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.
UNIVERSITY PARK – Michelle and Kevin Coppola, Penn State graduates who live in Elkridge, Md., are the proud owners of a pair of Joe Paterno’s iconic eyeglasses. The Coppolas bid $9,000 for the thick-lensed glasses during Penn State Public Broadcasting’s 18th annual Connoisseur’s Dinner and Auction Saturday at the Nittany Lion Inn. Given that those… Read More a steal.
When we came back into town the Sunday after Snowmageddeon, we noticed ski and snowboard tracks down the side of the hill near Target on Mount Nebo Road. I remember feeling a little envious, thinking that would have been an excellent opportunity for a midnight out-of-bounds run. I wasn’t the only one with that idea.… Read More my heroes.
Of all the boneheaded things the Browns did in 2009, the one I had no problem with was getting rid of Braylon Edwards. Yeah, sure, the team got just about nothing for him. But I’d argue that “nothing” is pretty much close to what Braylon is worth. Our favorite ex-Wolverine took some time before the… Read More same old story.
School kids across the region got a snow day on Friday. It’s been a long time since I was a school kid, but I took one anyway. Following both your advice* and my instincts, I left early Friday for Seven Springs. The trip there wasn’t especially rough, with the exception of one squall I drove… Read More snow day.
Uncle Crappy 