It’s winter. And we all need help finding some warmth, some color and some spice. Me? I need some pho. Beef broth, simmered all day. A mound of rice noodles. Onions and scallions. Thin slices of beef that cook in the broth when that big bowl of deliciousness is carried out to your table. And… Read More pho down.
I need your help. Mrs. Crappy has a rule pertaining to the Polar Bear Plunge coming up on New Year’s Day. She doesn’t mind that I’m dumb enough to jump in the freezing cold Monongahela River, but she maintains — correctly, I will grudgingly admit — that I’m not allowed in the water unless there are… Read More don’t miss out.
I tend to do pretty well for my birthday dinners. Even when they are a month late. My folks are here this weekend, in part to take in the Carnegie International and in part to celebrate my birthday, which, uh, yeah, was a month ago. As it usually does, that involves a nice dinner out.… Read More 8. dished.
I’m running 10 miles tomorrow. Let me be more specific. I’m traveling 10 miles on foot tomorrow. Some of that will be running. Some will be walking. I was bothered by this mix as recently as a couple weeks ago, but I’m good with the idea tonight. Fred came out from Columbus to join me… Read More 2. ten.
Leave it to Podcamp. My involvement in Podcamp Pittsburgh 8 was a bit limited — no volunteering, attending one session and sitting on a panel of another before I had to take off. But it was enough to send me back here for the first time since June. it was in my buddy Mike’s session on… Read More annual kick in the ass.
I saw the guy not too long after Mrs. Crappy dropped me off on the North Shore. He had the same build as me, and although he has much more gray hair than I do, I guessed we were about the same age. But there were plenty of old fat guys getting ready to run… Read More i’m back.
Uncle Crappy 