All those who have ever spent time on a toll highway are familiar with travel plazas, those gas station / food court / restroom combos. The mere mention of "turnpike" seems to automatically conjure up New Jersey, even though they are present in many other states, such as I-77 through West Virginia. I was driving through there on my way home from ( Read more... )

Earlier this last year, my parents moved out of Raleigh, where we have lived since 1983. I think many of us have faced the sort of mental upheaval this causes in our concept of "home". In my case, I was still able to visit my friends in the area by staying at the home of radellaf's parents, who were very gracious the entire time. Still, it felt a little ( Read more... )

My holiday travels took me first to Germantown, Maryland to visit my sister over Christmas. Germantown is in the greater D.C. metro area and almost due east of my home in Cincinnati, although the interstates do not go due east. I have to pretend to go to Pittsburgh and then turn south at the last moment, crossing into West Virginia twice in the ( Read more... )

I was spending the earlier part of today down at Tower Place Mall, our own downtown mall located at the base of the art deco Carew Tower. Tower Place has experienced the fate of many urban, and more recently, suburban, malls, which started out well but have suffered from vacancy problems as shops fail and pack up. Thus, it is something of a ( Read more... )

I don't care for country music or nightclubs. So why have I become so obsessed with a country music nightclub a couple of miles south of me in Kentucky?

Bobby Mackey's has something of a notorious and frankly unbelievable reputation. It is claimed to be haunted. And not just a little bit haunted, with maybe one person twenty years ago seeing ( Read more... )

Is gambling legal in your state or province? If the answer is yes, guess what: Ohio has just joined you as of this past election! There are plans to build four big casinos in the state. One of them is quite clearly going to be built right in my front yard ( Read more... )

Having recently been introduced to this via other channels, I hereby present to you, the Corporate Bullshit Generator.


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