At the insistence of Father of Uncle Crappy, we went ahead with Saturday’s tailgate. Fred and Ethel took the lead and did an exceptional job. Matlock and the Coochie Doctor went above and beyond their usual contributions and everyone else made sure we were as close to normal as possible. We had a great time,… Read More cheers.
This week has been crazy. The next few will be crazier. Father of Uncle Crappy will be having bypass surgery on Friday. In the span of a week, we went from routine check-up to problem with stress test to scheduled heart cath. IN ONE DAY, we went from probable need for angioplasty or installation of… Read More hoo.
I’m not suicidal over the Southern Cal game. I’ve just been very busy. How busy? I’m in a motel in Harrisburg, getting a little work done the night before I cover a meeting of the state board of education. It’s not all bad — when I pulled into the HoJo parking lot tonight, I was… Read More hello.
So tonight was Pittsburgh magazine’s annual “Best of Pittsburgh” party, an event at Heinz Field that celebrates some of the best stuff going here, in conjunction with the magazine’s annual “Best of Pittsburgh” issue. I didn’t get invited — I’m not apparently the best of anything in these parts — but my buddies Sickpuppy and… Read More oops.
About a week ago, I hung out in Columbus on a Sunday morning, so I could a sporting event no less significant than Ohio State’s season opener, which I had attended just the day before. The event? The Spirit of Columbus Half Marathon. The significance? Our friend Fred, of Fred and Ethel fame, was participating.… Read More olympian.
The improbable YinzTeam run through the playoffs starts tonight, after last week’s rain forced the delay of certain post-season glory for seven days. There are far too many inside jokes in this single photo of Father Spoon to explain, but the pic accomplishes one thing very well — it shows why the rest of the… Read More no rain.
Uncle Crappy 