Ohio State pulverized Penn State tonight, 78-54. The Nittany Lions were just overmatched, as Ohio State improved to 6-2 in the Big Ten and 18-3 overall. It was a good victory for the Buckeyes, who have won their last three games resoundingly after a tough loss to Illinois. Tonight, the Ohio State offense was clicking, [...]
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The Road Gets Tougher For The Buckeyes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Aaron Craft, Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Buckeye Basketball, Jared Sullinger, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, sports, William Buford, Wisconsin on January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
OLD FOR REAL
Posted in Uncategorized on January 11, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Today I learned that I am old. I guess I have been fooling myself for the last months (years?). I turned 70 in November and marveled at passing that seemingly insurmountable obstacle for male Webners in my family line. But, other than writing a new number on questionnaires asking my age, I did not find [...]
The Brown Palace
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Denver, Hotels, Rotary telephones, the Beatles, The Brown Palace, Travel on January 4, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Last night I was in Denver on business, so I satisfied my interest in historic hotels by spending the night at The Brown Palace. The Brown Palace Hotel has continuously operated in downtown Denver since August, 1892. It has hosted countless Presidents and celebrities, including the Beatles. Why, there is even a Beatles suite! It’s [...]
New Year’s 2012
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Irish toast, New Year's Eve on January 1, 2012 | 1 Comment »
In my mind there is nothing more rewarding than sharing good times with close friends especially on New Year’s Eve. With the help of a long afternoon nap and quite a few cups of coffee while at work, Kimmy and I were able to stay up late enough to ring in the New Year along [...]
Happy New Year!
Posted in Movies, Uncategorized, tagged 2012, Hangovers, Holidays, Movies, New Year's Day, New Year's Eve on January 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Happy New Year! Here’s hoping that no Webner House readers lost a tooth last night. May your 2012 be happy, healthy, and richly rewarding.
Bold And Beautiful (IV)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bahamas, Flowers, Grand Baha, Photography, Plants, Travel, Tropical plants on December 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Zuccotti Park, After OWS
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged America, New York City, News, Occupy Wall Street, Zuccotti Park on December 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today we were in lower Manhattan and decided to drop in on Zuccotti Park, lately the home of the Occupy Wall Street gang. You can find it in the financial district, very close to the location of the Freedom Tower and the 9/11 Memorial. Zuccotti Park has a sign that says “Open to the public” [...]
A Soul Food Dinner At Sylvia’s
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Catfish fingers, Chicken livers, Food, Fried Chicken, Gravy, Harlem, New York City, restaurants, Soul Food, Sugar Hill Beer, Sylvia's Restaurant on December 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last night we went to the famous Sylvia’s Restaurant in Harlem. Sylvia describes herself — on the menu, at least — as the”Queen of Soul Food,” and if every member of royalty performed as capably as she does we might all still be living under monarchies. We decided to go all in on the soul [...]
Lady Liberty, Close Up
Posted in Uncategorized on December 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Anyone who visits New York City should go to Liberty Island. As striking as the Statue of Liberty is from a distance, it is much more impressive up close — colossal, stolid, etched sharply against the blue sky. We heard many different languages being spoken as we waited in line and rode the ferry over [...]
Downtown Manhattan From The Deck Of Miss Liberty
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Downtown Manhattan, Freedom Tower, Miss Liberty, New York City, Statue of Liberty, Travel on December 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
We are in NYC and decided to visit Liberty Island and Ellis Island today. I’ll post a photo of the Statue of Liberty later, and will have more on Ellis Island tomorrow — but for now I just wanted to put up a photo of the beautiful downtown Manhattan skyline as we pulled away from [...]
Lawn Service
Posted in Environment, Growing Up, Reflections, Uncategorized, Work on December 17, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I’ve just come in from doing my weekly “lawn service” chores. At this time of year that is reduced to “raking” leaves and pine straw off the yard and driveway. I say “raking.” That’s what it used to be. Now it’s blowing. No one rakes much of anything anymore, everyone blows their leaves, grass clippings [...]
On Aging
Posted in Uncategorized on December 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Well I’ve been 70 for almost 2 ½ weeks now and because it is such a milestone in our family for a male to reach such an ancient age, I feel like I should be passing on sage advice on life to the younger male Webners. (However, I recently read that 80 is the new [...]
Bedeviled Blue Devils
Posted in Uncategorized on November 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I watched the much anticipated Blue Devils vs. Buckeyes basketball game last night. Who would have thought that afterwards we could say that coach K’s guys were soundly beaten? The old word “drubbed” comes to mind. No one beats Duke by 20 points. But Ohio State did. I remember when I was in high school [...]
The Streak is Over
Posted in Entertainment, Food, Uncategorized, tagged Ohio, Ohio State - Michigan game, Powell, The Lost Shephard on November 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Well the Ohio State Buckeyes seven game winning streak is over against Michigan not to mention eight straight OSU – Michigan wins for me when watching THE GAME with good friends John and Sharon. Even though we couldn’t bring home a winner we had fun trying. Thanks to Keith and Kim’s suggestion we decided to [...]
Happy Thanksgiving From Webner House!
Posted in Family, Penny, Uncategorized, tagged Family, Holidays, Penny, Thanksgiving on November 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
We’ll have a full house at the Webner House today. We’re expecting 18 people in all, and it will be good to see every one of them this Thanksgiving. The card tables and chairs have been set up. The extra leafs have been inserted into the dining room table and the kitchen table. The whole [...]
