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RIP Coffee Article

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 Posted in General | No Comments »

I have a new article for INeedCoffee detailing my adventures with Roast In Parchment (RIP) coffee.  I don't know that I'll be pursuing this style of roasting often going forward, but if you are curious about my experience, you can ...

Ohio State vs. Youngstown State Video

Monday, September 1st, 2008 Posted in Columbus, General, Photos | No Comments »

Rebecca went to the Ohio State football season opener and put together the video above. Not bad for one of her first uses of iMovie. She put it together quite rapidly and easily.

Ha Ha Pizza

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 Posted in General | No Comments »

This past Saturday, Rebecca and I rode the bike trail from Xenia to Yellow Springs and back. We decided to stop for lunch in Yellow Springs on the way back at a local pizza place called 'Ha Ha Pizza'.    [caption id="" ...

The Brutii Have Arrived

Thursday, August 14th, 2008 Posted in Columbus, General, Photos | No Comments »

  [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="200" caption="Drum Major Brutus"][/caption]     The Brutus on Parade statues have started to arrive at the Schottenstein Center. Conspicuously absent were the Butter Brutus, Gordon Gee Brutus, Tin Brutus, Elvis Brutus and a few more.  A pleasant surprise was a ...

Mountain Biking at Alum Creek

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 Posted in Columbus, General | No Comments »

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Not me!"][/caption] The photo above is not me, but I was on this part of the trail today. I stalled out toward the top and had to walk it out. On a whim, I decided to bike on ...

Adena Burial Mound at Prairie Oaks Metro Park

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 Posted in Columbus, General, Photos | No Comments »

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Adena Burial Mound"][/caption] This is a picture of an Adena burial mound found in Prairie Oaks Metro Park. I don't know about you, but this just looks like a grassy hill to me. Having seen the ...

Cat Tails: Nature’s Corn Dogs

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 Posted in Columbus, General, Photos | 1 Comment »

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Nature's Corn Dog"][/caption] While hiking in Prairie Oaks Metro Park yesterday I saw this group of cat tails. It occurred to me that they resemble corn dogs more than anything.

John Edwards and Billie Jean

Friday, August 8th, 2008 Posted in General | 1 Comment »

When the John Edwards infidelity scandal erupted, it struck me that had he paid more attention, he would have realized that Michael Jackson had warned him about this circa 1982 in his hit song, 'Billie Jean'. Let's examine the lyrics:  "She was ...

Hiking in Old Man’s Cave

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 Posted in General | No Comments »

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Deer looks at me while I take the pic."][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Deer prancing away to safer ground"][/caption] Rebecca and I had a very nice hike on a very hot day in Old Man's Cave. We did ...

2 days, 2 Cold War Era Movies

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 Posted in General | No Comments »

Rebecca and I have returned from a few days of solitude in the Hocking Hills region. We hiked by day and enjoyed campfires and some old movies by night. I brought the MacBook as our portable theater and we then ...