Social media has been filled over the past few weeks with complaints about walking throughout Cleveland Heights as the snow piles up. This Facebook post by Jim Miller sums up the frustration, but – to use the appropriate cliche – it's only the tip of the iceberg. While … [Read more...] about The problem isn’t really winter walking; it’s lack of commitment to public safety
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Rebuilding
There are three houses in a row on Berkshire being rebuilt. This one is gutted to the beams and trusses. No walls. A fascinating sight in the night. Last night, after a friend who lives on the other side of these houses from me alerted me to this sight, I went by it to see if … [Read more...] about Rebuilding
Dawn of the Decade
The media is so quick to make big declarations about events, like Party of the Year, or Storm of the Century. I woke up Tuesday morning to all the usual chores: feed the dogs, find the newspaper in one of the many locations our PD carrier throws it to avoid the porch; get the … [Read more...] about Dawn of the Decade
Navigating the Cedar icefall
That was a week of hard winter we just had. The snowthrower, which I had repaired twice this fall, has been getting a workout and I'm glad I went to the trouble of getting it fixed. But I finally cried uncle on the sidewalk. Living on Cedar Road, it's not the same shoveling … [Read more...] about Navigating the Cedar icefall
