The Mystery Spot

Anthony Bourdain's death was a blow on the bruise of Scott Hutchinson's. Both less than a month apart. Both had the signs, but many ...

The old house on Eakin was finally sold a couple of weeks ago. Took a bit of a bath on its initial asking price, but what can you do? The ho...

The news that Scott Hutchinson of Frightened Rabbit succumbed to his demons and took his own life has struck me rather hard. It’s not the ...

Events this past week have brought my head space back twenty years in some ways. A lot of thinking where I was, where I went and why, and wh...

Back on Long Island for a visit. Just a visit. For a change there are no funerals to attend. The weather has been oddly glorious for early N...

It’s been just over a month since I got the guitar. I’ve tried to play it about half an hour each day, plugged in or not, except when we wer...

Spent the week recovering from driving the length of Pennsylvania twice in five days. I've written about it before, and will probably ne...

The original Lunatic Asylum of Ohio was constructed in Columbus in 1835 on Columbus’ near east side. It burned down in 1868 and the rebuild ...

We have a Vichy congress who are content with watching Kristallnaact happen by pen.

George Michael was an incredible talented musician. He became an artist after starting out as a boy duo with Andrew Ridgely with Wham! Thi...

Earlier a friend did a Facebook post inviting us to share unpopular Columbus opinions. It turned into a long thread. It seems that some feat...

It's been an absolutely horrible 18 months, not just for me personally, but for the country (and the world, really) to have to endure th...

Been a shit couple of days, even without the Brexit. My Son is still not transitioning well between his caregiver and coming to my house aft...

When a film maker I admire and who has been a great influence on me for most of my life is accused an absolutely abhorrent act, well I'v...

Up until 2014 the Word is Art Stage of the Columbus Arts Festival was on an upswing. Many good people volunteered their time and abilities t...

This was a good little record by the Fine Young Cannibals back in 1989. It was a year I do not remember too well. Too much drinking, a few...

Finally opened up the genealogy binder that I found (in the last place I looked) in my Aunt's apartment and started plugging data into a...

Fuckery is world-wide.

Found out yesterday that my Father-in-Law's Cousin's Wife died. Finally got to meet her during our last visit in June. Lovely woman,...

Did something out of the norm last night and left the car at home. Since we're not in walkable distance of anything, we took the COTA bu...