Family
The Wessels Family Tree
My Uncle Steve Wessels – who I alternately blame and thank for my obsession with technology – several years ago (15 or so, it appears) worked extensively to compile a comprehensive listing of the Wessels family tree, including birth dates and dates of death, for just about everyone going all the back to Germany for [...]
Building Cincinnati drinking in downtown Cincinnati
Kevin LeMaster, author of the wonderful Building Cincinnati, is drinking on Fountain Square during Cinco de Mayo celebrations.
Lucky me
I am going to indulge a second. Wait. Isn’t that what blogs are for anyway? Well, regardless, today is my birthday. Happy Birthday to me! But I have felt so lucky today – especially in light of what happened Sunday.
Melissa – my beautiful, talented, smart, funny, thoughtful, caring, tremendously supportive, understanding and kind girlfriend [...]
Grandma’s got wi-fi!
Grandma has a hot, live wi-fi connection in her family room, at her kitchen table, on her enclosed patio and in her backyard. It’s hot-damn amazing, if you ask me. I’m using it right now to post this post.
To be honest, it’s not hers. It’s coming from a neighbor, best I can tell off the [...]
The magic is back, for the most part…
When I was a kid I loved Kings Island. I can’t remember exactly what age I was when I first had a season pass to the Mason, Ohio amusement park, but I think I was maybe 10 or 11 years old. That would make sense, since I started giving my summers away to the YMCA [...]
Back from vacation
That’s my Mom (Judy) on a flotation device in the swimming pool adjacent to the beach house I just got done spending a solid week in just outside of Destin, Fla. Went there with the whole family – Mom, Dad and my sister’s family and some of her in-laws.
It was a good time. To see [...]
Joe and the kids
Joe and the kids
Originally uploaded by hjoew.
Getting together for Mother’s Day – at the Northgate TGI Fridays, no less (formerly the “Prime Wine,” remember that?) – I took my three nieces and two cousins on a little “walk” around the parking lot. Here we sit in the former drive-through of a bank that was converted [...]
Kailey is 4? Yep.
Yeah, my niece Kailey turned 4-years-old recently. Kind of hard to believe these kids – when fed and exercised regularly – actually grow. But it happens. For example, my nephew Connor just began Kindergarten which seems impossible. That would mean I’m 32. Oh wait. I am 32. Geez.
Here’s some photos from the party (and a [...]
New photo galleries added
It’s been a while, but I’ve uploaded more photos to my Web site. Recently added items include photos of my 32nd birthday get-together with family and a few friends and my nephew’s coming-of-age 5th birthday extravaganza. Plus photos taken at the Heart’s Desire Party at the Red Cheetah and ASG’s Civic Engagement Series at St. [...]
What? Family party? Again?
My Grandma’s brother and sister-in-law celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday night. Family from as far away as Phoenix and Kansas City, Kan. and across the ocean in Breddenberg, Germany gathered to congratulate my Great Onkel Hermann and Great Tante Marie Jansen on their golden wedding.
We met at the consummate western-Cincinnati-defines-class eatery Dante’s Restaurant. Seems [...]
