Category: Pondersome

Is this the golden section of the year? Today was meaty. So was yesterday, but that seems so long ago. Tucked in my shirt and drove to Cincinnati this morning. Great colors along the way… Just being those dozens of minutes south makes a difference. Pulled over more than once, some glimpses below. Ate a…

I did not take this picture I got this note in the email box yesterday, and I have to say it brightened the morning: (reprinted with permission, links added by me) I first took notice of your work when I bought your Tim Gunn shirt off Ebay. I think you had a link, which I…

autumn leaves are dropping fast in these parts, and this photo is barely related to my ramblings below Been thinking about the golden ratio lately. The recent post about Radiohead’s latest album by Puddlegum might have started my mental wandering. The piece is very well bunk, but a fun read in conspiracy theory mindset. This…

Getting ready to blow out the candles Birthday party for Dan’s nephew on Sunday. Nice enough weather, leaning to the hot side as the perspiration stains on my shirt would attest. At some point I realized I forgot how old I was (and almost pulled out the driver’s license to verify). This happens from time…

semi related: toothbrushes and razors “You haven’t found love recently?” she asked. My gut response, “No.” Upon reflection, that answer warrants explanation. I’ve always known love. It was never lost. From childhood my parents were there, supportive of any endeavor and quick to offer guidance. In school I developed friendships that still stand. Though we…

two trips over two days It’s the time of year for my annual CT scan [ backstory on NHL for those just tuning in ]. It’s necessary to split the procedure over two visits because it’s more fun that way. This year the UC hospital has a fancy new machine [ photo ] that makes…

Fresh from the cocoon I would like to remember yesterday for being audience to a (very) excited four year-old, sharing a moth that just emerged from the butterfly incubator.

It’s hard to focus when you can’t press the button I’ve been tagged, twice, to reveal 5 things about myself that you might not know. After digging deep to share 50 things, this seems extra hard. So to Chris Pearson, designer of good things including most excellent WordPress themes, and Swissmiss, also designer of good…

Electronic Project Kit [ +zoom ] I mentioned a trip to the thrift store on Sunday. I tend to walk past the clothes and head to the back wall with the yellowed appliances and stacks of tattered Harlequins. The junk. To my delight I found one of these electronic project kits for 2 bucks. Score.…

Tiny Tina I sat on the barber chair realizing that I’d been going to Tiny Tina for 10 years. 10 years of her dry humor, wisdom, and meticulous beard trimming (though for the first five years it was just a goatee requiring her attention.) 10 years ago I moved back to Cincinnati and started working…