This is the big week before Halloween and my neighborhood is decorated with all sorts of blow-up spiders, ghosts and other ghastly creatures. Some folks have covered their homes in fake cobwebs while others have opted for orange strings of lights. Then there’s my house adorned with only a ...
I remember reading a humor column a long time ago by one of my favorite writers, Erma Bombeck. She was the best and always made me laugh.In the column, she mentioned how she always enjoyed reading public opinion polls because it made her realize how far out of the norm she really is. That ...
As I write this, we’re enjoying a sunny late September day with a high near 80 degrees.However, I nearly turned on the furnace two nights ago and admit to turning on the heat in my car on the way home from work late at night over the weekend. It’s that wonderful time of year when you go ...
It’s usually tough to think about most of September as still being summer when the leaves are already starting to lose some of their luster, the sun angles are lower, days are shorter and everything around you is suddenly covered in pumpkins, hay bales and pumpkin spice dust.Meteorological ...
They’re here! Well, OK, not here in Southwestern Pennsylvania (yet), but Washington state is close enough. I’m talking about those extremely creepy and downright scary creatures they’re calling the murder hornets. Have you heard about them? Asian giant hornets are two inches long and ...
Have you been to downtown Pittsburgh lately?For those who have ventured anywhere near the Golden Triangle, Point State Park or the Cultural District, chances are the latest fad to get around the city was apparent. Chances are also pretty good that you’ve also been buzzed by, almost run into ...
