Category: Just for Fun

Growing up in western Pennsylvania near the West Virginia border, the pepperoni roll was a way of life. You didn’t have to look for them; they were just there.

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I am writing this to you in a state of emotional withdrawal because I’m currently trying to lose weight, and my usual sugar fixes have been mercilessly cut back.

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From the Golden Gate Bridge to the Empire State Building, modern America started with the Pittsburgh seam of coal.

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After 39 years of feeling puppy love, here’s a small tribute to my first dog, Friday, on the ‘Day of the Dog.’

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I was obsessed with checkers, and I liked to win. But I didn’t expect to win by a draw in February 1982.

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Behind the hustle and congestion of West Liberty Avenue in Dormont, a two-block street made of faded-orange bricks and called Pinehurst Avenue is bursting with color.

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It’s not just the distractions, but it’s mostly the distractions. This isn’t just a blog. It’s a blog about blogs, in fact many blogs that sit unfinished in a drafts folder on my hard drive. Actually, they are in the cloud, but hard drive just seems to sound better here. You see, I am what…

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No matter where you are during Lent, a fried filet of cod with all the fixings is often just a stone’s throw away. There are few foods that I enjoy more than a fried cod sandwich. In fact, I lunched on one Friday that I bought from a Catholic church just a few blocks from…

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After 10 barrels of crude suddenly gushed out of a holding tank, I was one of a few who had to scoop it back in. In case you are wondering, crude oil does not taste like chicken. In fact, it’s a very salty sludge with an aftertaste that can be described best as fishy. No,…

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