Archive: An enjoyable couple of days with our granddaughters
RichC | October 22, 2025
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Archive: A few leftover family photos from early October 2025
RichC | October 11, 2025
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Archive: The Utah trip photos from yesterday were not enough
RichC | October 10, 2025
After posting our “trip to Utah” photos yesterday, Brenda commented that I left out her favorite from the top of Angels Landing in Zion National Park. Obviously navigating the chains was truly an accomplishment for “senior citizens” … so a few more photos and video seems justified. 😉
Back from an amazing trip to Solitude, Zion and Sundance, Utah
RichC | October 9, 2025
It is probably going to take me a couple of weeks to get my blogging bearings back, but let it be known, we enjoyed our week in Solitude, Utah with my sister-in-law Ann and her husband Gary. Thank you so much for inviting us to your condo and treating us to the great hikes, trip […]
A first for me — a foot fracture, tendon pull and walking boot
RichC | August 20, 2025
Well … I likely waited too long to address a nagging problem with my right foot after too much barefoot beach walking. I thought it would improve over time if I continued to work through the healing process, but month after month since April or so it did not improve. My PCP diagnosed it in […]
Archive: School is starting, but a little more fun in Toledo
RichC | August 17, 2025
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Archive: Enjoy a little time with our granddaughters this week
RichC | July 26, 2025
Brenda and I enjoyed a little babysitting visit to Whitehouse, Ohio this past week and decided the ridiculously HOT weather would be great to visit my brother Ron and his wife Claire’s retirement property on Lake Erie … “where there would be a breeze” … NOT! The breeze if any was from the south and […]
Saving more TheHustings.news right-column political nonsense
RichC | April 23, 2025
Likely my right-column bloviating on TheHustings.news is not of interest or even worth archiving, but since I put a little effort into it, I’m saving it here. This week’s commentary was a little more challenging for me because I do understand the line between an authoritarian executive branch (ie. Jan 6 participants) and having ICE […]
TheHustings.news, again: A Partisan Weapon In Disguise
RichC | March 27, 2025
It is not hard to suck me in to having an opinion … and politics is one of those topics that I fortunately or unfortunately have formed semi-strong politically opinions over the years. I probably share/debate/argue them too often with my son Taylor (and he usually counters them) or in the past couple of years, […]
Archive: We never tire of seeing this Atlantic Ocean view
RichC | March 22, 2025
Seeing this view each morning as we head to the beach never gets old. To be sure, I’ve posted similar photos a few times before, but even as the wallpaper on my iPhone, I can’t get enough of it. As our time in Florida for 2025 inches closer to a close, Brenda and I are […]
The stock market gyration has me pulling out my hair this week
RichC | March 14, 2025
The manic markets and crazy movement down and up (today) are enough to have investors pulling their hair out. Thankfully there was a reprieve from the steady down movement over the tariff dispute between President Trump and many of our trading partners (more on that this weekend). Consumer sentiment is not positive and will likely […]
Goodbye 2024. Have a Happy and Healthy New Year 2025!
RichC | January 1, 2025
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Archive: Thanksgiving 2024 photos with our family
RichC | December 3, 2024
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Archive: More Autumn 2024 family photos and video
RichC | November 12, 2024
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Archive: Labor Day Weekend photos in Toledo with KDAE
RichC | September 4, 2024
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A 1973 Cadillac Coupe Deville photo from the summer of 1980
RichC | August 8, 2024
After noticing a ThrowBack Thursday #TBT post in the “Year(s) Ago On This Date” blog column and recently stumbling across a old automotive photo that I didn’t remember of me with the 1973 Cadillac Coupe Deville … the one that was hit by a train, well pushed off the tracks by a slow moving train. […]
Music Monday: “Tin Cup Chalice” by Jimmy Buffett and memories
RichC | August 5, 2024
It would be nice “to go back to the islands” … well maybe going back in time to when we took a trip down A1A (Florida highway and Jimmy Buffett’s 1974 album title) and drove down to Key West. I sort of want to do it again, although I suspect Key West is no longer […]
Music Monday: Replaying the song “Kodachrome” by Paul Simon and the drowning of my Apple iPhone 7 Plus
RichC | July 8, 2024
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Thanks all for reminding me that I’m another year older 🙃
RichC | May 8, 2024
Late spring yard work and continued Kubota diagnosis and repairs continued over the weekend, but on the 7th, another year for me is in the books; can’t say I’m feeling all that different? But THANK YOU to my family and friends for wishing me a Happy Birthday … and some doing the traditional Howard family […]
We need to work on addiction to too much diet soda/pop
RichC | May 1, 2024
Both my wife and I drink too many carbonated beverages. For me it is usually Diet Mountain Dew and for Brenda it has always been Diet Pepsi. I scaled bad several times in my life, but ended up right back in the habit of 3+ cans everyday. Brenda seems to be able to turn it […]
Archive: KDAE February 2024 vacation to Florida Wrap-Up Part 1
RichC | March 3, 2024
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Better weather, eating less and more walking last month
RichC | February 3, 2024
While Brenda and I apprecated the warmer weather while in Florida last month, we really focused on walking more each day after working half days from the condo. Our steady daily beach walks and healthier eating will hopefully pay-off with the shedding of a few pounds and improving our long term health (Brenda’s hip replacement […]
Semi-depressingly reminiscing about my childhood home #TBT
RichC | December 21, 2023
My childhood home on Lake Erie in 1967 It is the time of year when we reflect on the past year … or in my case … the WAY past years. Last month, my brother Ron mentioned that the property (just the land) that our childhood home was being listed for sale. We were both […]
A wedding and reception with Katie and Jason Kirklin
RichC | November 13, 2023
We attended and enjoyed the wedding for Taylor’s long time “birthday buddy” and grade school, high school and college friend Katie Gormas to Jason Kirklin in downtown Cincinnati this weekend. Beside a high traffic parking fiasco that almost made us late, the evening was very nice. Taylor and Megan arrived even a few minutes after us […]
Archiving leftover family photos to close out October 2023
RichC | October 31, 2023
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Archive: Leftover photos from closing pool and cleaning filters
RichC | September 27, 2023
It is that time of year … Autumn is here and the leaves are starting to fall. I cut the lawn and closed the pool last weekend, hopefully before the bulk of the leaves started to fill up the pool. The weather has been nice and just the right temperature for yardwork. BUT … I […]
The Super Blue Moon and HOT summer days in the yard #TBT
RichC | September 7, 2023
To make this a Throwback Thursday #TBT post, here’s a photo from Summer 2022. I used Brenda’s iPhone14 to capture the brilliant Super Blue Moon at the end of August … not bad. It was so bright that it basically lit up the flowering bushes off the rear porch. The late summer heat (90+ degrees […]
Music Monday: Jimmy Buffett passed away peacefully at age 76
RichC | September 4, 2023
Depressing for those of us who grew up in the Jimmy Buffett mindset and have enjoyed his music, concerts, ambitious lifestyle and attitude for our college and adult lives, but his passing on September 1, 2023 hit home. Unfortunately it is starting to feel like the norm (but 76 is way, WAY, too young)? I […]
Watch vintage comedy TV before bed and sleep better #TBT
RichC | August 31, 2023
Brenda and I have transitioned from “mostly news” in the late evening to watching a half-hour of vintage comedy on TV … at least before bed. The repetitive drumbeat of depressing, anger-inducing news is not very conducive for a good night’s sleep. One of the funny shows we enjoy is the late 1960’s sitcom “Get […]
Archive: A great time in Perrysburg with our granddaughters
RichC | July 8, 2023
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Our six-year old granddaughter’s dance recital weekend
RichC | May 24, 2023
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What’s next and where do you want to retire? #TBT
RichC | May 18, 2023
Most people spend their lives going to school, focused on work and career, raising their family and after 6 decades or so can plan for the day they shift gears and retire. The question arises, what do you want to do and where do you want to live when you aren’t restricted by school and […]
KDAE were hiking in the Smokies as we returned from Florida
RichC | April 27, 2023
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Archive: A few Easter weekend family photos and video
RichC | April 11, 2023
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A few more family homebuilding photos and using rehab as an excuse to take a winter trip to Florida
RichC | February 15, 2023
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Saving family photos from our Corbett-Oostra Christmas 2022
RichC | December 29, 2022
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What would October be without our fall trip to Florida?
RichC | October 9, 2022
Brenda and I have been fortunate to almost always taken an autumn trip to Florida. Years ago it was often to visit my parents who would go to Panama City Beach or take a trip with the kids. After Katelyn and Taylor were in college, it was often to visit Brenda’s parents and then to […]
A quick babysitting trip to Perrysburg and a check on Katelyn and Drew’s property and house building progress
RichC | August 27, 2022
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Summer storms continue, more COVID and Gilligan’s Island
RichC | August 6, 2022
Well if one has to stay at home … looking at our backyard “storm is coming” pool photo … and we aren’t to be out and about, there could be worse places to be isolating? The summer storms continued rolling thru this past week and and after testing positive the previous week, I thought a […]
And we have been COVID free these last two years. UGH!
RichC | August 1, 2022
Well it looks like COVID19’s BA.5 subvariant has found us … or we found it. Fortunately for us, we have been vaccinated and at least I have one of the boosters … so hopefully the more serious and severe illness seen by many can be avoided. As of my writing (over the weekend) the symptoms […]
Oostra lot clearing has begun, a KETO diet and Fitbit update
RichC | July 13, 2022
Instead of starting a rant on our nightmare return trip from the Canadian Rockies flying Air Canada … I’m going to let the stress dissipate for a while. It was painful travel. So instead I’ll archive a couple exciting photos from Katelyn and Drew as their builder has started clearing the trees from their lot […]
Wishing my son Taylor a very Happy 33rd Birthday
RichC | June 10, 2022
Taylor last weekend at the Cincinnati Zoo with Megan While typing the subject line of this post, I wondered at what “age” is respectful to NOT mention a number when sharing a Happy Birthday greeting? Hopefully not at 33 yet, since from memory those were the years I pretty much felt my best (pre Menieres!) […]
We hit a big milestone: Our 40th Wedding Anniversary
RichC | June 5, 2022
A poor quality scan of our 1982 wedding with DadH, MomH, MomC and DadC Often a 40th Wedding Anniversary triggers a husband or wife to make the comment “thanks for putting up with me” or something to that effect. Although there is truth to it, spending the rest of your life with another person is […]
Archive: My mom saved way too much stuff … and so do I #TBT
RichC | April 7, 2022
While clearing out a few more old boxes and tossing junk in preparation for new floors in my office (and guest bedroom) last weekend, I just couldn’t throw this 1963 “fine artwork” colored by yours truly without taking a photo and archiving on my blog. A digital image take up far less space then paper […]
Talking Alaska and snowmobiling when I was a kid #TBT
RichC | February 24, 2022
Last week I was talking to an online friend from Alaska about outdoor cold-weather activities who shared a winter camping photo. He was complaining about the freezing rain and less than ideal weather this year on his 20 mile snowmobile trip, so he cut it short and drove to Wasilla to watch the start of […]
Archive: A Sunday afternoon Happy Birthday to Ellerie (photos)
RichC | February 20, 2022
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Archive: Our 2021 Family Christmas over New Years
RichC | January 5, 2022
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Boxing Day update and our Christmas yet-to-be family rotation
RichC | December 26, 2021
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A couple days of photos leftover from the weekend: Part 1
RichC | December 8, 2021
Since part one of a couple of blog photo posts will be pubic and not include family, I’ll archive it first. I finished (hopefully) the NINE trailer loads of leaves I mulched and raked in the front yard this year. Oh for the pre-Global Warming and now Climate Change days of burning leaves rather than […]
A quick trip to Florida so as not to waste an expiring ticket
RichC | November 20, 2021
Brenda and I flew to Florida with a “use it or lose it” expiring Southwest Airline ticket …and hopefully as a way to earn a future companion-pass ticket (we’ll see how that goes). We were there for a long weekend and to enjoy a couple days at the condo and the beach. Unfortunately I wasted […]
Spent a couple days in Perrysburg with our granddaughters
RichC | November 11, 2021
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Our October 2021 vacation with KDAE to Delray Beach, Florida
RichC | October 30, 2021
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The cooler weather has us enjoying working in the backyard
RichC | October 2, 2021
As summer turned to autumn, Brenda and I found ourselves enjoying a few more evenings and weekends walking around and working in the backyard. Last week it was cleaning up “the mound” (although we have a few) and getting it ready for winter. I dug out some deeper rooted plants that had spread and planted […]
Archive: Weekend catch-up with a few family photos
RichC | September 23, 2021
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Home video memories from September 9, 1989 for #TBT
RichC | September 9, 2021
Last month when we were together with the kids, they were talking about enjoying trips to Michigan for long weekends during the summer (Drew’s parents have a house on Lake Michigan). It brought back memories for us and I mentioned that once-upon-a-time we thought about buying cabin property in the Upper Peninsula on Lake Huron […]
A couple weekend family photos – spiders, movies and art
RichC | July 20, 2021
Figured I would archive a couple leftover photos and an animated gif from a nice weekend working out in the yard. Since the concrete crew has not started the driveway project yet, I am continuing to clear brush and cut low branches (contemplating large concrete mixing trucks). Once again, the bonfire brush pile is starting […]
A week of summer with Annalyn and Ellerie at our house
RichC | July 11, 2021
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Archive: Leftover personal family 4th of July weekend photos
RichC | July 10, 2021
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Admiring an artist’s self-portrait and a #TBT EV test drive
RichC | June 24, 2021
Brenda and I have always admired art and after 39 years of marriage have collected quite a bit of it. From antiques, carvings and sculptures to paintings that likely have only meaning to us. When I saw the self-portrait above, I was immediately drawn to it. Hm, an artist painting himself, painting himself? I like […]
We celebrated Taylor’s 32nd Birthday in Cincinnati for dinner
RichC | June 10, 2021
We had a great time celebrating Taylor’s 32nd birthday last night after work at Pepp and Dolores restaurant in Cincinnati thanks to Megan. Brenda and I enjoyed arriving a little early and sitting at the bar talking with the bartender while sipping some Italian wine. We ended up discussing menu since she wasn’t overly busy. […]
Desultory - des-uhl-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee
- lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation.
- digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random: a desultory remark.