Findlay BalloonFest 5k – August 11, 2019
It was a beautiful sunny morning for the BalloonFest 5k this year. This is one of the larger and more professionally run 5ks in Findlay. The hot air balloons launched
Madtree Rubus Cacao
This is the best Madtree beer that I have had. It has a strong raspberry taste that goes with a nice porter stout/flavor (the style was not identified on the
Turkey Troubles
I have messed up turkeys every possible way, usually winding up either on the over-done or under-done ends of the spectrum and rarely nailing it. A massive bird, that you
How to Memorize a Speech
There is no better way to project knowledge and confidence when public speaking than to be able to speak without notes. Indeed, in this year’s presidential election season, it has
Riot Fest: For Those Who Like to Rock
Over the course of three days in a park in West Chicago last weekend, I saw The Vandals, Ween, GZA, Descendents, Method Man & Redman, Social Distortion, NOFX, NAS, Andrew
It’s Time to Improve Baseball
Some of my earliest and fondest memories of watching Major League Baseball games. I can’t tell you how many games that I watched in 1990 when the Reds won the
Zoo baby
Spring is one of the best times to visit the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden because of the zoo babies. I took this photo last May of a chimpanzee mother
Memorize the Faith
Rarely can I feel that I should have paid more for a book. Many books are interesting or entertaining and that has value, but it is a rare book that
Adventures in Reading Aloud
I’ve spent many hours reading aloud to my kids before bed. It is not the most exciting or my favorite thing in the world, but I have come to appreciate
