I woke up this morning and discovered that I had magically been transported to San Diego. The day was warm, the sky was clear, and cars topped with surfboards packed the highways. Well, okay, maybe not the last part . . . but it was another fabulous day in Columbus, Ohio today. The New Albany [...]
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Spring Fever (Again)
Posted in Columbus, weather, tagged Columbus, New Albancy, spring, Walking, weather on March 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Spring Fever
Posted in Columbus, Kasey, Penny, Photography, weather, tagged Columbus, Kasey, Penny, Photography, spring, Spring Fever, weather on March 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Today we had an absolutely flawless afternoon in Columbus. The temperature touched the low 70s, the sunshine was dazzling, and everywhere you could feel the spring fever. Penny and Kasey had it on our walk this evening — and so did I. The blissful expression on Kasey’s face as she happily rolled in the green [...]
Return Of The Swans
Posted in Columbus, Ohio, tagged birds, Columbus, New Albany, Ohio, Photography, spring, Swans on March 11, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Here’s another sure sign that spring is near: the swans are back on the pond next to the green on number 5 North. Yesterday, on a brilliantly sunny day, the magnificent birds were drifting regally on the water, nibbling on the plants at the water’s edge and adding a bit of class to the neighborhood.
The Arnold At The Arnold
Posted in Art, Columbus, Humor, Movies, Photography, tagged Arnold Schwarzenegger, Arnold Sports Festival, Art, Columbus, Humor, Movies, Photography, Public Art, Statues, The Terminator on March 3, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Columbus has a new statue, and it’s a whopper. Yesterday — with the Arnold Sports Festival in full swing — the City dedicated this colossal rendering of Arnold Schwarzenegger. It’s located outside the Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium, where many of the Arnold events are held, just across the river from downtown Columbus. The statue is a [...]
Bulging Biceps And Bulging Bags
Posted in Columbus, The Economy, tagged Arnold Classic, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Arnold Sports Festival, bodybuilding, Columbus, Columbus Conventioin Center, Exercise, The Economy on March 2, 2012 | 3 Comments »
The Arnold Sports Festival is back in town this weekend. Every year, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s favorite event gets bigger, and better, and packs even more people into various Columbus venues. Today the Bus-Riding Conservative and I walked down at lunch to check out the Arnold. There were lots of people on the streets — many of [...]
Indy Envy
Posted in Columbus, tagged Columbus, Indianapolis, NCAA Tournament, Super Bowl on February 20, 2012 | 1 Comment »
For a long time, Columbus and Indianapolis were viewed as very similar. Both were white-collar Midwestern cities that managed to avoid the rust belt fate of fellow Midwestern cities that were built around the steel, rubber, glass, and auto industries. Both had a reputation for being white bread, straight down the middle, boring towns. If [...]
Rose Run, February 19, 2012
Posted in Columbus, Ohio, tagged Columbus, New Albany, Ohio, Photography, Rose Run, Streams, Water on February 19, 2012 | 2 Comments »
It’s been a mild winter — but a wet one. The waterways in our neighborhood are full to the banks, and during our recent walks Penny and I have often heard the rush of water. Rose Run, which zigzags in close proximity to old State Route 161, is typical of the creeks and streams in [...]
What To Do With A Road Rage Warning?
Posted in Columbus, crime, tagged Columbus, crime, Driving, Life, New Albany, News, Police, road rage, This Week New Albany on February 8, 2012 | 3 Comments »
The most recent edition of This Week New Albany — our local suburban newspaper — has a story about a road rage incident in our community and a warning from the police. The incident involved two cars stopped at an intersection. The drivers exchanged words — the police don’t know exactly what was said — [...]
Lunch At The Goody Boy
Posted in Columbus, Food, tagged Columbus, Food, Goody Boy, Michael's Goody Boy Diner, OSU Campus, restaurants, Short North on February 3, 2012 | 2 Comments »
One of the most iconic signs in Columbus is that of Michael’s Goody Boy Drive-In, located in a transitional neighborhood at the northern edge of the Short North. It’s a neon classic, with a tow-headed kid eying a big cheeseburger. Even though I’ve lived in Columbus for decades, I’ve never been to the Goody Boy [...]
Hoping To See A Snowy Owl
Posted in Columbus, Ohio, tagged birds, Columbus, New Albany, Ohio, Snowy Owls on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not a birder. New Albany doesn’t seem like a great place for bird-watching. We share this space with the native Ohio birds, ducks and swans, and the flocks of dreaded, honking, crapping Canadian geese — but not much else. But now my bird-sighting hopes are up, because there are reports that Snowy Owls have [...]
An Update On “Occupy Columbus”
Posted in Columbus, Ohio, tagged Columbus, Occupy Columbus, Occupy Movement, Ohio, Ohio Statehouse on February 2, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday was a beautiful, spring-like day, so after lunch The Bus-Riding Conservative and I decided to take an extended walk. To our surprise, when we walked past the Ohio Statehouse we learned that “Occupy Columbus” is still there. To be sure, the tents have moved since I last visited Statehouse Square months ago. They used [...]
The Blizzard Of ’78 At Ohio State
Posted in College, Columbus, Ohio, weather, tagged Blizzard of 1978, College, Columbus, Ohio, Ohio State University, weather, Winter on January 27, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I was reminded today of the Great Blizzard of 1978. It was a devastating Storm of the Century, but I remember it fondly — and, I suspect, other Ohio State students of that era do as well. The Great Blizzard struck on January 26 and 27, 1978. It blanketed Ohio with huge amounts of snow, [...]
The Clarmont Closes
Posted in Columbus, tagged Columbus, German Village, Jai Lai, Kahiki, restaurants, Suburban Steakhouse, The Clarmont, The Florentine, The Top on January 23, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The Clarmont, one of Columbus’ landmark restaurants, unexpectedly closed its doors today. The announcement ended 65 years of serving food and drink to hungry and thirsty central Ohio patrons. No reason was given for the decision. The Clarmont was one of the anchors on High Street in German Village. From its dated, Jetsons-like sign, to [...]
Snow On Pine
Posted in Columbus, Ohio, weather, tagged Columbus, New Albany, Ohio, Photography, sports, weather, Winter on January 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday morning the snow was still fresh when Penny and I took our walk. We passed one pine tree where the snowflakes had been caught by the clusters of pine needles like a baseball is caught by a catcher’s mitt. It looked like ice cream cones or cotton candy. The snow was so new, and [...]
Frost-Covered Sunrise, New Albany, January 15
Posted in Columbus, Ohio, weather, tagged Columbus, New Albany, Ohio, Photography, Sunrises, weather, Winter on January 15, 2012 | 1 Comment »
It stopped snowing yesterday, the sky cleared, and of course the temperature dropped. This morning it was frigid. On our morning walk we noticed that everything was covered with a delicate layer of frost. On this little tree, the coating of frost looked like fine white hairs in the refracted light of the sunrise.
