This afternoon Kish and I decided to drive over to Granville, Ohio — the home of Denison University and one of many scenic and interesting Ohio college towns. Granville is about 20 miles due east of New Albany. We walked around the college grounds and the picturesque main street, but the heat and lack of [...]
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Walking Granville
Posted in College, Ohio, Photography, tagged College, Denison University, Granville, Ohio, Photography, Swasey Chapel, Whit's Frozen Custard on May 26, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Duckling Season
Posted in Ohio, tagged Ducklings, Ducks, New Albany, Ohio on May 21, 2012 | 1 Comment »
There is a new brace of ducklings — six in all — in the pond on number 5 North. They were on the boardwalk as we approached on Saturday. The sight of the dogs caused their mother to herd them, waddling all the way, to the edge of the planks, where they leaped into the [...]
Yantis Loop, 6:00 a.m., May 20
Posted in Ohio, Photography, tagged New Albany, Ohio, Photography, Yantis Loop on May 20, 2012 | 1 Comment »
There was a beautiful sunrise on our walk this morning. It promises to be a fabulous day, and golf is in my future.
Let The Festival Begin!
Posted in Books, Ohio, tagged Books, Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center, Ohio, Ohioana Book Festival on May 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
C’mon, readers — it’s time to head out for the Ohioana Book Festival! The doors open at 9:45, and the programs begin at 10 a.m. at the Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center in downtown Columbus. There will be interesting readings, enlightening discussions, and lots of friendly book-lovers browsing through reading options, hobnobbing with authors, and [...]
Evil Boat
Posted in Ohio, Photography, tagged Boats, Ohio, Photography, Vermilion Boat Club on May 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve read that our brains have a natural tendency to interpret shapes as human faces. This speedboat docked at the Vermilion Boat Club yesterday looked like a human face sporting an evil grin. I imagine it enjoys roaring past other boats and and leaving a taunting rooster tail in Lake Erie’s waters.
Cruising Vermilion’s Lagoons
Posted in Ohio, Photography, tagged Boating, Ohio, Photography, Vermilion, Vermilion Boat Club, Vermilion Lagoons on May 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
We were in Vermilion today and had lunch at the Vermilion Boat Club. It was a perfect, cloudless spring day, and the boaters were out enjoying the weather and water. This photo was taken from the VBC docks looking northwest at the lagoon that leads out to Lake Erie.
Into The Festive Mood
Posted in Books, Ohio, tagged Books, Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center, Ohio, Ohioana Book Festival on May 11, 2012 | 2 Comments »
It’s time to get festive about books. The Ohioana Book Festival is tomorrow, at the beautiful and historic Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center in Columbus. It’s supposed to be a lovely day, weather-wise, with temperatures in the 70s — perfect conditions for walking the Fort Hayes campus as you go from program to program. You [...]
Rolling The Dice On Cleveland’s Casino
Posted in Ohio, tagged casinos, Cleveland, Horseshoe Casino, Ohio, Police, Public Square on May 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
On Monday Cleveland’s Horseshoe Casino opens. It will be the first to open of the four casinos Ohio voters authorized when they passed a constitutional amendment several years ago. The casino, which is located in the heart of downtown, right on Public Square, next to Cleveland’s landmark Terminal Tower, has been the focus of significant [...]
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams At Home
Posted in Books, Food, Ohio, tagged Books, Cookbooks, Food, Ice Cream, Jeni Britton Bauer, Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream, Ohio, Ohioana Book Festival, Ohioana Library Association on May 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
If you live in Columbus, you’ve undoubtedly heard someone rave about Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams — or, even better, you’ve experienced them yourself. If you don’t live in Columbus, you really need to stop by just to try some of Jeni’s stunningly good ice cream. Jeni Britton Bauer will be one of the featured authors [...]
Time To Satisfy Your Summer Reading Jones
Posted in Books, Ohio, tagged Books, Ohioana Book Festival, Ohioana Library Association, Outdoor reading, Reading, spring, summer on May 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Sure, summer is great for activities — but it’s also great for reading. Get a good book, stretch out on your patio furniture with a cool beverage, and read a little in the bright sunshine. Or take your current paperback to a nearby park, sprawl on the cool grass under the leafy spread of a [...]
The Avengers Tear Up Cleveland (Cont.)
Posted in Movies, Ohio, tagged Cleveland, Iron Man, Movies, Ohio, Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, The Avengers, Thor on May 1, 2012 | 2 Comments »
The Avengers movie opens this weekend. As I reported last summer, it was filmed, in part, in Cleveland, so I’m hoping it does well. This trailer makes the movie look like must-viewing. Samuel L. Jackson in an eye patch? Awesome. Robert Downey, Jr. reprising Iron Man, and getting into the obligatory, caused-by-a-mutual misunderstanding fight with [...]
I Really Don’t Care About The Money
Posted in America, Ohio, Politics, tagged America, Campaign contributions, Josh Mandel, Money, Ohio, political campaigns, Political contributions, Politics, Sherrod Brown, United States Senate on April 28, 2012 | 1 Comment »
We’ve got a hot U.S. Senate race in Ohio this year: incumbent Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, is looking to fend off the challenge of Republican Josh Mandel. I’ll write more about the race as we get closer to the election. For now, I’ll just say that I’m mystified by the tactics of the Brown campaign. [...]
Mill, Baby, Mill!
Posted in Ohio, Technology, The Economy, tagged Ohio, Oil and Gas, recession, Steel Mills, Technology, The Economy, Utica Shale Formation on April 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In Ohio we are getting a first-hand look at the ripple effect in the economy when America’s energy resources are tapped — and it has been a real economic boon. As I’ve mentioned before, eastern Ohio is home to the Utica shale formation, an incredibly deep layer of rock that apparently is a rich repository [...]
An Ohioan’s Thoughts On The Race Ahead
Posted in America, Ohio, Politics, tagged 2008 Presidential Election, 2012 Presidential Election, America, Gas Prices, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Ohio, Politics, President Obama, Unemployment, Voters on April 17, 2012 | 2 Comments »
We’re now less than seven months away from the 2012 presidential election. What does the race look like, from the perspective of battleground Ohio? I think the 2012 election will be much less emotion-charged than 2008 was. In 2008 many hoped that Barack Obama would be a transformative figure whose election would finally slay the [...]
The Coyotes Of Columbus
Posted in Columbus, Ohio, tagged Animals, Columbus, Coyotes, Ohio, Urban Coyotes on April 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
No one would mistake Columbus, Ohio for the Wild West, but we now have one thing in common — coyotes. A peaceful suburbanite will sip her morning coffee and look out into the backyard, and be startled to see a brown, loose-limbed creature ambling across the lawn. They call them “urban coyotes,” and studies indicate [...]
