Ryan Jacobs

I wrote this post on my iPhone using the Wordpress app from the ITunes App store. I like being able to write a local draft on the phone, which is useful in areas with no service at all, like Hocking Hills where I am now. The application also allows direct access to the built in [...]

While visiting Rebecca’s folks in California, we made a trip to the Bowers Museum to see an exhibit of the Terra Cotta Warriors of the Qin dynasty. The story of Qin and his necropolis are the subject of the upcoming Mummy film.
The exhibit was well done, with roughly 100 actual pieces. They also gave [...]

Easton Town Center truly seems to be committed to environmentally friendly solutions to hand drying in the restrooms. Some time ago I experienced this personally when confronted with the typical air dryer that never seems to quite work. I was shocked to find a blast of air so powerful that it almost knocked me down. [...]

I just found out that Buck Rinehart was grand marshall of the Doo-Dah Parade.
That just seems really appropriate. Both the parade and the former Columbus Mayor are known for their irreverence. The parade runs through the Short North, which Rinehart worked on transforming into a decent area.

Recently, I was talking with some friends about a corn festival that had recently happened in Ohio and we then talked about how there are many of these single food item festivals throughout the state. I haven’t been to a single one of them. Prior to our discussion, I thought the big one I missed [...]