Posted in Penguins, Photos, WTF on June 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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.
Posted in Photos, tagged Camelot on May 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How could it be in springtime? Knowing how in spring I’m bewitched by you so?
Oh no, not in springtime, summer, winter, or fall!
No, never could I leave you at all.
Posted in Photos on April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight the sun sets three minutes later in Austin than in Pittsburgh. But who wouldn’t give up three minutes of daylight to have this sunset:
Posted in Photos, Point of Interest on March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I know there are hundreds of thousands of pictures of exactly this. We’ve seen them before, on postcards, tourist brochures, books, everywhere. But you can never look at it too much, can you?
Second most beautiful place? Don’t be silly.
Posted in Moving, Photos on March 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just in case you’ve been yearning for visual proof that I hung out on the deck at the Grandview the first week in March:
Also, I apologize for not being around so much since I’ve been back in Oz-tin. Truth be told, I’m a little melancholy and a lot distracted. Ya see, turns out Mr. TR’s [...]
Posted in Photos, Pittsburgh Media, Post-Gazette on February 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The whole point of CPOM is to evoke a sense of place. That’s why pictures and stories of Pittsburgh are so vital for expatriates, because of their ability to transport us back to familiar places and emotions. And that’s why Post-Gazette photographer Steve Mellon’s Pittsburgh Revolution Series is among the very best at doing that. [...]
Posted in Photos, Steelers on February 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Photos, Point of Interest, tagged The Mellon Institute on February 5, 2009 | 4 Comments »
A few years ago I had occasion to spend some time at The Mellon Institute, that imposing neo-classical trapezoid that inhabits the corner of Fifth and Bellefield. It used to be a separate institution before it merged with the Carnegie Institute of Technology to form CMU.
Its outside is an imposing colonnade of monolithic columns, the [...]
Posted in Photos, Pirates, Steelers, tagged 1960 World Series, Bill Mazeroski, Pittsburgh Pirates, PNC Park, Roberto Clemente on January 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
So, I know what the city is like during the playoffs. I love what the city is like during the playoffs. The Steelers are so great, and the Pirates are so pitiful, it’s easy to forget, or at least want to forget, what baseball has meant to the city of Pittsburgh over the years.
But we’re a [...]
Posted in Photos, tagged Cathedral of Learning, Ft. Duquesne Bridge, Oakland, Primanti on January 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
