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BOOM BOOM! Out go the lights!

Apparently the Steelers won last night. I wouldn’t know. Half way through the 2nd quarter my power went *poof* was was gone. Myself and 140,000 other people around the area lost power as the winds from Hurricane Ike beat down on PA. Lushie and I were actually fine with this as we pulled out a [...]

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*Programming note: Humpday happiness will return August 27th*
Saturday we woke up to a picture perfect day. Blue skies, sunny and a nice breeze. All of these along with stellar organization came together for what has been dubbed as the best beer fest of the summer. Erie Brewing, with the help of countless volunteers and staffers [...]

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We watched Bella this past weekend and made sure it was filled with activities to keep a 2.5 yr old moving.

Saturday was an interesting day. We spent the bulk of the afternoon at our community pool which neither of us knew about prior to this weekend. What a great place for a family. Lushie and [...]

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I am ERIEsistable

We had traveled up this weekend to help my mom out around the house. Arrived late Friday night and spent it watching Lifetime movies. I went to bed early. Saturday we got an early jump on the day. It was the yearly Wesleyville block sale so the streets were crowded and I knew that if [...]

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What did you think I meant?
97 degrees Fahrenheit, standing in front of a hot grill serving up 48 hamburgers and 40 hot dogs is how I roll on a Sunday. Wait, I need to stop “how I roll”. It’s how I grill biatches! Thank god for sunblock and 6 bottles of water.
Yesterday was [...]

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That would be Brooks Orpik showing America how you play defense. Just in case you missed it he did it 3 more times in a total span of 15 seconds. Tomorrow night is going to be a slugfest and I’ll be loving every minute of it from F balcony. Up first though is softball practice [...]

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Today would have been my dad’s 74th birthday and I’ve made a habit of driving to Erie and have a cigar with him at the cemetery. Today though it’s pouring down rain and the motor on my wipers is just about shot so I’m staying home and taking a day for myself. Yeah, and I’m [...]

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With it being Easter weekend, Lushie and I drove up to the frozen north that is Erie PA to spend time with family. That right there may cause some giggles but rest assure this was no boring weekend and you’re about to find out in a 2 part series.
Due to a final (got a 90! [...]

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6 more weeks of winter according to the Prognosticator of all Prognosticators, Punxsutawney Phil, during his yearly bitter morning appearance. Currently his record is 97-14 for predicting 6 more weeks of winter which is usually a safe bet in Pennsylvania as most of the state is frozen until April. 30 freakin thousand people. May not [...]

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it’s a monsoon out there

Normally in late November we would have snow but not this year. Today has been non-stop rain and above shows you the mess that will hit Monday Night Football tonight for the Steelers/Dolphins game.
I really have no problem with rain vs snow as long as a) it doesn’t freeze b) it doesn’t flood my basement. [...]

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