I am continuing the tradition of reading a scary story to celebrate Halloween. You can see what I read in 2017 and 2018 here. For this year’s choice I wanted to continue exploring the classic horror genre and chose “The Haunting of Hill House”. This book by Shirley Jackson continually surfaced in my research but …

RIP Vortex. You were the first roller coaster I ever loved, but your time has come. I can’t believe that they’ll be taking you down. Yes, you’re a little jerkier than what I remember but still exhilarating. This is truly the end of an era at Kings Island. When I was a kid, I was …

I finally visited Kings Island’s Haunt after years of wanting to experience it. My wife doesn’t like scary things so I was at the point of just going by myself. I had hoped that it wouldn’t resort to that so I started asking around if others wanted to go with me. When I discovered that …

Fireside Pizza Fireside Pizza in Walnut Hills is a must-visit for really good pizza. I first encountered their reputation from coworkers at a job I had in Northern Kentucky. Fireside would haul an actual brick oven trailer to our parking lot and make pizza in 90 degree weather. People would LINE UP to get their …

I love Asian food, especially Thai curry sauces and Vietnamese pho. I also like fresh Chinese food (especially vegetable based dishes) and rich Japanese ramen. Korean hot clay pots with kimchi is masterful. I am always on the lookout for good Asian restaurants. Luckily I found three great places I’d recommend if you want to …