Appreciating the Gifts You Receive

This blog is a day late but I had some things I wanted to add to it. I’ll still date it for Tuesday and I’ll preview my next blog set to come out on Thursday. This past Friday was Valentine’s Day. Weatherwise, it was the calm before the storm. It was cold, but it wasContinue reading “Appreciating the Gifts You Receive”

SNL50 vs. Ya Jagoff!

Happy Presidents’ Day! Some of you may have had today off school or work or you may not have. When I attended college in Johnstown (Hiram G. Andrews or the community college) and at Slippery Rock University, I always had Martin Luther King Day and Presidents’ Day off. This was because the schools honored theContinue reading “SNL50 vs. Ya Jagoff!”

Pittsburgh JoAnns, and many others, set to close

In the news yesterday, I learned that a major retailer would be closing stores. JoAnn Fabrics will be closing at least 500 out of their 800+ locations in the near future, which amounts to over 60% of their stores. Closing sales are set to begin very soon. 33 of these stores are in Pennsylvania, includingContinue reading “Pittsburgh JoAnns, and many others, set to close”

Speaking about an Icon at My Next Meeting!

Late last week, I learned of the passing of Kings Family Restaurant founder, Hartley King. King opened his first restaurant in 1967 in North Versailles, and by the end of the 1970s, the chain grew to six locations. By the end of the 1980s, Kings had 21 locations. He was an icon in the restaurantContinue reading “Speaking about an Icon at My Next Meeting!”

Remembering A Pittsburgh Icon

Last week, Pittsburgh lost a legend in the restaurant business. Hartley King, founder of Kings Family Restaurants, has passed away at the age of 91. King opened his first restaurant in 1967 in North Versailles (under the name Kings Country Shoppes). His restaurant chain grew to over 30 locations, many of them located in theContinue reading “Remembering A Pittsburgh Icon”

Podcasts and Cutie’s win January. The Weather? Not so Much!

Today, we say goodbye to January 2025 and tomorrow, we turn the calendar to February. It couldn’t come at a better time as does this milder weather. We saw more than our fair share of snow, extreme cold, and it just seemed to drag on. While the weather is the biggest loser for the month,Continue reading “Podcasts and Cutie’s win January. The Weather? Not so Much!”

Conference Championship Recap

For some people, this Super Bowl is going to be a boring one and there will be rumblings that it was fixed. We shall see. On Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles did their part, and then some, on Sunday. The Washington Commanders were trying to continue the amazing season that they’d been having. Early on itContinue reading “Conference Championship Recap”

You Couldn’t Ignore Me if you Tried

This week I began a new reading project on a book that I bought and partially read during the pandemic in 2020. I lost track of time and lost track of reading the book, and five years later I’m back at it again. “You Couldn’t Ignore Me If You Tried” was a quote from theContinue reading “You Couldn’t Ignore Me if you Tried”