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The crowd likes them.

Benefits the APL.

I got to be an official judge. Go figure. Thanks Rebecca.

Everyone who has been in the Flats has had to wait on the Center Street Swing Bridge at least once. I got the chance to actually see what it takes to swing the bridge and actually be on it at the time. It moves so quietly and smoothly. They swing it different ways depending on which way the river traffic is traveling.

I plan to take a tour of the Detroit Superior Bridge subway tour today and I probably post some pictures of that as well.

I was surfing through the channels on my television and came across the Cleveland City Council Public Utilities committee on TV23.

The esteemed members of the group talked to CPP representatives about a new deal with CEI. The deal gives CPP control over all of the streetlights in the city. No longer will someone call CPP to complain that a streetlight is out only to find out that CEI owns the light. The person would then have to call CEI to get the problem fixed. The CPP representative said the deal was worth $4 million.

Ward 11 councilman Michael D. Polensek asked the representative if CPP also purchased the poles the lights as well. The CPP representative said the power company will own the pole if there is no other lines attached to it. Polensek asked if there was a security light on the pole that was serviced by CEI if the person who owned the light could switch to CPP for power. The representative said CPP could not take ownership of the pole. So now, CPP will restore broken streetlights but they won’t own the poles.

Now Brad will know to call CPP and not have to worry about the follow-up call to CEI when he sees a streetlight out in Cleveland.

Okay, I get it, I have a big noggin’. Thanks to Thom Zahler for this caricature. You can check out more of his stuff by going to http://www.thomz.com/.

So, I got suckered in by the Target ad and I guess I spent (what the government wants you to do with the thing) about 1/3 of my money this morning during a trip to Steelyard Commons.

I got the “granny cart” which I think I’ll return because the rear axle on it already bent. I got a Dustbuster because my car’s a filthy mess and I’m not hanging out at the local gas station to suck all of my crud out of my CRaVe.

It was that time of the year when I need toilet paper, dish washing detergent, laundry supplies, you know what I’m talking about. Add all of that together and you come away with a $214.62 bill. Looking over the receipt, Target is apparently trying to help me with my HSA, because the solution for my contacts is apparently covered, all $3.22 worth!

Well, it’s noon already and that’s been the extent of my Sunday. Ah, the joys of thinking about the return of the work week. That’s my cyclical lifestyle!

It ain’t exactly a beautiful mid-May day. Clouds cover the Cleveland skies. The winds are blowing things around. At least the temperature is near 60 degrees. Today will be my first experience with a concert at The Plain Dealer Pavilion. The Cleveland Police Department’s Tattoo is today. It’s a memorial to those who have served the city. I’m going to be bagpiped out by the end of the night probably. They’ve been practicing on the stage for the past couple of nights. Those bagpipes and drums are loud.

I want to get over to the parking lot at the Powerhouse and do some more cleaning because they have another dumpster. I don’t even think all of the debris will fit in it either. There are still a lot of pallets out there that can go into the dumpster. The Ohio Canal Corridor is trying to get someone to come and chip all of the brush that’s sitting next to the Superior Viaduct. We may use all of the chips to put under one of the viaduct’s arches.

There’s probably a trip to Steelyard in the cards for me today. I need some groceries and some household items. We’ll probably stop by the Westside Market for some produce as well.

Can the Cavs win in Boston against the Celtics at the Garden? The Cavs looked good last night but we’ll all have to cross our fingers for Sunday.