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.
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.
Boy, NaBloPoMo ended and everything here just kind of went to hell, huh? Our skis are in the shop. It’s only a matter of time. Mrs. Crappy had back-to-back god-awful-early shifts at her paper on Friday and Saturday morning, so on her way home Friday, she called and suggested that I get the hell out… Read More slacking.
Saturday was a day of two distinct halves, split by a two-hour nap and a handful of Advil. Part one: Yinz Bowl. The day dawned crisp and cool, an ideal canvass for the gridiron warriors who would battle that day… OK, that’s enough. We had a slightly smaller group of participants for Yinz Bowl II… Read More saturday.
Rather than celebrating the successful completion of NaBloPoMo (Woooo 35 posts in 30 days!), I’m going observe this end by starting something new. Something that’s going to make me insane, and is possibly stupid, but still. Y’all are accustomed to hearing me grumble about being the old guy. It’s mostly something I like to joke… Read More 35. beginning at the end.
One of the most fun days I had last year was on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, when we played in the first ever Yinz Bowl. This morning’s game — the second iteration of what promises to be our annual flackle football game — promises to be just as good. A couple things to keep in… Read More 33. brought to you by…
Uncle Crappy 