I’ve chased these fine folks from Jackson to Cape, and now, back to Jackson at 215 West Main Street. Angela greeted me like a long-lost friend when I showed up to pick up my food. (Wife Lila in...
https://www.capecentralhigh.com/cape-photos/mario-and-angelas-italian-eatery/
One of the more challenging (and rewarding) things about working at The Athens (OH) Messenger was the canvas publisher Kenner Bush gave us photographers: he opened up a 9×17 news hole five da...
https://www.capecentralhigh.com/ohio/country-store-lost-to-memory/
Mark’s middle name should have been “Quirky” Mark Steinhoff, my youngest brother, is heavy on my mind. He left us on New Year’s Eve two years ago. His birth certificate said his middle na...
When Wife Lila came to Cape recently, she tried to convince me to replace the refrigerator when I remodel my kitchen. She’s a big fan of bottom freezers, and I prefer mine to be at eye level. (...
https://www.capecentralhigh.com/family/poinsettias-on-the-graves/
Don’t just stand outside looking through the window of the Cape County History Center at 102 South High Street, across from the old courthouse in Jackson. Open the door and see what Executive D...
https://www.capecentralhigh.com/cape-photos/check-out-history-center-trees/
Birthday Season Exemption I’m getting a fileserver upgrade, so my computer will be dark for a few days, which would be a problem because Mother’s birthday will fall within that period. Fortun...
When I was working at The Gastonia Gazette in North Carolina, I was a member of the rescue squad. One of the dreaded calls was “Welfare check: neighbor reports flies on the window next door.”...
https://www.capecentralhigh.com/journalism/flies-in-the-window/
I’m moving this from my bike blog and updating it. Coon Dog Cemetery 10-10-2008 I like back roads You never know what you’re going to find. When the boys were little, we took the less-trave...
https://www.capecentralhigh.com/travel/coon-dog-graveyard-alabama/
One thing about Missouri’s weather is it predictably unpredictable. In the last month or so, we’ve gone from weeks of drought, torrential rains that flooded communities like Marble Hill (rain...
https://www.capecentralhigh.com/cape-photos/predictable-unpredictable-weather/
When I was wandering around the freezer section in Schnucks the other night looking for something new to fix, I saw a frozen package of smelt that screamed that it was fresh caught and had a fres...
https://www.capecentralhigh.com/cape-photos/i-smelt-up-the-house-once/