Mystery Box

David, Michael and I

A few months back, I found this funny old photo while scanning family pics. In the photo left to right are David, Michael and myself. I don’t know what was in the box, though I am fairly confident it wasn’t diapers. Also, I have no idea why we appear [...]

Polar Bear At The Columbus Zoo

Polar Bear At Columbus Zoo

Rebecca, Katherine and I met up with some friends at the Columbus Zoo yesterday.  It was my first time there this year and I hadn’t seen the new Polar Bear exhibit yet.  It is a decent exhibit that has an underwater viewing area that gets really crowded when the [...]

Simple Living?

Amish Buggy

I recently attended my grandfather’s estate sale around Rushsylvania in Logan County Ohio.  While walking to Grandma’s house from where we parked, we noticed this Amish horse and buggy tied to a tree in Grandpa’s walnut tree woods.

So much about this picture evokes the notion of a simple life.   It [...]

Great Father’s Day

I had a wonderful Father’s day thanks to Rebecca and Katherine.  Katherine stirred from her sleep this afternoon and allowed me to rock her to sleep. She hasn’t let me be the comforter in quite a while so this was nice. There isn’t anything that can compare to looking down at your child while they [...]

Looking For Better Communication?

If you are looking for better or more frequent communication, I think I found where to begin the search.

Charleston Sidewalks

Last week, we drove to Charleston, SC for a wedding. We didn’t get to spend a lot of time touring downtown and tour but had a few hours to explore. We started out around Vendue and Concord and walked to the Battery via Church Street. We then came back via East Bay . I greatly [...]

Inlandia: Prosperity, Industry

Inlandia

After my Grandpa Jacobs died in 2008, my family started going through a lot of old family stuff.  There were old brochures for world’s fairs that were funny to look at in retrospect and there was also a pamphlet about some proposal called Inlandia. I don’t have that pamphlet, but as it [...]

What Did You Want To Be When You Grew Up?

Sewing and Football

I guess the answer to that question depends on how far you look back.  If we allow photos to tell a tale, then this one suggests that perhaps I would be an Ohio State Football player with a penchant for sewing. Obviously this would be to mend my own jersey because [...]

I Know How Lost Ends

Playing with Oceanic 815

In this photo I am playing with a toy airplane at my grandparents house as a child. I think it looks remarkably like Oceanic 815 from Lost. I seem to recall that I used to imagine that it crashed into a remote island and no one got hurt because the [...]

Breaking The Rules

Breaking The Rules

This photo of my Grandma Curler, Mom and Dad was taken on the General Harrison, a replica canal boat around the Piqua, Ohio area. I don’t know if they didn’t read the sign or were just being rebels.