So as I was getting ready, packing my boxes, dropping off unwanted items at goodwill, there were protesters for my big move to California. Especially, because I had not finished my degree. I remember one morning, I was working at the Gym and this kind older woman thought it was appropriate to tell me about her thoughts.
As she walked on the treadmill, she said, "Be careful when you get out there. They will try and change the way you think." I replied, "but isn't that what all teachers try and do?"
"I am not just talking about the teachers, my daughter lives out there you know. She moved out there 17 years ago. When she came back home to visit she had turned lesbian."
Her reply floored me, I just didn't have the heart to tell her.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
I am not an ass hole I just think like one
So I thought somewhere in the posts of this soon to be more active blog I should put the real reason I left Ohio.
So throughout our lives we make a string of decisions which impact others and future decisions. While in Ohio the options are slim and while what I felt was right proved to be very wrong, the truth is always subjective. So I left to find a place where my truths were not wrong, they didn't have to be right, just not wrong. I guess it is the search for always wanting more.
Somewhere in the world there is a very kind man who thinks I left for him, in his deep of hearts he knows that isn't true. the real reason I left Ohio is for me. Because sometimes you just need a new vantage point. Three years later, I still don't have what I am looking for, but the sky is clearer and the puzzle is coming together.
So throughout our lives we make a string of decisions which impact others and future decisions. While in Ohio the options are slim and while what I felt was right proved to be very wrong, the truth is always subjective. So I left to find a place where my truths were not wrong, they didn't have to be right, just not wrong. I guess it is the search for always wanting more.
Somewhere in the world there is a very kind man who thinks I left for him, in his deep of hearts he knows that isn't true. the real reason I left Ohio is for me. Because sometimes you just need a new vantage point. Three years later, I still don't have what I am looking for, but the sky is clearer and the puzzle is coming together.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
super slow but two new great posts
here's johnny:
GOUMAS Candyland | Goumas confections
Brothers wage 'Battle of the Bonbons' in Granville
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 3:09 AM
By Josh Jarman
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
GRANVILLE, Ohio -- Goumas. If you're not familiar with the name, you're not from Licking County, where it is synonymous with rich, hand-dipped chocolate.
The family of candymakers has been known for its sugary sweets for almost four generations, but a falling out among the Goumas brothers has spawned a battle for E. Broadway, as each side plans to open competing stores here about 100 feet apart.
The rivalry began late last year when the eldest brother, George Goumas, returned to the area after closing a store on Sanibel Island, Fla. As is traditional in Greek families, Bessie Goumas, the matriarch and owner of Goumas Candyland, welcomed him back as a manager of the store that has operated in Licking County for more than half a century.
That incensed younger sons Greg and Socrates Goumas, the family's chief chocolatiers who had run the business for years in their older brother's absence. The final straw came on Dec. 1, when detectives were called to the family's Heath location after the two were ordered off the premises by their mother's attorney.
"My mom was thinking all of us would work together again and be a happy family," Socrates Goumas said. "That wasn't going to happen."
The 56-year-old Socrates said he didn't get along with his 58-year-old brother but thought he had put that behind him when George left for Florida in 2002. Socrates said going back to work for George would be impossible, so he and 57-year-old Greg started their own candymaking business, Goumas Confections, off 21st Street in Newark.
Here's where the stories diverge: Each side claims to be the one using the original recipes handed down from their grandfather George Stamas, who opened a restaurant on Newark's downtown square in 1911.
Those recipes were passed to Bessie's husband, Gus Goumas, who took over the family business, which was renamed Goumas Candyland in 1952.
George Goumas, who operates the Heath store with his wife, Marilyn, said his mother had copies of all the recipes, which her husband had written in Greek and which she had translated into English. While his father had never wanted him to be a candymaker, George Goumas said that, before he left for college, he persuaded Gus to teach him to make the family's English toffee.
Socrates said he learned to make chocolate from his father by working in the store starting as a teenager. He said his father's recipes were merely lists of ingredients that did not explain how to make the candy.
The brothers also differ over why there will soon be two Granville stores.
George said his father had always wanted a Granville location. He said friends told him about a possible home, at 238 E. Broadway, soon after he took over the business in December.
Socrates has lived in Granville for 25 years and said people have been begging him to open a Goumas store there for as long as he can remember. He said his old- est brother decided to come to Granville only after Socrates announced plans to open at 224 E. Broadway.
Bessie Goumas, 87, said she doesn't begrudge her sons starting their own businesses and was not involved in the decision to open a Granville store other than to give her blessing. "I'm in the middle," she said.
So, too, are village residents, who say their taste buds will decide which becomes Granville's favorite.
"I think it's too early to tell if people will pick one over the other," said Dena McKinley, whose Ace Express Print & Ship business is between the two soon-to-be chocolate stores.
She said that adding businesses can only be good for the village, but she thinks it odd to go from no candy stores to two. "I call it the Battle of the Bonbons," she added.
Chuck Pierson, a Newark resident who is a substitute teacher in Granville, said he doesn't think there is enough demand in the village to sustain both stores. Having long known the family, he said it's too bad the brothers couldn't come to an agreement.
"They're a legend in this area," Pierson said. "I hate to see it come to this."
jjarman@dispatch.com
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/05/19/Goumas.ART_ART_05-19-09_A1_H7DTGA2.html
GOUMAS Candyland | Goumas confections
Brothers wage 'Battle of the Bonbons' in Granville
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 3:09 AM
By Josh Jarman
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
GRANVILLE, Ohio -- Goumas. If you're not familiar with the name, you're not from Licking County, where it is synonymous with rich, hand-dipped chocolate.
The family of candymakers has been known for its sugary sweets for almost four generations, but a falling out among the Goumas brothers has spawned a battle for E. Broadway, as each side plans to open competing stores here about 100 feet apart.
The rivalry began late last year when the eldest brother, George Goumas, returned to the area after closing a store on Sanibel Island, Fla. As is traditional in Greek families, Bessie Goumas, the matriarch and owner of Goumas Candyland, welcomed him back as a manager of the store that has operated in Licking County for more than half a century.
That incensed younger sons Greg and Socrates Goumas, the family's chief chocolatiers who had run the business for years in their older brother's absence. The final straw came on Dec. 1, when detectives were called to the family's Heath location after the two were ordered off the premises by their mother's attorney.
"My mom was thinking all of us would work together again and be a happy family," Socrates Goumas said. "That wasn't going to happen."
The 56-year-old Socrates said he didn't get along with his 58-year-old brother but thought he had put that behind him when George left for Florida in 2002. Socrates said going back to work for George would be impossible, so he and 57-year-old Greg started their own candymaking business, Goumas Confections, off 21st Street in Newark.
Here's where the stories diverge: Each side claims to be the one using the original recipes handed down from their grandfather George Stamas, who opened a restaurant on Newark's downtown square in 1911.
Those recipes were passed to Bessie's husband, Gus Goumas, who took over the family business, which was renamed Goumas Candyland in 1952.
George Goumas, who operates the Heath store with his wife, Marilyn, said his mother had copies of all the recipes, which her husband had written in Greek and which she had translated into English. While his father had never wanted him to be a candymaker, George Goumas said that, before he left for college, he persuaded Gus to teach him to make the family's English toffee.
Socrates said he learned to make chocolate from his father by working in the store starting as a teenager. He said his father's recipes were merely lists of ingredients that did not explain how to make the candy.
The brothers also differ over why there will soon be two Granville stores.
George said his father had always wanted a Granville location. He said friends told him about a possible home, at 238 E. Broadway, soon after he took over the business in December.
Socrates has lived in Granville for 25 years and said people have been begging him to open a Goumas store there for as long as he can remember. He said his old- est brother decided to come to Granville only after Socrates announced plans to open at 224 E. Broadway.
Bessie Goumas, 87, said she doesn't begrudge her sons starting their own businesses and was not involved in the decision to open a Granville store other than to give her blessing. "I'm in the middle," she said.
So, too, are village residents, who say their taste buds will decide which becomes Granville's favorite.
"I think it's too early to tell if people will pick one over the other," said Dena McKinley, whose Ace Express Print & Ship business is between the two soon-to-be chocolate stores.
She said that adding businesses can only be good for the village, but she thinks it odd to go from no candy stores to two. "I call it the Battle of the Bonbons," she added.
Chuck Pierson, a Newark resident who is a substitute teacher in Granville, said he doesn't think there is enough demand in the village to sustain both stores. Having long known the family, he said it's too bad the brothers couldn't come to an agreement.
"They're a legend in this area," Pierson said. "I hate to see it come to this."
jjarman@dispatch.com
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/05/19/Goumas.ART_ART_05-19-09_A1_H7DTGA2.html
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Deputy's home raided; guns, drug equipment seized - Miscellaneous, News Watch - Vindy.com, The Vindicator
I feel safe knowing the cops roaming the streets are armed and high on their free time.
Deputy's home raided; guns, drug equipment seized - Miscellaneous, News Watch - Vindy.com, The Vindicator
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more on Kile
Kile Wygle, 28, adapted a regular bar stool and fitted it with a steering wheel, tyres and a small engine.
He managed to escape the crash with only a minor injury to his head but immediately had his licence suspended by police.
While he was being treated by paramedics, Wygle told a police officer he had consumed "a lot" of beers before he drove the stool.
However, he later changed his story saying he only consumed alcohol after the crash.
"I drank quite a bit after I wrecked because my head hurt so bad," he told a local TV station.
"I went in and drank a half a bottle of whiskey."
Newark police sergeant Barry Connell said some people had made a sport out of racing bar stools.
He said: "There are hundreds of people racing these things, but they race on closed courses."
(http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Ohio-Bar-Stool-Driver-Kile-Wygle-Charged-With-Drunken-Driving-After-Crashing-In-US/Article/200904115253680?lpos=World_News_Second_Home_Page_Article_Teaser_Region_4&lid=ARTICLE_15253680_Ohio_Bar_Stool_Driver_Kile_Wygle_Charged_With_Drunken_Driving_After_Crashing_In_US)
He managed to escape the crash with only a minor injury to his head but immediately had his licence suspended by police.
While he was being treated by paramedics, Wygle told a police officer he had consumed "a lot" of beers before he drove the stool.
However, he later changed his story saying he only consumed alcohol after the crash.
"I drank quite a bit after I wrecked because my head hurt so bad," he told a local TV station.
"I went in and drank a half a bottle of whiskey."
Newark police sergeant Barry Connell said some people had made a sport out of racing bar stools.
He said: "There are hundreds of people racing these things, but they race on closed courses."
(http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Ohio-Bar-Stool-Driver-Kile-Wygle-Charged-With-Drunken-Driving-After-Crashing-In-US/Article/200904115253680?lpos=World_News_Second_Home_Page_Article_Teaser_Region_4&lid=ARTICLE_15253680_Ohio_Bar_Stool_Driver_Kile_Wygle_Charged_With_Drunken_Driving_After_Crashing_In_US)
Ohio man charged with drunken driving on bar stool - Boston.com
NEWARK, Ohio—Authorities in Ohio say a man has been charged with drunken driving after crashing his motorized bar stool. Police in Newark, 30 miles east of Columbus, say when they responded to a report of a crash with injuries on March 4, they found a man who had wrecked a bar stool powered by a deconstructed lawn mower.
Twenty-eight-year Kile Wygle was hospitalized for minor injuries. Police say he was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated after he told an officer at the hospital that he had consumed 15 beers. Wygle told police his motorized bar stool can go up to 38 mph.
Wygle has pleaded not guilty and has requested a jury trial.
Ohio man charged with drunken driving on bar stool - Boston.com
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Twenty-eight-year Kile Wygle was hospitalized for minor injuries. Police say he was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated after he told an officer at the hospital that he had consumed 15 beers. Wygle told police his motorized bar stool can go up to 38 mph.
Wygle has pleaded not guilty and has requested a jury trial.
Ohio man charged with drunken driving on bar stool - Boston.com
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