Spent Memorial Day around a pool with friends, raising our cups to those who served. Sure it wasn’t a parade, but it seemed pretty darn American with all that Miller Lite. I’m probably starting to look like a lush.

Kenwood Towne Center. Related photo: Christmas at the Dayton Mall.

An unexpected dinner at Honey in Northside was delicious. I dropped off my friend at a tavern where she rang in the new year, and got her winter coat stolen. Dagnabbit. I rang in 2010 watching CNN at home and watching the ball drop with some New Belgium brew. Reflecting on the year that was, [...]

It was a little off-the-cuff. If you weren’t doing anything for Thanksgiving, the door was open—feel free to bring a friend and a dish. Nine gathered. The meal was plentiful and excellent. And though I found some deficits in kitchen supplies, everything came together remarkably well. (Except for those card tables I pushed together only [...]

St. Patrick’s Day. Students of Miami University in Oxford Ohio bring Quarters Tournaments outside.