Vassar College announced today that some of Russell’s summer work will be exhibited, along with the summer work of other Vassar art majors, at the James W. Palmer Gallery in the Main Building on the Vassar campus. The Palmer Gallery is the same venue where “This The Range And Recent,” a showing of work by [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Family’
Russell On Display
Posted in Art, Family, tagged Art, Family, Palmer Gallery, Russell Webner, Vassar on September 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The 2003 National Championship Game (III)
Posted in Family, sports, tagged Family, Buckeye football, sports, Miami Hurricanes, Ohio State-Miami, Ohio State vs. Miami, Miami vs. Ohio State, 2003 BCS National Championship Game, Miami-Ohio State, The Boulders, San Diego, Tempe on September 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Finally — finally! — January 1, 2003 arrived. Russell and I boarded our plane, flew to San Diego, got our rental car, and drove to the Paradise Point Resort & Spa. After checking in, we dropped off our bags and decided to explore Balboa Park and the excellent San Diego Zoo. We enjoyed the pandas, [...]
The 2003 National Championship Game (II)
Posted in Family, sports, tagged 2003 BCS National Championship Game, Buckeye football, eBay, Family, Miami Hurricanes, Miami vs. Ohio State, Miami-Oho State, Ohio State vs. Miami, Ohio State-Miami, San Diego, sports, The Boulders on September 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The 2003 National Championship Game posed some daunting logistical challenges. How to get to tickets? How could I possibly get to the game without having to take out a second mortgage on the house? Once we got to the Phoenix area, where would we stay? The tickets were the toughest issue. I didn’t have season [...]
The 2003 National Championship Game (I)
Posted in Family, sports, tagged Ohio State, Family, Buckeye football, sports, Miami Hurricanes, Ohio State-Miami, Ohio State vs. Miami, Miami vs. Ohio State, 2003 BCS National Championship Game, Miami-Ohio State on September 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Looking back now, it’s hard to recapture the complex mix of emotions that gripped Ohio State football fans during the 2002 season, but the story demands that we try to do so. The team had made it through an undefeated season relying on a stout, deep, hard-hitting defense led by safety Mike Doss, the tough [...]
Thirty Years, Old Friends, Elvis, And “The Train,” Too
Posted in College, Family, Music, Music videos, tagged Annie Kraus, Ben Kraus, College, Family, Ken Kraus, Live Music, LuAnn Kraus, Music, Music videos, Wayne Hancock on September 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Kish and I were happy to join in last night’s celebration of the 30th wedding anniversary of our friends Ken and LuAnn. And what a celebration it was! Friends like Scott, Pat, and Theiser came in from all over. LuAnn ironed her normally kinky hair to glass-like flatness. Ken wore his baggy green Vegas jacket. [...]
On Green Eggs And Ham And The Pleasures Of Reading Aloud To Your Kids
Posted in Books, Family, tagged Family, Books, Dr. Seuss, Green Eggs And Ham, Reading Aloud, Reading to your children on August 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Fifty years ago, on August 12, 1960, Green Eggs and Ham was published. The simple story of the annoyingly persistent Sam-I-am and his put-upon friend who finally caves in and tries green eggs and ham, it uses only 50 words. Nevertheless, it has become one of the most popular children’s books ever. It has sold [...]
The Curious Lure Of Fishing
Posted in Family, sports, tagged Family, Fishing, Lake Erie, Quinnebog Fishing Club, sports on August 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Last Saturday Russell and I tried an hour or so of fishing, because when you are at a fishing club and you’ve spent $21 for a Canadian fishing license, you probably should try to fish. So we commandeered one of the Quinnebog Fishing Club boats and a few rods and reel, got a small cooler [...]
Webner, Webner, Webner — 2010
Posted in Family, tagged Family, Lake Erie, Sawmill Creek Lodge on August 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We had our Webner family retreat at Sawmill Creek Lodge in Huron, Ohio this weekend, and a good time was had by all. Cards were played, Lake Erie perch was consumed, swimming suits got wet, and adult beverages were tipped back in good order. As usual, a highlight was the cruise on Lake Erie courtesy [...]
Measuring The Meaning Of Mothering
Posted in Family, Science, tagged Children, Family, Mothers, Parenting, Science on July 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The BBC has a story today on one of those odd scientific studies that seek to confirm what everybody already believes. In this case, the study attempts to assess the impact of mothering on children. Psychologists evaluated the interactions between mothers and their infants during a routine check-up with the children were only eight months’ [...]
Strangers On A Train At The Ohio Theatre
Posted in Columbus, Family, Movies, tagged Family, Columbus, Movies, Movie Theaters, Ohio Theatre, Summer Movie Series, Mighty Morton, Alred Hitchcock, Strangers On A Train, Dirty Frank's on July 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Richard had the excellent idea that we should eat downtown tonight and then watch Strangers On A Train at the Ohio Theatre. Cath, Brittany, Mom, Richard and I had dinner at Dirty Frank’s, a downtown eatery that specializes in inventive hot dog-based concoctions, and then traveled over to the theatre for some organ music and [...]
Back In The U.S.A.
Posted in America, Family, Music, Music videos, Travel, World, tagged America, Back In The U.S.A., Chuck Berry, Family, Keith Richards, Linda Ronstadt, Music, Music videos, Travel, Vietnam, World on July 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m pleased to report that Russell has returned to the United States from his trip to Vietnam, safe and sound and no doubt enriched — personally, culturally, and artistically — by the experience. For now, however, he may be mostly glad to get back to the land of serious air conditioning. In recognition of that [...]
The Sounds Of A Summer Night
Posted in Columbus, Environment, Ohio, tagged Columbus, Environment, Family, house and grounds, insects, Ohio, summer on July 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Cousin Jeff is in town, and last night after dinner he, Kish and I sat out on our patio in the darkness, talking. As we chatted, I was struck by how loud the background sounds of a summer evening can be. There was a steady, discernible buzz of different insect noises, led by the high-pitched, [...]
Last Stop, Hanoi
Posted in Family, Travel, World, tagged Family, Hanoi, Hanoi Hilton, Travel, Vietnam, Vietnam War, World on July 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Russell’s time in Vietnam (on this trip, at least) is rapidly drawing to a close. Tomorrow he flies from Hanoi back to the States. Hanoi conjures up interesting images for people who are in the 50-something age range. We think of Jane Fonda, the “Hanoi Hilton,” and other Vietnam War images that are decades out [...]
The 1988 Honda Accord Was A Milepost Car
Posted in Family, tagged cars, Commuting, Family, Ford LTD, Honda, Honda Accord on July 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I enjoyed reading Richard’s post on my 1988 Honda Accord. I loved that car. Its paint color was “Harvest Gold” (I think) and it had headlights that flipped up and down when you turned them on, which I thought was cool even if no one else did. It was a steady, if unspectacular, car that [...]
1988 Honda Accord
Posted in Family, Growing Up, Humor, tagged cars, Family, Family Cars, Growing Up, Honda Accord, Humor on July 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One of the most powerful memories I have of my childhood is riding in my dad’s 1988 Honda Accord. It was a mid-size four-door with a bronze exterior and tan upholstery, and it had a boxy design typical of cars from the 80s. In retrospect it was a nice car, but everyone in the family, [...]
