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From the Associated Press

ohio_me — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:56:46 +0000

COLUMBUS, Ohio – There’s a potential spot in the history books awaiting the 2010 Ohio State Buckeyes.

Thing is, their coach doesn’t want them to give it a thought.

Only Woody Hayes’ powerhouse Ohio State squads of 1972-77 captured all or a piece of six straight conference titles. The Buckeyes, winners of three outright and two shared titles in the last five years, could match it this fall.

The Buckeyes are stacked with talent, with nine starters back on offense and five on defense. The schedule isn’t a killer, despite the dangerous Miami Hurricanes coming to Columbus in Week 2, along with road tests against conference rivals Iowa and Wisconsin.

Coach Jim Tressel enters his 10th year on the job. He’s wary of using a Buckeye Six-pack as motivation because he believes looking ahead can cause problems.

Former Buckeye Chris Spielman Loses Wife to Cancer

ohio_me — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:09:54 +0000

Stefanie Spielman, the wife of NFL and Ohio State star Chris Spielman who led a public fight against breast cancer, died Thursday after a lengthy battle with the disease. She was 42.

Stefanie Spielman died at the family’s home in Upper Arlington, surrounded by her family, said WBNS radio in Columbus, where Chris Spielman co-hosts a show.

“Stefanie has gone home to be with the Lord,” Chris Spielman said in a statement released by the station. “For that, we celebrate, but with broken hearts. I want to thank everyone for their support over the last 12 years. Together, with your help, hopefully we made a difference in this fight.”

Read the rest of the story here: http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/10400104/Stefanie-Spielman,-wife-of-NFL-star,-dies-at-42

I hate floating debris in my pond

ohio_me — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:02:38 +0000

Fall is my favorite time of the year…football season (go buckeyes), change of season, the cooler weather, etc, but I hate what it does to my pond. It seems like I spend most of my time raking crud from the surface of my pond. Everytime I turn around there are more leaves floating on the surface and if I dont get them off they will sink and rot and really make a mess. I think next spring I am going to invest in a good pond skimmer to help catch all this floating stuff. I think it is too late to bother this year but it should make a good early spring project as I am doing all of the normal pre-spring rituals. You know, what I keep seeing every where are theses nets that cover your pond. That may be something I should look into right now as they dont seem to be too expensive and appear to be pretty straight forward to put on. I guess you still have to remove the leaves from the net itself, but that would be better that raking them from the water.

New Windmills Let Fans Show School Spirit

ohio_me — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:30:35 +0000

For years and years windmills have been a symbol of Americana and have been used for practical reason like generating energy and aerating ponds and more recently as a decorative touch to farms, ranches and even homes. Now, a company out of Dallas, TX has started offering home windmills that can be customized to let fans of most any school show their school spirit. The windmills, available in sizes from 9 ft to 20 ft, can be powder coated in a number of standard colors (red and galvanized steel being one) or in any custom colors. Additionally, the tailfin can be personalized to show any type of logo or name. Personally I would go with the Ohio State Buckeye logo:)

The windmills are constructed of galvanized steel, but do have to be assembled, which I hear only takes a few hours for the smaller ones and a bit longer for the larger ones. The powder coated windmills usually take a few weeks to ship, while the standard un painted versions usually ship in a few days. These windmills can also be retrofitted down the road to provide aeration to ponds are to pump water from wells, so they are very practical as well.

Just thought this was a cool thing felow Buckeyes might enjoy.