Ryan Jacobs

Rebecca and I just finished Jericho Season 1 via Netflix. We’re definitely late on this one. The show grew on me through the season. It is cheesy, but in a surprisingly likable way.  The finale was one heck of a cliffhanger, and now I am wondering if it was a mistake to start this series knowing that [...]

Just when I thought I had coffee on the road figured out, I have been thrown a new twist. My system assumes I will have access to hot water and a mug to brew into in the room. I bring coffee, a small plastic cone filter basket and coffee. Usually my hot water [...]

Our eldest cat, Elvis, had surgery today to extract 4 teeth. He was suffering from feline odontoclastic resorptive lesion or FORL. He came through fine and hopefully will heal up nicely. 
I had no idea how common this was in cats, nor did we realize he was in pain until a recent vet visit. Our vet [...]

Provided I will be able to get the new iPhone, July 11th,2008 will become the day I will be free from my BlackJack. It has been a marginal device over the years, but never really could take advantage of the 3G network in a meaningful way. Lately, more often than not, the applications don’t even [...]

FireFox plugins are great. Indeed, with decently rendered pages in IE7 and access to Safari on both Windows and Mac, the plugins are probably the biggest single reason I still use FireFox as my default browser. Virtually identical browsing experience on OS X or Windows is another plus.
But lately, the plugins are slowing me down. [...]

I noticed an article in the Dispatch about debate on what to do with an historic landmark in my old hometown of Bellefontaine, Ohio. Apparently it is the old debate on what to do post-restoration: use it as a street, or close it and memorialize it.
I had forgotten that Court Avenue, in downtown Bellefontaine, is [...]