The Journey is the Reward

Cincinnati.com: 'Diners, Drive-ins and Dives' host Guy Fieri calls Terry's Turf Club 'legitimately wild'

Story in the Enquirer about Guy Fieri's taping of "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" at Terry's Turf Club.  I love the burgers there, but now with this airing, the lines are going to be insane.

Here are the three restaurants that were taped in the Cincinnati area.

Virgil's Cafe
710 Fairfield Avenue
Bellevue, KY 41073
(859) 491-3287
www.virgilscafe.com

Blue Ash Chili Restaurant
9565 Kenwood Road
Cincinnati, OH 45242
(513) 984-6107
www.blueashchili.com

Terry's Turf Club
4618 Eastern Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45226
(513) 533-4222

One of the benefits of being 40 is that you've accumulated lots of old stuff over time.

Today I present you with the Floppy Disk or "Floppies" as we used to call them in the day:

These are 5 1/4 inch floppy disks.  These were even archaic in 1988.  I had stopped using floppy disks when I retired my Apple II and moved on to my Macintosh II with it's 3 1/2 inch disks.  I bought this pack to use with the 286 PC's at the University of Pennsylvania computer lab.

"How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?"- Satchel Paige

There was a time where I couldn't imagine what it would be like turning 40. Today that day has come and I don't feel any different than when I turned 30.  I'm not afraid of aging as that's a natural part of life.  But, becoming old. That's a different story. 

Turning 40 is just a reminder that life is a journey and that there's still a lot of new challenges and experiences that await.

I saw this at the Jim Dandy's BBQ in Sharonville taped on the glass right where you order. 

Who exactly isn't in favor of the Constitution?  I wonder how many of the Tea Partiers actually have read the Constitution or know what is in it?  The problem with the Tea Party to me is that it's a lot of anger and rhetoric with no real solutions to the problems we have today.

Last week I wrote about a great OK Go video for the song This Too Shall Pass.  This one is even more amazing.

Sports Illustrated: Nearly 50 years old, could Willie Gault still play in the NFL?

Saw this article today in SI.  Apparently at 49, Willie Gault can run the 40 in 4.4 seconds.  This guy is specimen.  If you don't believe the article after reading it, here's another that I found that's even more impressive.

Yahoo Sports: Willie Gault is still racing around at 48

I was going to refer to this building as the PNC Bank building, but the proper name according to Wikipedia is 4th and Vine Tower.  PNC owns the signage rights and only has a few employees there.

Photo was taken from inside the Hilton.

From NYTimes.com: The National Enquirer Earns Some Respect

By being the first and, largely, the only publication pursuing the Edwards story through his denials of the affair and of fathering a child out of wedlock, The Enquirer is under consideration for a Pulitzer Prize, and it has strong support for its bid from other journalists. The success has Mr. Levine considering opening a Washington bureau to look for more dirt among politicians.

The National Enquirer and Pulitzer Prize in the same sentence?  Pretty amazing.

The band OK Go always impresses me with the creativity of their videos. If more bands put this much thought and effort into their music videos, there might be something still worth watching on MTV.

OK Go - This Too Shall Pass from OK Go on Vimeo.

NYTimes.com: Reds Bet on Raw Talent of Cuban Defector

I think Aroldis Chapman is the real deal.  Finally, something for Cincinnati Reds fans to get excited about.