While we were cry excited to see Nia run at the cheetah show last time we went, we were disappointed Minnow, the Fishing Cat, didn’t make an appearance. There was a tweet over the weekend: she’s back! Sunday, we went to see, and she did great! Minnow, with trainer Linda. Minnow demonstrated how fishing cats [...]

Five years ago today, we were evacuated from our house. Six months before, a tanker car full of styrene was parked within a mile of my house. It sat there until springing a leak the day before. People immediately around the leak were evacuated; we were told to shelter in place (close windows, turn off [...]

I wonder how he got up to the sixteenth floor? I’m glad he’s on the other side of the glass, in any case.

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Last year, the Cincinnati Zoo’s Cat Ambassador program got a new baby cheetah, named Nia. She had her first birthday last month, and is running in the shows. I got to see her run for the first time today. She has it down! She can catch a lure. Of course, she also likes treats…does her [...]

As in spicy hot, like a habanero pepper. About a year ago, I put on new handlebar tape. I instantly regretted it–I simply didn’t like how it looked. I literally didn’t ride for a few days because I was embarrassed to be on it. Further, the material didn’t wear well. It flaked off, and, from [...]

“You hate your job? There’s a support group for that. It’s called everybody, and they meet at the bar.” –Drew Carey

A few weeks ago, my wife and I were watching “Star Trek: The Next Generation” while I was playing on my iPad. Picard was handed a PADD, one of the tablets used on the show. My wife remarked on how clunky it looked compared to my iPad. I was amused by that. An interesting article [...]

My daughter and I try our trailer bike today.