The Mystery Spot

First day of spring my ass. Rain, ice, snow. Fifty degrees is a pipe dream. You suck, weather.

Been an incredibly busy few weeks. Between upheaval at work, vacation and home repair there was a lot of bashing that was nuts even when you...

I'm writing this from the parlor of a B&B that was built in the late 19th century and once owned by the family that exported Mumm Ch...

This morning's coffee is an odd blend of Peruvian (of which there was not enough to make a whole cup) and Costa Rican (which is a very u...

Last night he got to bed around 11, woke up just after 2AM, fell asleep less than an hour later. It did not really matter much as school w...

A driveway that I parked in a month ago is now under six feet of snow. Buffalo, New York gets picked on its weather but this week's stor...

We've been away. In New York for a family event. On Sunday there was a dedication of a bench in the park my Mom worked. The day was beau...

Nature does not give a crap about anything but nature. You cannot stop nature. We are born We suffer We age We die Nature wins Every ...

When you own a 21 year old car that is your daily driver, you rely a lot on faith. A belief that the car is going to start every morning (it...

Truly a gorgeous autumn Saturday in Central Ohio. Unseasonably warm, with bright sunshine and low humidity. Wanted to do something to get aw...

We're blessed with a number of great metro parks in Columbus. First beautiful Saturday of the year and the crowds turned out. We were pa...

To get out of the house for a little while, and get off the computers for a bit I suggested to my wife that we take a walk around the Scioto...

I was at a Barnes and Noble recently, looking through the magazine rack I noticed about half a dozen soccer magazines, none of which were th...

I'm drinking a Brazilian coffee I bought at Stauf's. This stuff is a lot darker than I expected, and quite delicious. Yes, Grover ...

The remnants of Hurricane Sandy are blasting through Ohio today. That, along with the big storm that was already here are creating some high...

It hit 100 degrees in Columbus today. Vicious heat and climbing humidity makes it painful to be outside. We were supposed to go to the Doo...

It's a great thing to have functioning air conditioning in the car, especially during this heat wave we're having. Driving across th...

We had a nasty storm blow through Ohio during the late afternoon hours. The heat was in the upper nineties, the humidity was increasing just...

First day of summer and it's blazing hot. More of the same for tomorrow. As I age, the heat and I get along less and less. Not that I ne...

Even with the ceiling fan on, it is too damn hot to sit in the back room today. I used to have a lot of tolerance for heat. Age, and living ...