I didn’t make it to the zoo this year to catch the tulips, but they are just about everywhere. Though never long enough. One day? I hope to make it out to a big field of these colorful flowers.  It can be the Pacific Northwest, Holland or anywhere for that matter I suppose. Just making [...]

Rain. I know, broken record here. Prepare for a weeks worth of ho-hum photos as the weather sets in, I dig in my heels to projects at work and battle a bit of seasonal health issues. Gesundheit!

Fortune cookies, like buffet food, are such a crapshoot. At some point I either started realizing fortunes were usually just statements, or perhaps quality has slipped over the years. I can’t say which, I just notice it now. Tangent: Not sure I’ve mentioned that I have this weird thing where I must eat the entire [...]

First time at Dixie Chili in Newport. Their style of Cincinnati chili has a bit more spice than other local joints (Not heat, more like cinnamon.) Quite liked it. No idea what Bulldog Gravy is, but it’s on my list.

Went up to Columbus to catch Scream 4 with the fellas. I think I was the least impressed. My mini-review: “Ham-fisted corn syrup.” Went back to Joel’s afterward armed with sacks of White Castles and settled in for videogames, watching his roommates dog hump this bolster between rounds of Mortal Kombat.

Jim (seated right) might have in St. Louis: the Arch, the Budweiser Clydesdales, toasted ravioli, and slingers… But we have IKEA here in Cincinnati. And that means inexpensive furniture and meatballs.

And though it was a tiny bit chilly, it was sunny enough to sit out on our friends deck and have a brew.