Is chili a stew or a soup? Does chili contain chilies? Does chili that goes on a chili dog differ from chili that goes in a bowl? Can you serve chili on a plate? In much of America (and generally speaking), chili is a stew with ground beef and beans with a varying degree of [...]
Archive for the ‘Ohio’ Category
On Chili
Posted in Cincinnati, Food, Ohio, tagged Chicken Chili, Chili, Chili recipes, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Chili, Food, Recipes, Skyline Chili, Vegetarian Chili, White Chili on March 19, 2012 | 72 Comments »
On an Omnimax
Posted in Cincinnati, tagged Cincinnati, Cincinnati Museum Center, Omnimax, Rocky Mountain Express on January 21, 2012 | 18 Comments »
We enjoy the Cincinnati Museum Center – and we make it a point to see the captivating movies passing through its Omnimax Theater. This weekend we hope to see the Rocky Mountain Express. We also eagerly await the arrive of the Day in Pompeii traveling exhibit that opens in early March. Meanwhile, enjoy this trailer [...]
On Two Bookends
Posted in Cincinnati, Ohio, tagged Cincinnati, Cincinnati Museum Center, Ezzard Charles, Museum Center, Music Hall, Union Terminal on June 15, 2011 | 12 Comments »
Ezzard Charles was the heavyweight boxing champion 1946-1951 as he won the crown from Joe Louis then lost it to Jersey Joe Walcot. He came to Cincinnati at age 9, and for his accomplishment, the city named a street in his honor. Interesting, Ezzard Charles Drive is only a mile long, but connects two of [...]
On Fluttering Designs
Posted in Cincinnati, tagged Brazil, Brazilian Butterflies, Butterflies, Butterfly, Butterfly Show, Cincinnati, Colorful butterflies, Krohn Conservatory on June 8, 2011 | 17 Comments »
Many years ago, an art teacher said something that has stuck with me (and I paraphrase). “The most interesting and intricate designs and patterns are in nature – and artists use them for inspiration.” Not long ago we attended the 2011 butterfly show at Cincinnati’s Krohn Conservatory featuring butterflies from Brazil. Whether it’s seeing them [...]
On POWs in America
Posted in Miscellaneous, Ohio, tagged German POWs, German prisoners, Murals, Prisoners of War, World War II, WW II on April 27, 2011 | 8 Comments »
We baby boomers grew up in a time when many televised movies were westerns or World War II films. I also loved Hogan Heroes, the television series about allied POWs who were operating an espionage unit within Stalag 13, a POW camp run by bumbling Germans. Yet, it was not until 2010 that I learned [...]

