From the Good Ideas file: the unintended consequences of Eds and Meds

Could 'eds and meds' be a liability for some cities? Via @AtlanticCities:  http://t.co/CUvb10i2Od  For me, this was the particularly interesting part -- chalk it up to the risks of unintended consequences and counting on magic bullets to solve everthing for us: Eds and meds employment levels were uniformly negatively associated with nearly every single important …

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Not to brag, but Chuck Marohn ain’t the only one who can make cookies. Well, James Rucker did. I turned on the oven.

Attempt to document the reason I’m sitting here. #lonelylifeofabandparent #disregardthegiantbutt

St X high school hockey game. James in pep band so decided to stay for game. I have no idea what is going on.

mapsontheweb: Change In Medium Household Income By County 2007-2012 Wow.

Another random lategram from Cincinnati Maker Faire in the fall. A yarnbombed cannon. Try that, Jodi Kessler!

Random latergram: half of a belt sander race at Cincinnati Maker Faire. They have to have costumes, of course.

Yes, it’s pretty. It still sucks.

Whoa. Kind words from PlannersWeb’s Editor

Positive feedback is always great, but when you get it from someone whose writing chops you deeply appreciate, that's a whole 'nother level of awesome. Wayne Senville, the longtime editor of PlannersWeb, has dealt with my writing for years, crafting and refining my often clunky submissions as a columnist for Planning Commissioner's Journal and its online …

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Tweet from Historical Pics (@HistoricalPics)

Wow.  I can’t verify this is true, and clearly he owned some clothes that aren’t in this pic.  But… Historical Pics (@HistoricalPics) tweeted at 7:45 AM on Wed, Dec 11, 2013: All of Gandhi’s worldly possessions. the official Twitter app at https://twitter.com/downloadTweet from Historical Pics (@HistoricalPics)