This was an interesting skiing season. I got to Seven Springs just four times, and none of those visits came during the snowiest month the Pittsburgh region has ever seen. But I was able to steal two exceptional days out of those four. I had two very good Eastern skiing days — cold, gray, with… Read More done.
I will get up in a few hours, pack up my crap and head straight to Seven Springs. It will be sunny. The snow will be crisp. I’ll be on the first chair up. It will be perfect.
Seriously. We waited two hours to get on the ice and once we were there we didn’t mind a bit. The club holds more thorough learn-to-curl sessions, probably in the fall, and I fully intend on going back for one of those.
My weekend didn’t start off so hot, but it improved rapidly. And things have only gotten better from there. Despite a rough last-minute assignment Thursday afternoon, I made it to the Tweetup at Pipers. And boy, did I need it. Friday was appropriately lazy. I had planned on skiing, but Snowmageddeon 12 (or whichever it… Read More better and better.
I’ve been looking forward to today as much as nearly anything all winter. This evening, a bunch of us will meet at the Island Sports Center to give curling a try for the first time. I’ve been a freak about this sport after watching all I could during the last two Olympics, and tonight I… Read More this rocks.
At the risk of sounding like my buddy Bobby, today we’re going to talk about local news. My ears perked up while listening to the noon news on Wednesday, when WPXI told us about a bust of 26 gang members from Northview Hights and Brighton Heights. I know there are sections of my new neighborhood… Read More not in my backyard.
Uncle Crappy 