it rocked.
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.
better and better.
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.
this rocks.
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.
not in my backyard.
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.
a man of means by no means.
My friend Ethel just finished a post that mentioned how this song, Roger Miller’s “King of the Road,” got stuck in her mom’s head recently, prompting a mother-daughter singalong while they strolled around her mother’s nursing home. I can’t think about this song without thinking of REM, and the boozy version that was included on… Read More a man of means by no means.
a steal.
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.
Uncle Crappy 