Right from the start I knew which Columbus Corner I’d write about. As I thought about why, I couldn’t determine if it was because the corner is something that I’ve come to expect, or if its because it contains the unexpected. The corner of Thurman and Jaeger (43206) is just three blocks from my house [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Columbus Corners – April
Posted in Columbus, Experience, tagged #cbuscorners on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This American Life – [all too] Live
Posted in Chicago, Listen, See on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“I promise you that we’ll meet Ira Glass before the year ends” I told him. Since Fish lives in Chicago, I figured this should be relatively easy. Someone we know must know someone who knows someone who knows Ira Glass. When I heard about the This American Life simulcast, I rushed on-line to buy our [...]
A neighbor contemplates her COTA Challenge
Posted in I'm Taking the Bus on April 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week I was notified via Twitter that one of my neighbors was considering turning to the use of public transportation when her car became unexpectedly unreliable. A friend recommended that we get in touch with one another. Considering the fact that we live two blocks apart, we must have certainly crossed paths over the [...]
Continuous City
Posted in Experience, Gay Men & Women, See, Think on April 17, 2009 | 9 Comments »
My sister lives in Minneapolis and I haven’t physically seen her in five years. Earlier this week we had a brief video conference so that I could help her with her computer. On my flight home from Paris in February I saw my previous neighbor from Salt Lake City. Perry wasn’t physically on the flight. [...]
Hixon Dance Presents…
Posted in Experience on April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Airs and Dances an evening of live music and dance Friday April 17th at 8:00pm Saturday, April 18th at 8:00pm Sunday, April 19th at 2:00pm Friday, April 24th at 8:00pm Saturday, April 25th at 8:00pm The Fisher Theatre at Columbus Dance Theatre 592 E. Main Street Columbus, OH Hixon Dance will be presenting four new [...]
COTA Challenge: Q1 2009 Update
Posted in I'm Taking the Bus on April 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
It’s time for a quick COTA Challenge update. Year to date (first quarter, 2009) I have spent $81.25 for 48.27 gallons of gas for the car (there’s still a quarter-tank left). This includes one round-trip drive to Indianapolis. In a somewhat related story… Last weekend I ran into Columbus realtor who had just listed a [...]