5chw4r7z:: the ethos of downtown Cincinnati

who are you?

What are you all about?
No matter how much lip service people give it, not many of us like change.
OH, we'd like change, as long as its other people changing.

But deep, soul searching what am I all about change, man that's hard.
The only way I know to change is to push, to try, test boundaries, get uncomfortable.
Boy it sure is easier to just toe the line and get along isn't it?

Even professional challenges, do you shy away or charge in? The sure fire way of learning anything new is wading in.
Those reasons you have for not trying?
Actually those are constraints to work around, that's safe, no one ever got the glory with one hand on home base now have they?
If you never push, never get uncomfortable, you'll never learn anything about yourself.

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4th St study

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in Cincinnati its all grand, when its lunch and you have a 10 spot in hand

The ups and downs of social media.
The downs. mention you have the afternoon off.
Get bombarded by pleas to visit one eatery or another. But its not all bad, not bad, don't hate me guys.
I'm the first to admit I need some pushing and prodding to get out, especially on an awesome afternoon, you need a long lever to pry me off the tweetdeck.
But I am ever so glad I got up and moving because with their limited hours, who knows when I would have another opportunity to try Mayberry.

The upside to social networking?
I mention online that I'm going to lunch and Pilot Dave, Delta Lima drops in and joins me.
I have to say, after spending maybe 40 minutes or so there, I saw a dozen people I know, do you guys spend all day walking up and down Vine?
The burger was awesome by the way, Josh, one of the partners says that later on they'll stay open later on Fri-Sat nights BYOB. I'm imagining eating this burger or the sloppy Josh(their take on a sloppy Joe) with a spicy Harpoon Winter warmer beer.
I can't wait for that Friday night, a nice unpretentious place to go and eat with a group of friends, it just has that homey comfortable vibe going on.

UPDATE: I just found out that Mayberry will be open Fri & Sat nights and Sun brunch, starting Dec. 4.

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I really wanna be in Cin-say

I came to Cin-say to be rock and roll,
along the way i had to sell my soul,
I made some good friends that make me say,
I really wanna be in Cin-say

I take the city in the dead of night,
I'm burning gas untill i feel allright,
The sunset honeys always make me say,
I really wanna be in Cin-say
~ Eagles Of Death Metal - Wanna be In LA

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Queen City Square II

There are many people taking pictures of the construction progress but the majority of them are, whats the word clinical? That's not quite right, with no context?
Anyhow, the other day, with people running around, I thought this view told the whole story, a view sensitive to the fact that there are real people, working, playing and living their lives downtown in the shadows of whats going to be the tallest building in the city.

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Parker Flats Friday

I realized, I had a million pictures looking out the city door, but none of the city door.
This was rectified while we're still trying to squeeze every last minute of use out of it, its getting tougher now with the sun setting at like 6pm.

Quacky McDoorstop

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A Tonic bar where you need it when you need it

Good mixed drinks are like cops and a prostitutes, there's never one around when you need them most.
Until now.
We're still high on the theater and drama of these guys mixing drinks, will that ever get old?
Not today it won't, not today.
One thing I like about Tonic, they seem to have gotten the place just right. Someone called them pretentious, but I don't find that at all, Tonic is strangely relaxing not like some downtown haunts wound so tight they're impossible to get comfortable in.
And not like others trying to be all things to all people.
They found a small niche that needed filled and filled it.

We got to look behind the scenes, they have this old surplus freezer that the military used to store aliens at Wright-Patt.
HA! just kidding
Maybe.
-59c on my calculator works out to about -75f below zero, they're not messing around making ice.
Or ingredients either, everything is handmade and it shows in the quality and taste of the drinks.

No trip to 4th street is complete until we see Heidi at Bromwell's

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a brilliant morning downtown

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Veteran's Day

Those adverse to violence will always be subject to those who aren't
~ Sgt. Brad 'Iceman' Colbert

Thanks Dad, and everyone who has served or is serving, for all your sacrifices and for keeping the bad guys at arms length.

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Via Vite

after a week of the flu and lounging around on the couch eating bland food, I finally felt good enough to get my money maker off the couch and get outside. But not just anything would do, I needed some pizza, and not just any pizza it had to be something special, since friends have been raving about Via Vite's pizza for awhile today was the day and that's where we ended up. We didn't get the happy hour half off price but even so, a gourmet pizza, wine and soft drink for what you'd pay to have one delivered?
Boy howdy, sign us up.