New Directions and Off-Season Tribulations | 12 Nov 2014

I seem to be taking the term “off-season” far too literally and just switching off all my mental faculties. (more...) [6 comments]

How cold is Midwest cold? | 7 Jan 2014

I might be chasing summers this year, but I’ve spent three winters in Vermont so I know what cold feels like. And today is it. Zero on the thermometer with a purported -18 degree windchill, as if anyone knows what … (more...) [3 comments]

#fauxtogram | mud & ice | 5 Jan 2014

It’s gray here in Ohio. Forty degrees and gray. A cold front’s moving in, but for now there is still mud. Mud and ice. Thick, red, iron-rich Ohio clay and the last remnants of yesterday’s snow. The lake is frozen … (more...) [5 comments]

13 Things from 2013 | 30 Dec 2013

Some people complain that I am hard to keep track of. Hopefully this will help clear things up. Read this post and then we’ll be all caught up for 2013 and I can stop talking about myself (just kidding, I … (more...) [21 comments]

#fauxtogram | Rainy Ohio | 29 Dec 2013

I’m only home for a week or so and the weather is putting on a show. It always does. This summer I was home for the hottest, humid-est, most utterly miserable days of the year. And now, here I am … (more...) [3 comments]