Open Mike LIVE

This archive chronicles over 7 years of video posts made by Mike George on the Facebook Live platform, highlighting various locations around the United States and Canada:

- Columbus, Ohio

- Portland, Oregon

- Montreal, Quebec

- Alexandria, Louisiana

- Steubenville, Ohio

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  • Willkommen, German Village
    1/27/25

    Willkommen, German Village

    Mike struggles to kick off the week during a leisurely - if not disheveled - stroll in Columbus's German Village.

  • The Big Deuce
    1/9/25

    The Big Deuce

    Mike decompresses aboard the 2 bus in Columbus, Ohio, during the after-work rush.

  • Columbus is a Winter Wonderland
    1/6/25

    Columbus is a Winter Wonderland

    Mike basks in the first significant snowfall to hit Columbus this winter season.

  • Sunrise Over OSU
    12/21/24

    Sunrise Over OSU

    A beautiful morning greets us on the winter solstice in The Ohio State University

  • Faceoff w/ Parking Garage KAREN
    12/30/24

    Faceoff w/ Parking Garage KAREN

    Mike encounters Parking Garage KAREN in his penthouse loft.

  • The Prolonged Void
    12/23/24

    The Prolonged Void

    Mike uses the coping mechanisms that he's learned over the course of previous dark holiday seasons to coax himself out of his holiday blues this year.

  • Penthouse Loft
    12/16/24

    Penthouse Loft

    Mike finds a fabulous and unexpected solution to his present housing woes.

  • Multitasking Across the Multiverse
    12/10/24

    Multitasking Across the Multiverse

    While struggling to multitask during this broadcast, Mike reflects on how the genre of science-fiction has evolved alongside our actual “future,” including the concept of multiverse theory.

  • The 3 Commandments of Any Electrical/Electronic Device
    12/2/24

    The 3 Commandments of Any Electrical/Electronic Device

    Mike proposes a basic set of 3 cardinal rules for any sort of electrical or electronic device on the market, and expresses bewilderment at the fact that such rules don't already exist as common sense.

  • Columbus Railroad
    11/20/24

    Columbus Railroad

    Because model train sets aren't beholden to cancellation by a boondoggle governor...

  • Finals Week at OSU
    12/12/23

    Finals Week at OSU

    A walk through The Ohio State University during the eerie calm of finals week on campus.

  • Fall and Football
    11/9/24

    Fall and Football

    Basking in the things that aren't election-related.

  • Out of Exile
    10/30/24

    Out of Exile

    Two months after getting his laptop AND phone stolen, Mike gives a brief update, using his replacement device.

  • Camp Time
    7/25/24

    Camp Time

    Mike presents his first improvised dwelling, a "camp" site created to accommodate his overnight stays in the Clintonville district of Columbus, Ohio.

  • Places Now & Then
    7/20/24

    Places Now & Then

    Mike reflects on how notable places in our life anchor us to the past.

  • App Sale
    6/26/24

    App Sale

    Mike presents on Street|SMART, a Shared Map of Aid, Resources & Tips made to aid folks on the streets with locating free resources nearby.

  • Rain Delay
    6/5/24

    Rain Delay

    When the rut starts to feel like the “new normal”…

  • Nighttime Stroll with WANDA
    5/23/24

    Nighttime Stroll with WANDA

    Mike shares a stroll with WANDA through the University District.

  • The Conversation
    5/18/24

    The Conversation

    Mike pauses to reflect on some of the obstacles encountered with developing WANDA for market and asks how to overcome them.

  • 4:20 Downtown Stroll
    5/16/24

    4:20 Downtown Stroll

    The streets downtown are so peaceful at night. It’s like having an entire city to yourself.

  • WANDA's Legacy
    5/7/24

    WANDA's Legacy

    Mike reflects on the little ways that WANDA has made a difference, and finds inspiration taking stock on all the positive changes in our communities that often don’t get shown on TV.

  • Changing Face of the Short North
    10/4/23

    Changing Face of the Short North

    Mike strolls down High Street in Columbus’s Short North neighborhood, which has been at the center of the city’s rapid development.

  • Humility, Listening, & Understanding
    12/4/22

    Humility, Listening, & Understanding

    Mike reflects on how social media and the internet has fundamentally changed the way we talk to each other in real life - listening to respond vs. listening to understand.

    Perhaps a dose of humility would enrich this form of conversation. Divided we fall - to some of the worst people imaginable…

  • Columbus Beckons Paula's First Visit to the US
    3/31/18

    Columbus Beckons Paula's First Visit to the US

    Mike shows Paula around his former stomping grounds in Columbus during her first time visiting the United States.

  • My Olde Home in Olde Towne East
    10/4/23

    My Olde Home in Olde Towne East

    To my relief, my former home in our first Crimson House site, above the Corner Stone wine shoppe on Oak & Parsons Ave, remains relatively intact due to project delays on the nearby Interstate 71 overhaul.

  • Spring Equinox
    3/12/24

    Spring Equinox

    Heterosexual Pride is on St Patrick’s Day.

  • Changing Face of Olde Towne East
    9/22/23

    Changing Face of Olde Towne East

    Mike strolls down Oak St in the Olde Towne East neighborhood of Columbus, while reflecting on the changes and development throughout the neighborhood.

  • Commoners Don't Tip
    12/16/23

    Commoners Don't Tip

    Mike performs with WANDA at the Columbus Commons, while illuminated and adorned with Christmas lights.

  • Karaoke Night
    9/27/23

    Karaoke Night

    Karaoke performance in Columbus of "Letting The Cables Sleep," by Bush.

  • Top of the Campus
    8/27/23

    Top of the Campus

    Mike marvels at the transformation underway in Columbus and around The Ohio State University since moving away in 2017, including acres and acres of parking garages.

Journals & Musings

  • Figuring Things Out

    2013-2020

    Graphics are colorful, they invite a myriad of differing interpretations, they portray trends, etc.  Plus, they're less prone to language barriers.

    Figures make complicated concepts easier to understand, simplify, and organize. Plus, I was too lazy to write longwinded essays anymore.

  • My Little Corner of Semi-Reality

    2004-2013

    My life is an open book. Please don't burn it.