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- Neighborhood Walk (2)
Gen X Revert: "My brother lives in Pittsburgh (Mt. Lebanon) and whenever I visit I realize how out of shape I am. Just walking the neighborhood with the large hills…"
- Gay Marriage in California (14)
Peter: "gbm3: Weekends are usually when I have the time to participate in blogs. But my office is moving this weekend and I may not have time to respond to…"
Jerry: "Well, you picked a good book to be incensed by, not a strawman. Perhaps you could write up a critique of some key part of the book in the future for…"
Peter: "Introduction to Christianity.…"
- Engaged Encounter Part I: House of God? (8)
whizkidforte: ""Sing of the Lord's Goodness" actually kinda reminds me of "Take Five" by the late, great jazz saxophonist Dave Brubeck. . . Not that that's a good…"
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A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog
random thought of the moment:
To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.
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Fleet Feet
My training with my WPTC buddies continues to go well. On Wednesday, I ran a mile, a half mile, and a quarter mile with short brakes in between. I ran them in 7:36, 3:36 (7:12 pace), and 1:34 (6:16 pace), respectively. I look forward to running a mile in less than 7:00 - perhaps […]
Something to Be Proud Of
Here's one of Pitt's finest talking about the riots after the Superbowl.
"“I expect nothing less from the city of Pittsburgh. I love it, it’s just crazy. People were uprooting little trees in front of the Cathedral and passing them around, and they had a keg up on the Cathedral front balcony and people were […]
Superbowl Commercials Super Duds
Is it just me or are Superbowl commercials getting worse with each passing year? Every second costs a fortune, so you'd think advertizers would make good use of their time by producing the best, the coolest, the funniest, the freshest commercials. You'd be wrong. Here are my very brief thoughts on this year's commercials. If […]
Horrendous Halftime
Wow. That halftime show really sucked. The sound was terrible for at least half of the first song due to a guitar was left out of the mix, amonst other things. Even if the sound was perfect, though, the Stones would have sucked. First of all, I think they're one of the […]
Idiots On The Road
The Steelers just won the Superbowl, which means parties are over, the bars are emptying, people are going home, and there are countless idiots driving around the city honking like it's going out of style. Making matters worse are the groups of drunken college students staggering in and out of the streets […]
