SouthPark Mall Review (Strongsville, OH)

“Wait a minute, Cleveland. Are you telling me you built a shopping mall… on the site of what was going to be the Browns new stadium?!”- Marty McFly The quote above is actually true. This land was purchased originally by Cleveland Browns’ former owner Art Modell in the ’80s with a secret plan to build […]

Mall Maniac: A 3 Stop Trek Through Northeast Ohio

“That’s no towne center. It’s a shopping mall.” -Obi Wan Kenobi Backstory: As you probably saw from my last post, I’ll take a mall over a towne center any day of the week. The fact that a new mall being built nowadays is almost unheard of is where I find the charm in them. Some […]

Bourbon Lemonade Recipe

What is the number one liquor drank by dads? Bourbon! Now of course that’s up for discussion, but I have seen some men get pretty hefty after a 1.5 oz cup of bourbon. Bourbon is one of those liquors that has a million and one sub-genres, from barrel proof, to small-batch to rye and many […]

Kingmakers Board Game Parlour (Columbus, OH)

Are you Board? Scramble for Scrabble and Brews at Kingmakers Board Game Parlour By: Sheriff of Rarden Secret Hitler. Beer. Need I say more? …I do? Well damn, I guess I have to write a whole post now. Kingmakers Board Game Parlour, located in the Short North district of Columbus, serves up board games, brewskis, […]

Tri-County Mall: What’s left?

Main entrance of the mall. (Pic definitely not screenshotted from Google Maps street view.) Intro: Once a thriving mall in the northern suburbs of Cincinnati, Tri-County Mall has fallen by the wayside and its future is already written. It’s tough to watch the demise of a place that you’ve known and attended your entire life, […]

SPAM Fried Rice: On Fire

I know you’re already enticed just by the name, but before I get started here I need to tell you a few things. You do not always have to follow recipes to a T. In fact, many of the best chefs don’t measure precisely (most specifically spices and seasonings.) Watch a cooking show and you’ll […]

This Ohio State Swimmer broke an Olympic Record

Why hello, fellow fathers. I’m here again to promote yet another quick little documentary I made recently, this time profiling an Ohio State swimmer’s career at OSU. This video was made for one of my journalism classes and, as such, is probably a little rough around the edges. Feel free to critique or straight up […]

The Only Youth Homeless Shelter in Central Ohio

And now time for something completely different. Instead of the usual shitposts on this blog, I’ve decided to upload something actually important this time. For my journalism class I decided to make a mini documentary on the homeless situation within Columbus, Ohio. Normally I wouldn’t want to post this online because of the somewhat shoddy […]

Slow Cooker Chicken Chili: Comfort at its finest

Background: In my time of being a home chef I’ve made a lot of chili, but never chili of the chicken variety. The other night I was at the grocery store to get my typical stuff, grabbed a few baking potatoes, and saw about a pound and a quarter of some good lookin’ thighs, the […]

Food Review: Bub’s Pizza Bar (Cincinnati)

Bub’s Pizza is a Drunk’s Best Friend By: Sheriff of Rarden It’s 2:00 in the morning. It’s a Saturday. You just came out of a bar in Mt. Lookout. You’re completely hammered and your judgement is totally impaired. You feel your stomach growl just the slightest amount and all of a sudden you’re craving something […]