As I mentioned before, Mrs. Crappy and I both have been suffering from The Plague this week. Fortunately, the affliction that has clogged our heads and chests has not done much to hinder our appetites – and that has led us to the discovery of a Pittsburgh institution we had managed to miss for years.… Read More heaven in a cardboard box.
The skiing was close to spectacular. And I don’t have patches of neoprene stuck to my face. I did drive out to Seven Springs on Friday, after deciding that I could deal with sub-zero temperatures when the ski area would be mostly deserted and the snow would be pretty nice. Your participation in the poll… Read More shiver.
I generally have no problem with doing stupid things. Stupid and potentially dangerous is something else. After a brief reminder of what single-digit temperatures feel like this morning — the kick-ass little weather monitor thing The Wife just bought for me says it’s 6 in my backyard — I’m wondering about the wisdom of going… Read More advice.
As promised: video proof that peer pressure can cause people to do really dumb things: Did you see the perfect form on my cannonball? My toes were even pointed.
A couple of days ago, I told you about my plans to kick off 2009. I did it. WE did it. And, yeah, it was as excruciating as you would have expected. It was a beautiful morning, sunny and 16 degrees when I left my house. I found later that the water temperature was 38.5… Read More bearly.
It’s about 11:10 p.m. on Dec. 31. This won’t be posted for another hour, but I have some things I wanted to share about the past year, and I thought this would a good time to get started. At the moment, I’m sitting on a bright red-orange couch in the middle of my new living… Read More 2008 > 2009
Uncle Crappy 