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SVAUCNFFC (BTYBB) wrapup.
When I’m on vacation, apparently, I’m on VACATION. And that vacation can last even longer than the actual part of the vacation where we’re physically away from home. See, the NCAA men’s basketball...
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decision.
What I want to do next Sunday: Run the Pittsburgh Half Marathon. What I will do instead: Not run the Pittsburgh Half Marathon. What I’m doing is otherwise known as the Smart Option, but it’s...
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sloth.
If I have to swallow some down time, I’m sure as hell going to enjoy it.* OK, I’m not going overboard — much — but I am going to try to worry slightly less about stuff until I’m ready to test the groin...
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thank you, sir.
It’s Kentucky Derby Day. And it’s time for me to make a pick for today’s race. After conducting a thorough analysis of the horses, their bloodlines, the owners, the trainers, the jockeys, the odds and...
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on your mark.
Not yet. I know a ton of people who ran in the Pittsburgh Marathon last weekend — full, half, veterans and first-timers. And I’m proud of each and every single one of you. No matter what the time, you...
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soul man.
I don’t think I saw the Blues Brothers movie in the theater when it was released in 1980, but I know I watched the hell out of it when it showed up on cable. I am not exaggerating here. I was...
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yes, please.
I’ll Have Another. Filed under: Elsewhere, Sports Tagged: even more sports, woo-hoo
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57.
Time to get caught up. Filed under: Social Media, Uncategorized Tagged: internet fun, mild irritation, woo-hoo
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unforgivable.
Although we have three televisions in the newsroom, I wasn’t watching any of them at 10 a.m. on June 28. We knew the Supreme Court was set to announce its ruling on President Obama’s health care law...
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in just a little bit.
I never really believed that blogging was work. Until recently — sometime last year, I guess — it wasn’t. I open this blog several times a week, with plenty of ideas for posts, like, say, the Urban...
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um. hi.
No promises, boys and girls. But I feel like trying again. Filed under: I Have No Idea Tagged: drunk again, navel-gazing, uh-oh
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swimming.
Until a few days ago, I was a bit ambivalent about the annual Jumping In The Mon On New Year’s Day ritual, but as the day approaches, I’m swinging back towards really wanting to carry on the...
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yinz guys are awesome. and stupid.
After a little begging and pleading, I am pleased to say that enough of you have volunteered to come out to the Mon Wharf on Tuesday morning that I’ll safely be able to plunge for the fifth straight...
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still sappy.
Whew. That year, 2012, was rough in a lot of ways. As you may have gathered from my six-month sabbatical. But when we were able to set aside the pain-in-the-ass stuff, 2012 was also a lot of fun —...
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out of the gate.
You know what will instantly wash away all of the hassles of the previous year? Jumping in an icy river on January 1. After my initial doubts, I went back to the Mon for the fifth-straight year — and...
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unpleasant decisions.
UPDATE: A number of people whose opinions about college football I respect have pointed out that I could be wrong about this, especially when considering short-term pain (yet another freaking SEC...
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crap.
Your Pittsburgh-area forecast: When we move to Canada, it won’t be because of a politician. It’ll be because they still have winter up there. Filed under: I Have No Idea Tagged: weather freak boy,...
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belgium. via florida.
I knew I had read something, perhaps in the spring, about the possibility. But until I heard a piece on NPR’s Morning Edition on the morning of Dec. 12 that I remembered — Westvleteren 12 was on sale....
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one more week.
This is what I want Seven Springs to look like. This is what Seven Springs actually looks like at the moment. Sigh. Friday was going to be the day that I skied for the first time since 2011. But...
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pittsburgh history.
Part one: Even before I got my first post-college job in Butler and moved here from Ohio, I knew who Rick Sebak was. On a couple of visits to Mrs. Crappy and her mom — long before she was Mrs. Crappy —...
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