Almost every year, until I started hauling off to fun places on the opposite side of the globe, my Dad and I would pick an evening and go Christmas shopping together in Freeport, ME.  Shopping was followed by a hearty dinner...

Ker-thump.  I was off the bed, scooping Jack up from the cement floor in less than a heartbeat. Even though he's a monkey, Jack was in a little bit too much of a hurry to climb the ladder to the...

With a little time to kill in Cincinnati, we decided to hit up Smale Park. It was mentioned in several places as a nice afternoon outing.  That's a huge understatement.  This place is awesome.  At this point we're park connoisseurs...