Author Archives: Mike Bock

My Snowball Viburnum Is Blooming And It Is Magnificent

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Mike Bock

Wow. This bush get better every year. I bought it about twenty years ago from Siebenthaler’s. It produces such spectacular blooms. It is a Chinese Snowball Viburnum. Siebenthaler no longer carries them for sale. Last year a friend who wanted … Continue reading →

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Would The Democratic Party Be Improved If The Leaders Of The Party Were Chosen By Rank Choice Voting?

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Mike Bock

I always check out Esrati’s website. In his newest post — Why our political candidates generally suck — David advocates that there be a change in the Dayton Charter so that Dayton City Commissioners are elected through rank choice voting. … Continue reading →

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The Mission To Flip OSD-06 — Valiant, But A Failure. We Need A DeBriefing: “What Went Right, What Didn’t, and Why”

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Mike Bock

Ohio Senate District 06 had a great candidate in Democrat Mark Fogel — a 40 year old graduate of Air Force Academy who served as a jet pilot for the Air Force — and it looked like Fogel had a … Continue reading →