I’m not suicidal over the Southern Cal game. I’ve just been very busy. How busy? I’m in a motel in Harrisburg, getting a little work done the night before I cover a meeting of the state board of education. It’s not all bad — when I pulled into the HoJo parking lot tonight, I was… Read More hello.
About a week ago, I hung out in Columbus on a Sunday morning, so I could a sporting event no less significant than Ohio State’s season opener, which I had attended just the day before. The event? The Spirit of Columbus Half Marathon. The significance? Our friend Fred, of Fred and Ethel fame, was participating.… Read More olympian.
This weekend is going to be confusing. Ohio State football has been a huge part of my life. I went to my first game when I was eight. There been just one season since when I haven’t attended at least one game in person, and my excuse for that one was pretty good — I… Read More changeup.
It’ll likely be weeks before it feels like fall — even though it’s a glorious 60 degrees outside at the moment — but my favorite season begins this week. That fact has little to do with what the calendar says, and everything to do with the fact that at 8 o’clock Saturday morning, we’ll be… Read More the real season.
Two straight weekends with the Florida kids has been awesome. And exhausting. It’s also completely crushed this month’s NaBloPoMo efforts. Ooops. I’m not blaming the annual Northern Tour, mind you — but it has provided a convenient excuse on those days in the last two weeks when I’ve been struggling. I’m still tired, and I’m… Read More gghshgkftz.
My new Mommy Blogger friends might appreciate this: The Wife and I — otherwise known as the childless ones — are heading to Canton shortly to babysit our niece and two nephews for the evening. When we first took on this task a couple of years ago, we — and by that I mean me… Read More 15. travelin’ man.
Uncle Crappy 