Spring is in the air

Spring is in the air

Ah, Spring. How I’ve missed you… Sort of. After the non-winter we had in Cincinnati this year, the weather resembles just a longer, slightly-warmer winter. However, it’s easy to tell that Spring is in the air… My allergies, dormant much of the winter, are starting…

Merrick — RIP, 2012-05-20

Merrick — RIP, 2012-05-20

Sunday, 5/20/2012 was a very sad day at the Vogel household. On Sunday evening, we reluctantly bid farewell to Merrick, a cat who was Wendy’s “perfect, precious angel boy”. Merrick was 16 years old, and one of the original “Wendy Trio” that came with her…

Restaurants Discouraging Food Photos

Restaurants Discouraging Food Photos

I found this article in the New York Times very interesting. Rather than tolerate diners snapping pictures of their food — even ‘subtly’ — and disturbing other guests, some restaurants are strongly discouraging food photos (even without flash) in the dining room (David Bouley invites…

eat.play.give, October 20, 2013

eat.play.give, October 20, 2013

I will be involved with this important event again this year. I’ve lost track of how many years I’ve been involved with it. Maybe 10? I just don’t know… But I do know this is an important fund-raiser. If you’re able, please donate and attend!…

Welcome to the New World… Almost!

Welcome to the New World… Almost!

Over the next few weeks, I will be migrating my site from a friend’s hosted box back to my own local server. I expect that there will be a couple hiccups in the move (mostly on my end, getting a new server deployed isn’t something…