Tipp Talk-May 16

Posted by Greg on May 17, 2012 in Tipp Talk Column | 0 comments

Events, activities and other hometown items going on in and around Tipp City, Ohio by Greg Enslen

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In the three years since I started this column, my focus has grown more toward observing what’s going on around me, and less on reporting on what’s coming up in Tipp City. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been trying out a new column style, focusing more on single topics and humorous incidents in my life. I’ve talked about not having to mow the lawn this summer, the new iPhone, a writer’s conference I attended, and Downton Abby. The column’s been all over the place … but then, so has my life!

An iPhone—from the Future?

Posted by Greg on May 10, 2012 in Tech | 0 comments

An iPhone—from the Future?

I read the other day that the new iPhone, which is supposed to come out later this year, might be made partly of a new substance called “liquid metal.” I have no idea if this metal is some kind of breakthrough in materials design or just a clever marketing ploy, but the name certainly evokes a certain “science-fictiony” quality.

Liquid metal has been around a long time in the form of mercury, a.k.a. “quicksilver.” It’s used in thermometers and barometers—and these days, that’s about it. Why? Well, because it’s poisonous.

Tipp Talk-May 9

Posted by Greg on May 10, 2012 in Tipp Talk Column | 0 comments

Events, activities and other hometown items going on in and around Tipp City, Ohio by Greg Enslen

An iPhone—from the Future?

I read the other day that the new iPhone, which is supposed to come out later this year, might be made partly of a new substance called “liquid metal.” I have no idea if this metal is some kind of breakthrough in materials design or just a clever marketing ploy, but the name certainly evokes a certain “science-fictiony” quality.

Liquid metal has been around a long time in the form of mercury, a.k.a. “quicksilver.” It’s used in thermometers and barometers—and these days, that’s about it. Why? Well, because it’s poisonous.

The Mouse that Saved My Summer

Posted by Greg on May 2, 2012 in Home and Family, Pets | 0 comments

I hate mowing.  I know, it’s not very manly to admit that, but I’ve never liked doing yard work, or mowing, or planting flowers, or mulching, or the hundred billion other projects people do to keep their yards looking trim and proper.  Some men have this gene, but I’ve been tested, and it’s missing.  Anyone who has seen my yard can attest to this.

But fortune smiled upon me this winter, delivering me from one of my most hated chores—mowing the lawn.