SHOE SHINING FOR MEN, WOMEN & POLITICIANS

Almost every morning, I shine a pair of shoes.

This post is for both men and women, men pay more attention to shoe shining than a lady. This is in part to a discrimination that Barak has not discussed: there are not many stores that have a variety of men's shoes compared to most women stores. DSW at Easton carries way more women shoes than men's, Nordstoms carries a great selection of men's shoes, but walk twenty feet and you will find four times as many ladies shoes and most of them at half the price of men's shoes. Thus women have more shoes!

Below you will find a short and easy direction on shoe polishing. I would like everyone to at least try the process below who has never shined a shoe.


The next time you see a politician who needs a good shoe shine, direct them to this blog. I do not think they ever polish their shoes. But, depending what happens next Tuesday, I may be asking you to forget the blog and send them to me so I may earn some extra pocket money.


Things You’ll Need:
Polish
A polish application brush
A soft shoe-shine brush
A lint-free shine cloth
Ten minutes

Step 1 Start by spreading a newspaper of paper towel on the floor where you plan to polish your shoes. This will keep your carpet or floors clean. I polish mine at the office, you will see some polish streaks on my desk once in a while.

Step 2 Next, you should brush your shoe with the soft shoe-shine brush. This will brush the dust and lint off your shoes. This also warms up the leather, so the polish softens a little.

Step3 Dip the polish application brush into the shoe polish. Once you get a small amount of polish on the brush, apply it evenly on the shoe. Use a circular motion to apply and don't forget to polish the heel. Don't forget to take a paper towell afterwards and clean off you applicator.

Step 4 Allow the shoe to sit for a few minutes while you polish the other.

Step 5 After a few minutes, the first shoe should be ready for shining. Use the shoe shine brush to gently brush the shoe. Soft long strokes should bring out the shine.

Step 6 Use the lint-free shine cloth to put the finishing touches on it. This helps the shoe shine even more. My lint-free cloth is actually a Haines t-shirt with the label printed, not sewn in. This was a great invention by Michael Jordan.

Step 7 Repeat Step 6 on the other shoe and you should be all set with a nicely polished pair of shoes.

Accountability-turn back the clocks

We change our clocks once again this coming weekend. I assume back an hour, fall back and spring forward is the only way I can remember and it is chilly out so.......

This also brings in mind how everyone is accountable and in most cases accountable for others, rather it be at work or home. Below is an article on the death of a young firefighter, evidently his chief officer at the fire did not have everyone accounted for at the fire scene.
http://firefighterclosecalls.com/fullstory.php?74280

Accountability responsibilities:
With the change of time this weekend, you should remember to change the batteries in your smoke detectors. While you are out buying batteries, buy another detector. There is surely room in your home for another.

One thing that is not talked about often, make sure your family has several planned escape routes and a meeting place where everyone can be accounted for.

We always had a large tree in the front yard that was our meeting place and I am happy to say we never had the occasion to meet there.

HOW TO BE NOMINATED FOR THE SUPREME COURT

This article was just published in the Newark Advocate, how embarrassing for our country.

I would think Judge Sargus may feel a little sick to his stomach when he really thinks about it. Maye the counties should consider making park benches into condominiums, they would be able to sell three seats to voters per bench.


COLUMBUS (AP) — A federal judge in Ohio has ruled that counties must allow homeless voters to list park benches and other locations that aren’t buildings as their addresses.

U.S. District Judge Edmund Sargus also ruled that provisional ballots can’t be invalidated because of poll worker errors.

Monday’s ruling resolved the final two pieces of a settlement between the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless and Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner.

The coalition agreed to drop a constitutional challenge to Ohio’s voter identification law until after the Nov. 4 election. In return, Brunner and the coalition agreed on procedures to verify provisional ballots across all Ohio counties.

The coalition was concerned that unequal treatment of provisional ballots would disenfranchise some voters.

Frank Guanciale

Below you will find the obituary as published by the Newark Advocate for my Uncle Frank who passed away this past Friday.

It is funny how you remember things that happened so long ago, but they always pop up in your mind from time to time.

Frankie was 17 when I was born, the first wedding I can remember was his marriage to Bonnie, I was like 6-7 years old. Several things come to mind, watching him and my father Dan install a garage door spring, working on Pinewood Derby cars and several Soap Box Derby cars and working around my grandmother's home. Frank was in the Army for a period of time and I thought it was so neat to see him in his uniform.

The biggest beef I had between my uncle and father, that still hurts: For my 8th birthday I received from my parents a remote control gas airplane, the kind you fly on the end of a long cord. I will never forget riding with Frank and Dan to a ball diamond, I believe it was at Cherry Valley School with my new airplane. Frank and Dan had a hard time getting the plane to start, I had to sit in the outfield in case the fuel blew up. After the rough start, the two guys stood on the pitcher's mound spinning around flying the plane laughing and smiling with a promise of my turn being soon.

My life is still tarnished, they used all the fuel and I never had a turn, as if the airplane gift was really for me.

http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20081025/OBITUARIES/81025007/1023/NEWS17

ONCE IN A WHILE

This post started off to be a guessing game, but with my limited amount of viewers it may be 2013 before a large number of people would view this photo and respond.

Last night there was a small fire on Clinton Street near Downtown Newark, the fire started on the outside and worked it's way into the home.

As the firefighters were ripping off the aluminum siding of this 100 plus year old home, they discovered a large bee's nest. As you can see in the photo the nest was built between two wall studs. The best I could count indicated there was 11 layers to the hive.

I know this is nothing to get excited about, but last night one of the firefighters told me of another firefighter who owned an older home and he and his wife could hear the bees at night in their walls. To only make it worst, honey dripped from the electrical outlets into their home.

Lesson learned: If you are ripping siding off your 100 year old home, do it during late October. If it would have been mid summer, we could have had one hundred yard dash time trials for the Olympics as the firefighters escaped the scene.

OCTOBER 1-NOT A DAY TO CELEBRATE

October first is not a day to celebrate, but to morn. My personal sock rule: No socks between April 1 through October 1, unless I am wearing a suit & tie or if we find an unusual October day with a temperature of over 75 degrees.

This photo you will notice Dave Hardy and myself with ties on and no socks. The photo was taken during the wedding reception after Morgan Hardy's wedding.

Dave mentioned several times that he was not sure if he would wear socks for his daughter' wedding considering it would be a sunny August day and of course a Saturday. I dressed appropriately with the best suit I have, favorite tie, socks and my Alden tassels.

Not being an emotional person at weddings, once I saw Dave walking down the isle with his daughter so beautiful, I started to tear up. Tears were due not to Dave's excellent taste in a tan suit and Cole Hann Pinch Buckle Kilt or how beautiful and happy Morgan looked, but because Dave was not wearing socks and I had to, because of my rule.

At the reception I decided it was time to break my self imposed rule, I removed my socks so Dave's mother would be upset with someone else besides Dave. I believe Nancy Hardy gave up years ago of being upset over Dave's actions.

Lesson learned: some personal rules can be broken for special occasions

MORE ABOUT THE BEAR

Today's Newark Advocate has more info about the tree trunk carving (see photo on this blog from yesterday) and it can not be found on line. The owner of the 1200 block of Granville Road home is Paul Robertson. Mr. Robertson commissioned artist/carver Dan Zeadker of Bear Creek Carving of Wauseon, Ohio to carve the bear out of stump from a tree damaged by the recent windstorm. It took Mr. Zeadker about five hours to carve the sculpture from the 100 year old sugar maple stump.