super.

When I listed the lineup of free shows the Three Rivers Arts Festival was bringing to town this month, I kinda did a double-take after listening to a few songs by Black Moth Super Rainbow. I went to the trouble of adding them to the list after hearing some of their stuff; I also went… Read More super.

as promised.

Yeah. Not beat up too badly. But a little fuzzy nonetheless. We bought art. We drank beer. We ate pulled pork and ballpark hot dogs. We watched the only Pittsburgh Pirates win in the entire month of June. And, in the hotel bar after the baseball game, we watched the Cavs set up Cleveland sports… Read More as promised.

ouch (in advance).

Fred and Ethel are on their way for our annual Get A Room In A Downtown Hotel So There’s No Driving Involved Weekend. This year’s itinerary includes: Three Rivers Arts Festival. Gotta buy some more $800 purses. The 12th Annual Pennsylvania Microbrewers’ Festival, at Penn Brewing. Thirty breweries. Three hours. Sweet merciful jesus. Pirates vs.… Read More ouch (in advance).

it’s magic.

We started to do it again. A beastly hot week last summer finally prompted us to get a window air conditioner for our apartment. This was after years and years of suffering through summer heat in an apartment that has only two window. The fans were enough, we said. It gets really hot only one… Read More it’s magic.

need a map.

The geography lessons imparted by sports continue to amaze. You’ll recall a night during the NCAA basketball tournament a couple months back when I discovered that Pittsburgh was actually an ACC town. I found this out when a Duke game was broadcast here in favor of the Ohio State game I was hoping to watch.… Read More need a map.