I took this picture in Kent’s Mill District yesterday afternoon. Without any context, without any explanation, the sign says, “ATTENTION VISITORS: STAY 6 FEET APART FROM OTHER VISITORS.” One figure seems to represent a woman; the other figure a man, … Continue reading
I recently finished reading Erik Larson’s history Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania. I found the book while browsing non-fiction titles available from my local library, and decided to check it out since I’d enjoyed another one of Larson’s … Continue reading
What an eventful Saturday! I got a running start. Literally. But it didn’t stop there. Shortly after returning from my group run with friends, I was off to help Fleta’s Cupboard make its third monthly appearance in the Kent Flea … Continue reading
Last Fall, we started organizing a regular, recurring Friday Feast with Friends and Family (a.k.a. FFFF). It was a way for Marci, Elliot, Olivia, Cor, and me to stay connected as the kids grew increasingly independent with two-thirds of the … Continue reading
I believe I just completed my quest to hike every publicly-accessible nature trail in Mahoning County! It’s always hard to know for sure with these sorts of adventures, since there isn’t any single, centralized source of information where all the … Continue reading
Now go, and remember that I am sending you… (Luke 10:3) Greetings from Kent! We’re in the middle of the most exhilarating and exhausting season of the year. Kent State University students are already halfway through their fourth week of … Continue reading
Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! A dream of mine has come true. I designed a new ball cap, in collaboration with Young’s Screenprinting and Embroidery, and it just came in (ahead of schedule)! And I have … Continue reading
Check out this picture of last year’s leftover Welcome Week Fliers (in forest green) and this year’s leftover Welcome Week Flier (in orange). I saved one of this year’s fliers purely for archival purposes. The other 4,999 have been given … Continue reading
To what shall I compare the Kent State University student organization fair known as “Blastoff?” A zoo? A hurricane? A mosh pit? An anthill? It is simultaneously exhilarating and exhausting… Weird and wonderful… Strategic and surreal… There’s really nothing quite … Continue reading
It’s been a couple of years since I started cataloguing the History of H2O T-Shirts. So, now that we’re starting another school year with another H2O T-Shirt, I figured I should update the record (one of these days, I expect … Continue reading