Author Archive for Ryan



Thanksgiving & Black Friday

Yesterday I headed over to my parents house for Thanksgiving. Dinner was excellent as usual. I made the pumpkin pies this year, using my secret recipe. They were delicious! It’s been unseasonably warm so far this year, but yesterday it started to snow and we had our first noticeable accumulation, about a half an inch. […]

What Would You Buy with $611 Billion?

Today I saw a fascinating article on AmericaBlog about what can be bought or accomplished with $611 billion. The amount represents how much the US has spent on the Iraq War to date, plus the President’s most recent spending request. According to the Boston Globe, you can accomplish a lot with $611 billion.

Almost 18 months’ […]

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I took the day off work and am enjoying a relaxing 26th birthday.

Fall Arrives: Liberty Park

Over the weekend I went for a hike in Liberty Park, part of the Summit County Metro Parks. It was a great weekend for a hike - mid-70s and sunny. This will probably be my last fall foliage post for the season since many trees have reached their peak color change and are starting to […]

Fall Arrives: Blue Hen & Buttermilk Falls

I went out for an early morning hike yesterday to Blue Hen and Buttermilk Falls in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The temperature was in the 40s, so it felt like a true fall morning. We haven’t had many of those so far this month since the temperature was still in the 80s until a […]