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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 34m

Me: holy hell, what was the end of that game? How is OSU walking away with a victory in this? *continues crashing out* Carter: *supremely unconcerned*

A dilute calico cat curled up on a blanket with her paws tucked under and her eyes tightly closed

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I was curious enough that I went and looked at the Dispatch archives through the library. In 1974, girls started asking if they could be in the band. In 1975, they tried out having an all boys band and an all girls band. By 1976, they decided “nah, let’s make it co-ed.”

March 22, 1974 | Columbus Dispatch (published as Columbus Evening Dispatch | Columbus, Ohio 1 Page 30
Disharmony developed among Ohio Expositions Commission members Thursday over whether, to be in tune with the times, the Ohio State Fair should have an all-girls' band or the present all-boys band should accept girls.
The question was raised in a letter from two Dublin High School students, Brenda and Julia Russell, who want an All-Ohio Girls' Band.

COMMISSIONER JOHN F. Evans of Mechanicsburg said that despite being the father of two daughters he wants to keep the present
300-member All-Ohio Boys' Band free of females, on both "visual and musical" grounds.

Commissioner J. Ronald Castell wants both boys and girls making band music together.
Expenses of providing separate housing for boy and girl band members was seen as a major problem.

Band Lover Likes Unique Male Group
To the Editor
I think an appreciative round of applause should be given to the director of the All Ohio State Fair Boys' Band, his assistants and the boys themselves

THERE IS one dark cloud over the horizon Rumors are that next year - 1975 - girls might be allowed to play with the band

If this happens it will be a disaster in my opinion The Ohio State University Marching Band had to admit girls and now is like every other college band

THE OSU band was unique because it was all male. The band did nicely for many years until two words popped up "sexist" and "dıscrimination."
If this happens to the All-Ohio State Fair Boys' Band there won't be any reason for them to play, it will be a plain, ordinary band

ITS TOO bad the fairer sex can't keep its noses out of anything

If the girls want a band, they can have one of their own. They shouldn't be allowed to ruin a really tremendous group of young men who do an excellent job

Jessie Cruse. -
Columbus.

All Boys Band;
All Girls Band;
All Together
Giris toting trumpets, trombones and sousaphones
marched onto the Ohio State Fairgrounds Saturday. Does that mean girls are about to invade the famed All-Ohio Boys Band?

"NOT AT ALL," insists Omar P. Blackman, director of the fair's fast-stepping bandsmen, or rather, bandspersons.

Nonetheless, half of the 300 musicians in the spirited marching band this year will be females.
"We have three bands, actually. An All-Ohio State Fair Boys Band, an All-Ohio State Fair Girls Band and an-All-Ohio State Fair Band."

The set-up is not a great deal different from that in previous years, except, of course, the sex of half of the group. PREVIOUSLY, THE BAND was divided into two groups - red and black - which played separate concerts then got together for some performances.

That's the way Blackman is doing it again this year, except all girls will be in one band, all boys in the other. The two groups will meet for some concerts.
Some might think it's a name game to placate fiercely proud alumni of the boys band.
Blackman conceded this is "probably" so and adds, "We all have reverence for what it (the band) was."

SINCE 1925, WITH THE exception of the years when the fair wasn't staged, the band has been a feature attraction at the state fair. It's a prestige group for high school musicians and those who have participated have formed an alumni association through which they can relive nostalgic moments.

The question for this group now, Blackman said, is whether the girls will be admitted, or encouraged to form their own group.

This apparently is one of the larger type problems ressulting from girls joining the band.

BLACKMAN SAID THE MUSICAL program will be the same during the 12-day "band camp" at the fair and minor difficulties in arranging lodging have been worked out.

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

It’s Nov 12! UConn just released their schedule

UConn’s non-con schedule

vs. SYRACUSE EXH OCT. 12 // MOHEGAN SUN ARENA HALL OF FAME SERIES EXHIBITION

VS. TEXAS EXH
OCT. 19 // HOME

vs. ARMY EXH OCT. 25 // HOME

vs. CORNELL
NOV. 2 // HOME

at MICHIGAN
NOV. 5 // AWAY

vs. IOWA NOV. 8 // HOME

at OHIO STATE
NOV. 12 // AWAY

at LOUISVILLE
NOV. 15 // AWAY

vs. SOUTH CAROLINA NOV. 24 // MOHEGAN SUN ARENA HALL OF FAME WOMEN'S SHOWCASE

vs. DUKE
NOV. 28 // TD GARDEN

vs. UNLV
DEC. 2 // HOME

vS. MARYLAND DEC. 5 // BARCLAYS CENTER
WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS CLASSIC

at NOTRE DAME
DEC. 9 // AWAY

vs. TENNESSEE
DEC. 12 // HOME

vs. LSU
DEC. 20 // BRIDGESTONE ARENA

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Who else is stoked for women’s professional baseball? #wpbl

A photo of a television screen showing the camera panning over the crowd at the baseball game. There is a graphic on the screen indicating that there is a rain delay, that the league is the WPBL playing in Springfield, IL at Robin Roberts Stadium, and the competitors are the Los Angeles Queens and the New York Heights

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

If you’re interested, the Dispatch did an Easter Sunday piece on my grandmother (the piano teacher) back in 2012. Btw, this is the same grandmother responsible for “needs more nutmeg” in my cookbook.

Songs of Easter joy
April 8, 2012 | Columbus Dispatch, The (OH)
Author/Byline: Kathy Lynn Gray; THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Page: 1A
Section: News
652 Word
Lanie Davis will play the piano with Easter joy and a true sense of rebirth today at Gender
Road Christian Church.
"I just sorta feel like the Lord gave me a second chance," said Davis, 90, a beloved fixture at the church near Canal Winchester.
Last Easter, Davis couldn't walk and could barely move her fingers.
What had begun as an outpatient gallbladder surgery in November 2010 had quickly turned into a case of blood poisoning -- sepsis -- that doctors said probably would kill her overnight.
Instead, she clawed her way back with the help of doctors and nurses, a huge, supportive family, and the prayers of hundreds whose lives her music had touched.
"These three fingers were numb," Davis said, pointing to her right hand as she sat on the piano bench in the music room of her Gahanna home.

"Her tongue swelled up, and she was six months on a feeding tube," daughter Charlotte Bougher said as she took up the story. "She was in a wheelchair through July and finally moved back into her own house in December."
Davis, a church pianist since she was 12, returned to her accompanist post at Gender Road Christian full time in September.
Today will cap a week of playing: for Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday services, and choir rehearsal on Wednesday.
Davis plays for funerals and weddings and gives piano lessons, "but the church music is, I don't know, comfortable. It's my first love. And you get caught up in it," she said.
She still remembers the first piece she learned -
- Carolina Moon -- when she began piano lessons at age 5 in her hometown of Knoxville, Tenn. By age 12, she was playing at Emmanuel Baptist Church; a year later, after her father died, she took on piano students to prop up the family finances. She couldn't afford her own lessons, so her teacher taught her at no charge.
"The rhythm was in me," she said. "My daddy had planted the dream in my head to go to the conservatory in Cincinnati. He thought

He thought I could be a concert pianist."
But with the Great Depression in full swing, there was no money for that, so she married in 1941 and began moving from military base to military base with her husband, Frank. She learned to play the organ at one of the bases.
Wherever they lived, she played piano or organ at a local church.
Bougher, the first of her five children, was born in 1947 -- on a Sunday morning as a substitute organist filled in for Davis.
Her last child also was born on a Sunday, in
1965. Davis timed her contractions as she played the organ during a service before making a run for the hospital.
"I think that's why we're all so musical," said Bougher, who is the music director at Gender Road Christian. "She played right up until the minute we were born."
The family moved to Columbus in 1968 and attended Mifflin Presbyterian Church, where Davis served as choir director, then music director. She retired at 65, then played at Broad Street Christian Church and helped Bougher, who taught music at Columbus Academy, for 15 years.

When Bougher became music director at Gender Road Christian eight years ago, her mother became the accompanist.
Last Easter, Davis went to church in a wheelchair and played the Hallelujah chorus despite her crippled fingers. She needed to know she could still play, Bougher said.
"The music kept her going - it kept us all going," Bougher said.
This Easter?
"It's a miracle she's back."
kgray@dispatch.com
Caption:
Photo
JEFF HINCKLEY / DISPATCH
(1) Today's Easter service caps a busy week at Gender Road Christian Church's piano for Lanie Davis. On Easter 2011, she managed to play while in a wheelchair with three numb fingers.
(2) Charlotte Bougher leads a choir rehearsal for today's Easter service at Gender Road Christian Church. Her mother, Lanie Davis, became the piano accompanist when Bougher, her eldest child, became music director eight years ago.

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Just appreciating the affirmations I put on my water bottle today.

A metal water bottle sits on a white desk with a closed laptop next to it and two monitors behind it. The water bottle is teal at the top fading into sky blue at the bottom and has a black lid. There is a sticker featuring prominently in sunset colors that says “your best is always good enough.”

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

My favorite picture of all time of Bucky.

An orange cat with white socks and a white belly lounges on his back on top of a pillow. One of his front legs is draped across his belly while he licks the paw pad of his other paw with a satisfied look on his face

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I’m watching on my iPad, but the closed captioning in the app on here shows up when I tap the screen to bring up controls, and it’s in the upper right.

A photo of an iPad screen showing the wnba league pass app with the Washington Mystics vs Toronto Tempo game on. The screen has been tapped so that the game is faded and the playback controls are visible

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

A spot of good news for someone I don’t know, but something that makes me happy anyway.

A “cat missing” poster that is taped to the back of a No Soliciting sign. The cat photo is of a tuxedo-colored cat with green eyes who is facing the camera and has mild airplane ears. The poster reads “Missing! Henry/Henri. 16-yr tuxedo male hopped the fence Monday evening. We need him back!! Please return to (address redacted). THANK YOU.” Over top of the “Missing” text is a large piece of white tape that says “HOME!❤️”

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Office Easter egg hunt went well - I even found the golden egg!

Multi-colored plastic eggs surround a large plastic golden egg. They are situated on a desk surrounded by notebooks, stacks of paper, a water bottle, and a pencil bag

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

This reminds me of this incident I experienced at work

A gray paper sign with white writing posted to a black door. The sign reads, “Squirrel in the building. Please be cautious and watch for the squirrel from the garage. He is aggressive. Do not approach!” The last sentence is in all caps and underlined.

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Has anyone seen this before? In the years since I got Bucky, it seems like his tabby stripes have faded. He’s pretty much solid orange now except around his face and tail.

A photo of Bucky the cat lying curled up on gray bedsheets. He is light orange tabby cat with white socks and a white bib. He has a mackerel tabby pattern. He is holding his head up and facing the camera with squinty eyes. This photo is from 2019.

A photo of Bucky the cat curled up on my lap. His coloring is a caramel orange, nearly solid. He is facing away from the camera. This photo is from today.

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

My boomer dad does woodworking. He has a whole shop out back and everything. I’ll attach a picture of a nightstand he made me a few years ago, but lately he’s been making puzzle boxes for the great-nephews. He recently retired and is looking forward to spending a lot more time in his shop!

A nightstand with a drawer at the top and a cabinet door. The nightstand is made of maple with a natural finish. It is sitting on top of a woodworking table within a shop.

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

These two don’t care at all that there’s basketball going on

A white cat with tabby markings named Steve and a dilute calico named Carter curl up right next to each other on a pile of blankets on a chair.

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Ew, boys. (More playing with the alumni band, except at men’s basketball today)

Ohio State men’s basketball warming up. View is from the baseline of the court.

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Checking out some women’s ice hockey today (once again while playing with the alumni band)

An ice-level view of the Ohio State Buckeyes Women’s Ice Hockey team and the Penn State Women’s Ice Hockey team warming up inside the OSU Ice Rink.

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

It wasn’t fast, it wasn’t pretty, but it is done! A 5K in <20 degrees to bring in the new year!

Two women standing in front of the finish line of the First on the First 5K. Both are bundled up in jackets, vests, and hats because it was very cold.

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Based on some of the other words possible, I’ll take this one. I could probably use more heartfelt theatricality in my life.

A screencap of a gif from Merriam-Webster that says my 2026 word is “theatrical”

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Going back to doing something that’s way more enjoyable than watching football 😭

A photo of the screen of a Nintendo Switch which shows a scene from Animal Crossing New Horizons. The player’s character is in the center of the town square, with a giant countdown clock in front of Resident Services. The clock is at 00:53:27. Isabelle and Tom Nook stand off to either side of the clock.

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Found him! Any idea who he’s checking out besides Lauren Betts?

Curt Miller, in a beige jacket, sitting courtside at the Buckeye’s basketball game.

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Watching the game from this perspective today

View of OSU’s basketball court from the courtside and baseline. OSU and UCLA are warming up.

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

I literally did not sleep last night because I was stuck at the Atlanta airport, and then went straight to work when I got to Columbus, and yet I am here tonight, to watch the Buckeyes play a mid-major team. Am I dedicated or am I crazy? I lean toward the latter.

A photo of the OSU basketball court where the Western Michigan women’s basketball team is warming up. They are wearing yellow warmup shirts with brown shorts.

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

More pampering: we’re making some sugar cookies that we’re going to decorate later, after we go to my favorite local wing restaurant for lunch.

Raw sugar cookies cut into a Christmas tree shape spread out on a baking sheet, ready to go in the oven.

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

I get so pampered whenever I go home

Avocado and egg toast on a gray plate over a blue tablecloth. The eggs are cooked over easy and are topped with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar and roasted pumpkin seeds

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

I think there was sabotage involved. Check out those front tires.

Mr Redlegs rides a tricycle with an extremely flat front tire.

Crew Cat rides a tricycle while looking behind at his competition

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

So it looks like Stinger actually has eyebrows above his eyes, so the hockey sticks would not be that. So we’re down to hair or antennae.

The back of the mascot for the Columbus Blue Jackets, Stinger. He is a green/blue bee, I think a play on “yellow jacket.” Of particular interest is that he appears to have eyebrows.

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

I have felt pretty low today, and this guy has spent the whole time wedged up against me.

An orange cat with a white bib loafs on a pillow, facing the camera. He is laying up against the arm of his human. The arm is the only visible part of the human. The pillow is gray and decorated with cats and has a ruffled edge. Human and cat are sitting on a large beige cushioned chair.

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

It’s almost time for basketball!!

The Ohio State Buckeyes basketball court prior to a women’s basketball game. Players are currently in the locker room so there are only managers on the court.

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

I am currently attempting to take photos in the dark of my cats doing their best to get me out of bed and these photos are the stuff of nightmares.

An extremely dark and fuzzy-looking photo. The outline of cat ears can be seen and a red dot from the turned-off tv in the background.

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

I just gave Carter the first dose of a round of steroids (to help with asthma and inflammation). She is extremely sure that I just tried to kill her. (Photo is not from tonight, she is currently hiding from me).

A dilute calico cat rests her chin on her paw and squints her eyes

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

She will happily receive examinations and pokes as long as there’s Churu available.

A photo of a dilute calico cat on a vet exam table eating from the end of a Churu tube.

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

My manager Steve is keeping a close eye on me

A woman in an orange shirt looks to camera. She has a laptop in her lap and a cat leaning on her arm. The cat is also looking to camera. His coloring is piebald.

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

It’s big red blob day at Ohio Stadium

The Ohio State Marching Alumni Band creating a sea of red hats and shirts overlooking the field at Ohio Stadium

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

I can’t stop laughing at this. Poor guy lol.

Sign at the Guardians game that says Now Pitching: A Bummer

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Jackie Schilling @jeschilling.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

One of the fun things about being a marching band alumni and staying active in the community band scene is that you get invited to the annual pre-read of the halftime shows. There’s going to be some fun ones this year!