Category: SMF
This weekend I had the pleasure of leaving Columbus and all of the demanding schedules of grad school to relax and attended "The Nation's Largest Oktoberfest" in Cincinnati. Rumor has it, the 5+ blocks of 5th Street that Cincinnati closes every year for this celebration is by far the largest Oktoberfest in the USA, and ranks close to the top with some globally.
I recall from high school and undergrad days that the professors and teachers that assumed they were cool by calling exams "intellectual exercises" didn't realize it wasn't all that funny. Now that school has well been in full swing, the time came to take my first exam as graduate student.
Back in March, before I had any idea that I'd be leaving my job to return to school full-time, my wife and I signed up for the Air Force Half-Marathon. On September 15th, my body had to cash a check that my big mouth wrote six months ago. My wife, her mom and sister, 15,000 of our closest friends and I walked or ran or otherwise propelled ourselves (there were a lot of wheel-chair racers and hand-crank racers, which I think is just amazing) for distances of 10K, 13.1 miles, or 26.2 miles.
Does this picture remind you of Edward Scissorhands? Do you feel it's a pity that you cannot go into the movie? Luckily the Topiary Garden is a perfect place to go. And it's right here in downtown Columbus!