straight.

And please don’t send Carol Meinhardt in your place. I read her response to the Cincinnati Business Courier story about you and while maybe she means well, the fact of the matter is the Business Courier knows how to fact check.

I’m thinking you’re probably an alright guy – maybe just misunderstood. Let’s show Cincinnati your good side.

Hope to hear from you soon. Again, that’s larrygross@hotmail.com.

Cordially,

Larry Gross

(Photo found at the Cincinnati Business Courier)

Hang the Bankers

We’re skipping the “That Was the Week That Was – In Blogs” this Sunday. Why? I have a book of essays coming out in the spring and if I don’t start finishing it up; it will come out in the spring of 2020.

In place of that post, let’s put up a Bill Maher video. His “Real Time” show returned Friday night with the final part of the show still being “New Rules.” A guy from Cincinnati gets mentioned in one of the new rules and I couldn’t agree with Bill more on his opinion on bankers.

Enjoy the video.

(Photo from www.oregoncatalyst.com)

She Really Needed Toilet Paper

Ready for the weekend? It’s going to be back to winter but it’s always nice to have a few days off – right?

Last Saturday I was out with a friend in the afternoon and she needed to run into Kroger’s on Ferguson Road to pick up a few things. I decided to wait outside the store next to the exit doors.

Standing there smoking a cigarette, I watched a woman come out of the store with a cart moving rather quickly. A Kroger employee was right behind her.

“You need to return those items to the store,” she told the woman. The woman left the cart and started running.

It finally dawned on me that the woman was trying to steal groceries from Kroger’s. As the Kroger employee ran after the woman, I walked over to see what was in the cart.

It was all toilet paper, rolls and rolls of it – different brands, different colors, but all toilet paper. There must have been 60 rolls in that cart.

The woman got away. I talked to the Kroger employee named Wanda for a little bit asking her what tipped her off to the woman.

“I just watched her walk out the door,” Wanda said.

I guess this type of thing happens all the time, but I can’t help but wonder why just toilet paper?

If you’re the woman who attempted to steal it, do me a favor: Please tell me why.

(Photo found on Google)

Singing About Cincinnati, Ohio

Maybe I was a bit negative in my post yesterday in regards to lazy Cincinnati or maybe I was telling the truth. Regardless, I’ll try to be positive today. I want to be fair and balanced.

Back in the late 1960’s, Connie Smith had a top 10 country record about the Queen City. In the video down below, you’ll hear Ms. Smith singing “Cincinnati, Ohio” while a series of city photos rotate.

Please note that in the photos being shown, not one bed bug is in sight. You’re welcome.

(Photo found on Google)

Downtown Cincinnati Still Promoting “A Christmas Carol” in February

Next time you’re waiting for a bus at Government Square in downtown Cincinnati, take a look up at the banners over head.

The City of Cincinnati is promoting “A Christmas Carol” playing at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.

Is this long-range planning for Christmas 2009? Is this smart promotion? Is it Christmas every day of the year in beautiful Cincinnati?

No to all of the above. Lazy Cincinnati hasn’t gotten around to taking down the banners from Christmas 2008.

(Photo by me. Hey – I did my best)

The Rankings of the Presidents

Some historians have put together a list of the presidents ranking them from the best to the worst.

Lincoln came out on top as being the best president. Know who was near the bottom? Go to The Huffington Post to find out.

(Photo from iacmusic.com)