The P&G Diner in Millvale has everything. It’s a Pamela’s restaurant without the crowds or noise of the Shadyside, Squirrel Hill, Oakland, or Strip locations. It’s located in the historic Lincoln Pharmacy, still open and operating both the pharmacy and the gift shop. And it has the Big Lincoln, shown above in all its atherosclerotic [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Reasons you’re glad you live in Pittsburgh #6: Big Lincoln
Posted in Pittsburgh Food, tagged Lincoln Pharmacy, Millvale, Pamela's on December 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Just a few years off my life, no big deal
Posted in Steelers, tagged Ben Roethlisberger, Frank Lane on December 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Charming Pittsburgh-oriented media #5: Who are you, Alfred Einstein?
Posted in Pittsburgh Media on December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Woy beat me to it:
Roy’s glory days
One of the most quotable movies ever made, despite the fact that I can’t actually repeat most of my favorite quotes if I want to keep looking like a grown-up.
And yes, I did just figure out that I skipped CPOM#5 between Jeff Goldblum’s musical extravaganza and Girl Talk. I’m [...]
Look, I started a new trend…
Posted in Homesick, Moving, Post-Gazette, tagged Allegheny Conference on Community Development, Pittsburgh Diaspora on December 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
…moving back to Pittsburgh. The Post-Gazette today reports a bit half-heartedly on an apparent initiative to publicize PGH’s reputed ability to weather the economic storm. I can’t tell if the author is trying to get us to take the Allegheny Conference on Community Development seriously or if he’s calling it out as a pointless charade. [...]
A very Pittsburgh Christmas
Posted in Homesick on December 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In the TR household, there is today the keen understanding that it’s the last holiday season we’ll spend away from Pittsburgh. As usual, a lot of our gifts are charming Pittsburgh-oriented media or clothing – three new WQED Pittsburgh History Series DVDs (the fourth of the 4-DVD deal went to my parents), Steeler gear for [...]
Introducing, Part II: The Return
Posted in Moi, tagged The Burghosphere on December 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
When I starting writing this diary of surviving away from Pittsburgh, I’m not sure what I expected of it. I am pretty sure I didn’t think that anyone would read it, but then again, why put it out on the internet if I didn’t hope that someone would get something out of it? Now, at [...]
Just a reminder
Posted in Pirates, tagged Dock Ellis on December 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Pirates used to be really, really fun to watch.
Goodbye, Dock.
Dock Ellis was a pretty special character in the Bucs’ history. Beloved and friendly, and also a product of his time and full of surprises – he quite famously pitched a no-hitter against the Padres under the influence of LSD in 1970, and he tried [...]
Conversion
Posted in Moving on December 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Folks proselytize all the time. About politics, religion, electric cars, sushi, or video game systems – anything that engenders strong feelings invariably engenders the desire to spread those feelings to others. I always felt that these efforts were a waste of precious energy. Surely no mind had ever been changed by this kind of thing.
Until [...]
When you aren’t looking
Posted in Libations, Moving, Pittsburgh Growth, tagged Boulevard of the Allies, Chevy Amphitheatre, drink tax, Penn Brewery on December 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I like change. I think it’s good, and I seek it often. But I find myself upset by changes that happen back home when I’m not there. It’s one thing to experience the changes, to roll with them, to be able to say goodbye when necessary. It’s quite another to read about change on the [...]
Good morning home field advantage
Posted in Steelers, tagged 2008 NFL Playoffs, AFC North Champions, Heinz Field, home field advantage on December 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Alright, first let’s just clear up one teeny tiny little thing about the “breaking the plane” controversy. The officials saw the ball break the plane. The league saw the ball break the plane. I saw the ball break the plane. So of all the people whose opinions about the play we could listen to, I [...]
