WIXY's Gone Bananas

 I changed a couple of things here tonight. First was my profile pic. The one I had was taken close to 13 years ago. My hair was short because I was unemployed and I didn't thinkprospective employers wanted to hire an aging hippy. At that time, in 2010, I was unemployed for about 9-1/2 months. So I guess people didn't want to hire an aging anything. I was 54 at the time. The current profile pic is the same one from my Facebook page. I amy change the photo later. My handle here has changed as well. I figured that 74WIXYgrad has seen better days. Might as well use my own name, Cliff. It has been a long time since I interacted with the radio folks and local radio has changed. But the name of the blog will remain the same. I had wanted to do a podcast for many years. The first name I kicked around was the WIXY's Gone Bananas Podcast. I guess, at that time, I didn't persue it quite enough. But I have 2 podcasts now. Inside Cliff's Mind, which I record when I have a long...

 I am trying to chase away the blues today. I just turned 67 a few days ago, so as a lovely parting gift, age 66 left me was a roller coaster of blood glucose readings. A wave of depression comes with that at times. So, I decided to visit an old friend, my blog. While I was active before, I did as I am currenty doing with my podcast, promoting Rittman, Ohio, the town I have called home for the past 39 years.  This evening as I got off work, my wife asked me to go over to Pop's Shake Shack and get her a hot fudge sundae. Her usual sundae consists of chocolate ice cream, hot fudge, and whipped cream. Today, she wanted no whipped cream and extra fudge. So off to town I go. My first stop was the IGA. I needed to treat myself and my treat was a chef salad. Once again, I need to get things under control. Then it's off to Pop's. Pop's Shake Shack is a business located in downtown Rittman, or the heart of the 44270. David Collins started this business in the middle of the pande...