Category Archives: Nostalgia

The Top Ten Hikes of the Northeast Ohio Loop of the Buckeye Trail

by Eric Posted on December 14, 2019

I went back to the Buckeye Trail yesterday, back near the place where I first discovered the beauty of this interconnected network of trails, bike paths, sidewalks, and roads. My 565.8-mile, 173-hour, year-long mission to complete the Northeast Ohio Loop … Continue reading →

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2009 >>> 2019

by Eric Posted on November 28, 2019

As we come up on the end of a decade, it’s natural to look back and see how much has happened in the last ten years. With this particular decade that’s drawing to a close, it’s become popular — especially … Continue reading →

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Sinterklaas Kapoentje

by Eric Posted on November 20, 2019

“It’s Sinterklaas weather.” It’s a reference to a December 5th holiday in the Netherlands. But the first time I remember hearing this phrase was actually in the month of August, in Amsterdam. It was a joke. But any cool, wet, … Continue reading →

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Miserable, Glorious Night

by Eric Posted on October 16, 2019

I’ve sat through a lot of soccer games in all kinds of weather. I’ve endured blistering heat and glare from the sun and freezing temperatures with snow whipping across the field. So it means something when I say that tonight’s … Continue reading →

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We got a f#¢%ing squad now.

by Eric Posted on October 4, 2019

October is the best sports month of the year. College Football and Professional Football hits its stride. Almost all of the Professional Soccer leagues are in action. Major League Baseball starts its playoffs in October. The National Hockey League starts … Continue reading →

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Sunset Reflections

by Eric Posted on September 25, 2019

The sun is setting on Elliot’s years of involvement with the soccer program at Kent Roosevelt High School. I know this language suggests I’m waxing poetic and sentimental and perhaps a bit clichéd. But he played his last home game … Continue reading →

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To Olivia, on the Occasion of Her 15th Birthday

by Eric Posted on September 21, 2019

Dear Olivia, You are so beloved that it’s honestly kind of hard to start in on a letter to show you that, to help you feel that. I guess many of the most meaningful kinds of love are like that. … Continue reading →

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Senior Night

by Eric Posted on September 20, 2019

Elliot was disappointed at the end of his soccer game, last night. His team lost: 4-0. He got to play for 17 of the game’s 80 minutes. Which, in fairness, was the most minutes he’s played in any varsity game. … Continue reading →

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Over Half of My Life

by Eric Posted on September 19, 2019

I got married when I was 21 years, 3 months, and 4 days old. As of today, I have been married for 21 years, 3 months, and 20 days. That means I’ve been married for over half of my life! … Continue reading →

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Last Home Stand

by Eric Posted on September 15, 2019

Elliot is down to his last two home soccer games: one this Thursday, September 19th, and another the following Tuesday, September 24th. He’s one of nine seniors on Kent’s Theodore Roosevelt High School Rough Riders Soccer Team. They’ve had a … Continue reading →

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Casual and critical observations on life, love, and faith: in the form of short prose and photography

Category Archives: Nostalgia

The Top Ten Hikes of the Northeast Ohio Loop of the Buckeye Trail

2009 >>> 2019

Sinterklaas Kapoentje

Miserable, Glorious Night

We got a f#¢%ing squad now.

Sunset Reflections

To Olivia, on the Occasion of Her 15th Birthday

Senior Night

Over Half of My Life

Last Home Stand

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