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Archive for June, 2009

Pro-choice

I have come to realize, now that I am back in the ‘Burgh, what a very positive experience it is to live elsewhere for awhile. Like Rumspringa for Western Pennsylvanians, a stint in the Diaspora gives one the chance to choose, one way or the other, and that is a very powerful transforming opportunity. For [...]

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Do not ask me how I came to have these photos. It is strictly confidential, just between you and me and the whole internet. But is this COOL or what: And then it gets rowdy: No cherished sterling silver trophies were harmed during the making of this post.

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Greedy

Got an email from Mrs. PF today, still in exile in Oz-tin: A friend’s facebook post that I thought you might appreciate more than most: “Pittsburgh, do you seriously need to dominate in everything? Maybe other cities would like to win every sporting championship or host the G8 [sic] summit or be a center of biotechnology, health [...]

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Ha ha. [crickets chirping]

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Banished

Tuesday night I watched the Buccos play on FSN Pittsburgh and I saw the promotional ad with Nate McLouth that concludes with him saying earnestly into the camera, “I’m a Pirate.”  Twenty-four hours later, that was a lie. Pittsburgh’s newest explant motivated me out of my “what is the meaning of my blog?” funk, because [...]

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