Tales of Imaginary Enemies aka Police Incident at My House

My lovely Missus and I have lived in our current house since Spring 2005.  Like any house (that’s almost 90 uears old and had been lived in by Pittsburgh Hunkieswho liked drop ceilings and paneling) it has idiosyncrasies, but all in all, it’s a wonderful place.  The improvements that have gone into the place have been [...]

Of India and Inaugurations … cold weather living …

So much happens so quickly.  The Steelers Nation is in a frenzy.  I’m a bit sad that it won’t be a Turnpike Superbowl, but what can you do.  Philly.  It’s Inauguration Day and I am hoping that the systemic limitation of the job won’t discourage the folks, young and old, who supported the 44thpresident.  Listening to [...]

Geographical confustication…

My neighborhood is a nice one.  I like it well enough…for not being near enough to anything that I could use or go to without driving.  It’s nice for runs.  It’s quiet.  It’s generally OK.  Over the last few months however, there have been some pretty interesting developments.  Two doors down a household seems to [...]

Staying Warm…

The furthest I’ve ventured outside today was to the mailbox! (It was that and some snow removal from the driveway that gave me a workout.) In the past this kind of day would have made me crazy, but I’m in love with it today!
Tonight was B for D with a mess of [...]

Big Weekend // Small Weekend

Good stuff this weekend.  Friday saw me hanging out with my Missus doing a little Christmas shopping in the evening after a lovely curry.  (Taj Mahal in the north hills.)  After many episodes of The X Files on DVD, we went to bed too late and woke up too early.  We had a bit of running around to [...]

NERDLINGER!!!

As December rolls on I find myself re-discovering my inner nerd.  (He never left, of course…it’s just that now it’s OVERT.)  Evenings at home read like a Kevin Smith daydream…watching hockey, reading graphic novels, watching movies about graphic novels. 
…Yeah…I know. 
I’ve always LOVED the idea of the superhero Dare Devil.  He is the man without fear, after [...]

Happy Soulstice, (Never Trust a Hippie)

There is a soulstice upon us.  No one can refute the fact.  It’s the shortest day of the year, soon, and then we begin the long, slow crawl back to sun drenched (and at the point where three rivers meet) humidity of a summer about eight months from now.  This is science, folks, not hippie [...]