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I don’t think I could have come up with a dumber name for my entry at last weekend’s Sangria Fest in North Park. Fortunately, I also don’t think I could have come up with a better white sangria for the party — and I’m especially fortunate that the judges thought it was pretty good too. [...]

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If the previous post didn’t convey how much fun we had at the Big Tap In, this should.

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We arrived in Ohio around noon on Saturday, just about an hour before the start of the VIP session of the second-annual Big Tap In. This was my Christmas present from Mrs. Crappy, who had heard enough good things about last year’s festival that she thought we shouldn’t miss this one. After a quick lunch [...]

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The air was around 50 degrees, but the water was still more than cold enough to make Yinz Team Polar Bear Plunge III a worthy successor to the first two years. We didn’t have as many jumpers this year, but we picked up two three first-timers — fellow newspaper curmudgeon Arthur, Mr. PittGirl David and [...]

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I have no idea how many people to expect at the Polar Bear Plunge on Saturday morning, but I do know the details: The Time: Expect to arrive around 8:45 a.m. and swim — if you’re swimming — around 9:30. The Place: The Mon Wharf, otherwise known as the parking area underneath the Parkway East [...]

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This will perhaps be the most anti-climatic post in the history of Uncle Crappy, but here we go: The Jim Lokay-Tall Cathy Mariachi Night Tequila Dance. Background: That morning, Jim — whom you may or may not know is the greatest television traffic guy of all time — and I and a crew of the [...]

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