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three days. four pizzas.

Who takes three days to make one serving of grilled pizzas? Me. And pretty much only me. My quest for the grilled pizza began sometime late Saturday morning, when we began our endless discussion: what’s for dinner? We knew we wanted to grill something, as we wanted to take advantage of last weekend’s glorious weather.… Read More three days. four pizzas.

March 11, 2013March 11, 2013 Uncle Crappy3 Comments

multiple choice.

Q: Why is Thad Matta fired up? A. It was 70 degrees outside today. B. There’s a new post on Uncle Crappy. C. Next season, the nachos at The Schott are going to be much better. D. The college hoops postseason is getting underway. And that means we’re a few days away from the start… Read More multiple choice.

March 10, 2013March 11, 2013 Uncle Crappy

my agent deserves a raise.

Free agency has paid off very well. Go Niners.

January 20, 2013January 20, 2013 Uncle Crappy

pittsburgh history.

Part one: Even before I got my first post-college job in Butler and moved here from Ohio, I knew who Rick Sebak was. On a couple of visits to Mrs. Crappy and her mom — long before she was Mrs. Crappy — we caught a couple of Sebak’s shows on rainy afternoons at her mom’s… Read More pittsburgh history.

January 18, 2013January 18, 2013 Uncle Crappy5 Comments

one more week.

This is what I want Seven Springs to look like. This is what Seven Springs actually looks like at the moment. Sigh. Friday was going to be the day that I skied for the first time since 2011. But between last weekend’s rain and this week’s ice — and the astronomical amount of money it… Read More one more week.

January 17, 2013 Uncle Crappy6 Comments

belgium. via florida.

I knew I had read something, perhaps in the spring, about the possibility. But until I heard a piece on NPR’s Morning Edition on the morning of Dec. 12 that I remembered — Westvleteren 12 was on sale. In my country. A brief bit of background: Westvleteren is brewed by an order of Trappist monks in… Read More belgium. via florida.

January 9, 2013January 8, 2013 Uncle Crappy

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