weather (Perrysburg, OH)
¶Neat lines in the snow from opening the gate to the backyard.
Stream
photo published in
/2021/01/31 at 4:57 PM
Reference this post
Please use the direct URL below when referencing this post. If you’d like to reference this day’s page in general, use the day URL below. You can refer to me as “Matt” or “Matt Buchanan” and the site as “Some Was True”.
¶Lucy watched me through the front door as I cleared snow from the sidewalk. She also watched from the dining room window as I cleared the driveway. She’s always been my quality control!
photo published in
/2021/01/31 at 4:54 PM
Reference this post
Please use the direct URL below when referencing this post. If you’d like to reference this day’s page in general, use the day URL below. You can refer to me as “Matt” or “Matt Buchanan” and the site as “Some Was True”.
¶Finally got a bit of snow. Today seems like winter is finally making an appearance.
post published in
/2021/01/31 at 3:31 PM
Reference this post
Please use the direct URL below when referencing this post. If you’d like to reference this day’s page in general, use the day URL below. You can refer to me as “Matt” or “Matt Buchanan” and the site as “Some Was True”.
¶Good morning! Up and at it!
post published in
/2021/01/31 at 1:42 PM
Reference this post
Please use the direct URL below when referencing this post. If you’d like to reference this day’s page in general, use the day URL below. You can refer to me as “Matt” or “Matt Buchanan” and the site as “Some Was True”.
¶Making a run to Adrian for dinner - getting our Culver’s fix!
post published in
/2021/01/29 at 9:25 PM
Reference this post
Please use the direct URL below when referencing this post. If you’d like to reference this day’s page in general, use the day URL below. You can refer to me as “Matt” or “Matt Buchanan” and the site as “Some Was True”.
¶Giving blood today. Oddly calming, actually. And gratifying.
post published in
/2021/01/29 at 7:05 PM
Reference this post
Please use the direct URL below when referencing this post. If you’d like to reference this day’s page in general, use the day URL below. You can refer to me as “Matt” or “Matt Buchanan” and the site as “Some Was True”.
¶Wikipedia has a good description of the tradition of cutting a pilot’s shit tail after completing his first solo:
¶“In American aviation lore, the traditional removal of a new pilot’s shirt tail is a sign of the instructor’s new confidence in their student after successful completion of the first solo flight. In the days of tandem trainers, the student sat in the front seat, with the instructor behind. As there were often no radios in these early days of aviation, the instructor would tug on the student pilot’s shirttail to get his attention, and then yell in his ear. A successful first solo flight is an indication that the student can fly without the instructor (“instructor-less” flight). Hence, there is no longer a need for the shirt tail, and it is cut off by the (often) proud instructor, and sometimes displayed as a trophy.”
link published in
/2021/01/23 on March 27, 2021 at 2:12 AM
Reference this post
Please use the direct URL below when referencing this post. If you’d like to reference this day’s page in general, use the day URL below. You can refer to me as “Matt” or “Matt Buchanan” and the site as “Some Was True”.
link published in
/2021/01/16 on January 17, 2021 at 2:59 AM
Reference this post
Please use the direct URL below when referencing this post. If you’d like to reference this day’s page in general, use the day URL below. You can refer to me as “Matt” or “Matt Buchanan” and the site as “Some Was True”.
¶Red Wings win the second game of the year. More importantly, they brought an entirely different team tonight. Physical, organized, and persistent. Encouraging!
post published in
/2021/01/16 on January 17, 2021 at 2:57 AM
Reference this post
Please use the direct URL below when referencing this post. If you’d like to reference this day’s page in general, use the day URL below. You can refer to me as “Matt” or “Matt Buchanan” and the site as “Some Was True”.
¶Good morning! Up and at it!
post published in
/2021/01/15 at 12:33 PM
Reference this post
Please use the direct URL below when referencing this post. If you’d like to reference this day’s page in general, use the day URL below. You can refer to me as “Matt” or “Matt Buchanan” and the site as “Some Was True”.
link published in
/2021/01/14 on January 15, 2021 at 3:11 AM
Reference this post
Please use the direct URL below when referencing this post. If you’d like to reference this day’s page in general, use the day URL below. You can refer to me as “Matt” or “Matt Buchanan” and the site as “Some Was True”.
¶Well, the Red Wings picked up right where they left off. Miserable performance, lost 3-0. Shots on goal tell the story - 43 to 14. Hard to wind a game when you don’t shoot the puck. Game 1 has set the floor. Up from here.
post published in
/2021/01/14 on January 15, 2021 at 3:07 AM
Reference this post
Please use the direct URL below when referencing this post. If you’d like to reference this day’s page in general, use the day URL below. You can refer to me as “Matt” or “Matt Buchanan” and the site as “Some Was True”.
¶Watching the first Red Wings game of the year. Hockey is back! Now, if we can just improve a bit over last year’s dismal record.
post published in
/2021/01/14 on January 15, 2021 at 1:59 AM
Reference this post
Please use the direct URL below when referencing this post. If you’d like to reference this day’s page in general, use the day URL below. You can refer to me as “Matt” or “Matt Buchanan” and the site as “Some Was True”.
¶Good morning! Up and at it!
post published in
/2021/01/05 at 11:27 AM
Reference this post
Please use the direct URL below when referencing this post. If you’d like to reference this day’s page in general, use the day URL below. You can refer to me as “Matt” or “Matt Buchanan” and the site as “Some Was True”.
Eagles remove Jalen Hurts, and Giants players, fans are beside themselves (espn.com)
¶Chris Collinsworth started the Monday morning quarterbacking a little early, criticizing the Eagles’ move during the game last night. Well, the next Giants / Eagles game will be must watch television.
link published in
/2021/01/04 at 3:15 PM
Reference this post
Please use the direct URL below when referencing this post. If you’d like to reference this day’s page in general, use the day URL below. You can refer to me as “Matt” or “Matt Buchanan” and the site as “Some Was True”.
¶Good morning! Up and at it!
post published in
/2021/01/04 at 11:31 AM
Reference this post
Please use the direct URL below when referencing this post. If you’d like to reference this day’s page in general, use the day URL below. You can refer to me as “Matt” or “Matt Buchanan” and the site as “Some Was True”.
¶I found an old iPod of Jonathan’s as I was going through our electronics graveyard. It still had copies of the Chip Trading and Daystream apps he created! Non-functional, but boy did this bring back some wonderful memories. And look how small that iPod is!
photo published in
/2021/01/03 at 6:53 PM
Reference this post
Please use the direct URL below when referencing this post. If you’d like to reference this day’s page in general, use the day URL below. You can refer to me as “Matt” or “Matt Buchanan” and the site as “Some Was True”.
¶Good morning! Up and at it!
post published in
/2021/01/03 at 1:38 PM
Reference this post
Please use the direct URL below when referencing this post. If you’d like to reference this day’s page in general, use the day URL below. You can refer to me as “Matt” or “Matt Buchanan” and the site as “Some Was True”.
Trump, on tape, presses Ga. official to ‘find’ him votes (apnews.com)
¶Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State once again proves he’s one of few in his party willing to stand up to Trump. Brad Raffensperger epitomizes ‘Country over Party’ when few Republicans barely resemble it.
link published in
/2021/01/03 on January 4, 2021 at 3:48 AM
Reference this post
Please use the direct URL below when referencing this post. If you’d like to reference this day’s page in general, use the day URL below. You can refer to me as “Matt” or “Matt Buchanan” and the site as “Some Was True”.
¶They’re in! The Browns made the playoffs today, edging the Steelers in a game in which the rosters of both teams were impacted by COVID19. This marks the first time the Browns have made the playoffs since 2002 - eighteen years ago! And the best part - the wildcard game next week is a rematch of today’s battle. Should do wonders for the rivalry!
post published in
/2021/01/03 on January 4, 2021 at 3:11 AM
Reference this post
Please use the direct URL below when referencing this post. If you’d like to reference this day’s page in general, use the day URL below. You can refer to me as “Matt” or “Matt Buchanan” and the site as “Some Was True”.
¶We hit the mid thirties today - fairly warm for January in Ohio. Renee and were able to get out for a nice walk. Hopefully these temps stay with us for a bit…and the snow stays away.
post published in
/2021/01/02 at 9:59 PM
Reference this post
Please use the direct URL below when referencing this post. If you’d like to reference this day’s page in general, use the day URL below. You can refer to me as “Matt” or “Matt Buchanan” and the site as “Some Was True”.
Ohio State beats Clemson 49-28 in Sugar Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal (espn.com)
¶No one saw this coming. Wow. What a game.
link published in
/2021/01/01 on January 2, 2021 at 5:40 AM
Reference this post
Please use the direct URL below when referencing this post. If you’d like to reference this day’s page in general, use the day URL below. You can refer to me as “Matt” or “Matt Buchanan” and the site as “Some Was True”.
¶Today was one of my proudest moments as a dad.
¶Jake was born on Christmas day, sixteen years ago, which means today is the first day he can legally fly a plane solo. The weather wasn’t great this morning, so Renee and I thought he’d miss the chance to do it on his birthday. But the clouds eventually cleared (a bit!) and the wonderful people at Fremont Airport took time out of their Christmas morning to open things up just for Jake. So we headed over to the airport, along with Grandma and Grandpa, and eventually watched as Jake taxied away for the first time with an empty right seat…and took off on his own.
¶Wow.
¶It was such an incredible feeling to watch him as he took off. To see him achieve a goal that he has worked so hard for was incredible.
¶And, surprisingly, we weren’t that nervous. Jake asked Renee and I about this later in the afternoon. I didn’t really think about it until then, but once I did it was clear - we weren’t nervous because we know how hard he had worked for this. How well trained he was. How prepared he was. Sure, we were a little nervous. But our pride far outweighed the nerves.
¶Somehow, on his birthday, he gave us a gift.
¶What a great day.
post published in
/2020/12/25 on March 12, 2021 at 3:24 AM
Reference this post
Please use the direct URL below when referencing this post. If you’d like to reference this day’s page in general, use the day URL below. You can refer to me as “Matt” or “Matt Buchanan” and the site as “Some Was True”.
¶As tradition mandates, Jake’s flight instructor, Tyler, cut his shirttails after the solo flight, symbolizing Jake’s readiness to fly without someone pulling on his shirt to give instructions!
photo published in
/2020/12/25 on March 12, 2021 at 3:05 AM
Reference this post
Please use the direct URL below when referencing this post. If you’d like to reference this day’s page in general, use the day URL below. You can refer to me as “Matt” or “Matt Buchanan” and the site as “Some Was True”.
¶Jake completed his first solo on his 16th birthday!
photo published in
/2020/12/25 on March 12, 2021 at 3:02 AM
Reference this post
Please use the direct URL below when referencing this post. If you’d like to reference this day’s page in general, use the day URL below. You can refer to me as “Matt” or “Matt Buchanan” and the site as “Some Was True”.