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Road trips get mixed reviews. Possibly you yourself have memories of getting crammed into the backseat of some sweaty, glass-and-vinyl enclosure to endure untold-hours through the infinite expanse of midwestern America. Extra-points if said vehicle was also a diesel. But even if this wasn't your personal history, it's probably not a bad idea to question if, in this age of technological wonder it's a good-idea to pile into the ol' fossil-fuel burner, lock the doors, crank the AC, and hit the open, if somewhat aging, road. Does this thing have WIFI? What if I lose my streaks? Stop touching me! Pee-emergency! What in the world are we...

I guess it's pretty standard to have a love-hate relationship with your home town. Even in the best of locales It would be easy to move from familiarity to boredom, and even to contempt. Which is why having been born and raised in Troy Ohio, I'm happy, well, to be happy. Hey, Troy ain't perfect, but its got a big heart and is constantly trying to improve itself... which would be fine words of accommodation for anyone. In recent years, Mayor Mike Beamish has not only been the governmental face of Troy, but a man who truly embodies the folksie, good-natured "niceness" of our...

Get out the big scissors and let's cut some ribbon: Sqege.design is live on the interwebs! After the better part of a year planning and playing, I'm proud to launch this new side-hustle / passion project and see where it leads! Let's talk name: Sqege. Ok, first off I know... it's not great. I mean, how do you say it? Skeg? Skeegee? Squeegee? For the record, it's pronounced "squeegee", as in the implement used to pull and push ink across a silk-screen. Not only is this an integral part of printing, it's also just a super fun-sounding word. And after giving it...