Here and There – Belgium vs. USA
Today/tonight is the big match: USA vs. Belgium. As it happens, I’m in Belgium while my family is back in Cincinnati. They are watching the game from Fountain Square where […]
Category Archives: Cincinnati
I Could Be An Olympian!
When I was 6 years old, I slipped on the ice while I was walking to the bus stop and knocked out a tooth. I’ve been a nervous wreck about […]
My Hot Dog Has a First Name — It’s E-L-I
I’ve tried Chicago hot dogs and Gray’s Papaya in New York, but I have never liked hot dogs until I went to Eli’s. My mom took me there after a […]
Seeing Cincinnati by Segway
I love to walk. I think it’s the best way to see a city. Or I did, until I took a Segway tour of Cincinnati. I am now hooked on […]
How I Saw the Eiffel Tower, Taj Mahal, Big Ben, and Niagara Falls in One Day
I like to travel, but even I know that zipping around the globe to see all these iconic landmarks of the world would be impossible to do. Unless, you were […]
Travel Theme: Spooky
When I saw ailsa’s weekly travel prompt, I had no trouble thinking of spooky things. In fact, I realized just how spooky the greater Cincinnati area can be. Is it […]
The Ghosts of Kings Island
Ghost Hunting at Kings Island Last winter, the TAPS crew of Ghost Hunters investigated rumors of spirits haunting Kings Island Amusement Park in Mason, Ohio. As a local resident, I was […]
Make Way For Ducklings, Lentil!
When my son was little, we read Make Way For Ducklings a million times. There’s a bit of onomatopoeia/assonance in it that he just loved; the bit where all the ducklings […]
Our Cincinnati Chili Blind Taste Test
If you’ve ever been to Cincinnati, someone has probably insisted that you try Cincinnati chili. It’s what we’re known for, like barbecue in the south or lobsters in Maine. Cincinnati chili is […]
Signs, Signs, Everywhere are Signs
It wasn’t until I visited the American Sign Museum that I realized how little attention I actually pay to signs. I was fortunate to travel there with a group of […]
Browsing The Atlas 