One of the earliest credible descriptions of the experience of drinking coffee comes from german physcian and botanist, Leonhard Rauwolf in the 1500's. He described coffee as "almost as black as ink and very good in illness..." Leonhard was a people watcher. Just like myself, … [Read more...] about Coffee for the Common Woman | Part 2
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Coffee for the Common Woman | Part 1
I'm on a quest to find the best tasting cuppa coffee at the best price on Cedar Hill. From where I sit this morning I can walk about a minute in each direction and find several cups of coffee. Here we go... a cuppa coffee for the common man, woman, person, friend, mom, dad, … [Read more...] about Coffee for the Common Woman | Part 1
World class speed skating in the neighborhood
Few people know that the north rink (the new one) in the Cleveland Heights Community Center has served for the past few years as a hub of international-level short-track speedskating. Last weekend (October 29-30), it hosted the American Cup, which brought elite-level skaters from … [Read more...] about World class speed skating in the neighborhood
Rocky Horror Holloween
So before I ate my weight in Reese's cups and Almond Joys, I saw a showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show at Cedar Lee Theatre over the weekend. This was not my first experience, but I brought along the girlfriend to see her reaction. Before the show even started we were … [Read more...] about Rocky Horror Holloween
Fly in the ice
In the kitchen, on the top shelf of the freezer, in the ice cube container is a fake, plastic ice cube with a fly embedded inside. It's a cheap gag my son brought home from Big Fun on Coventry a couple years ago, when he was going through his practical joke phase – which I'm … [Read more...] about Fly in the ice
