First, a Reily Township sunset from late last month.
This photo (above) was taken just west of Wood or Woods or Wood Station or Woods Station, depending upon your cartographic source.
Sufficionados of old maps should feast their eyes on this atlas of "The Best Roads of Ohio," published in 1926. Note that many of the highway number designations which we are familiar with today were then different. Also that some significant portion of the best roads were indicated as gravel or "other."
The Ranch dryer, a 1992-model Hotpoint, tumbled its last garment two weeks ago. When moving it away from the wall to make way for a state-of-the-art Kenmore replacement, I discovered this sticker (below) hidden away on its back side:
"Steinbergs!," as the old Jose Rijo-endorsement radio commercial shouted.
Speaking of Josie, I unearthed another once-lost relic of the ancient past when giving my work clipboard a thorough, long overdue
That's right! A 1995 Cincinnati Reds season schedule. In case any of you have forgotten, 1995 was the last time the mighty Redlegs won a postseason game at home. Yes, I was there. I have been there for every ensuing home-field postseason loss, too.
Going back further in time, now, an old metal cabinet has been standing watch and storing gear in The Ranch kitchen since before the pre-historic birth of Lou (well, my own pre-history, anyway) and had to be moved in order to make way for the new clothes dryer of which previous reference in this posting was made. Scribbled on the back side of the cabinet's exterior:
Forensic speculation posits the cabinet was purchased for $6.30. Signed, sealed and delivered to the B's circa way back.
Finally, covert operational observances of Lou on patrol in the TDS MINI Cooper Mobile Tactical Unit:
Roll the credits!
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