Two weekly check ins! Did Christmas come early? No. I just had a lot of self-important thoughts to share. I take jukebox music very seriously. I so enjoy watching what people chose to play, and rightfully judge them for their picks. The ideal jukebox pick oscillates between a classic (say, “Uptown Girl”), and one of
Category: Weekly Check In
Like many of us here in Northeast PA, I was raised Catholic. I spent 40 days and 40 nights every spring giving up cookies, or peanut butter (sidenote: why did I do something so heinous to myself?), or something else I just couldn’t live without. Then I grew up and became the type of Catholic who is
I’m signed up to do two different races this May, the infamous Broad Street Run in Philly on May 7th, and a Tough Mudder outside Coatesville the weekend of the 20th. Because of this, I’ve been spending quite a bit of time, especially on the weekends, going on lengthier runs then I’ve ever attempted in
So two weekends ago I was coming home from dinner at State Street Grill in Clarks Summit with my brother and our friend Seth, when, at 31 years of age, I hit my first deer. I was pretty proud of myself in the moment. Back in college, I one time swerved to miss a deer
Thrillist just published a great article the other day entitled “Wawa vs. Sheetz: Behind the Most Heated Food Rivalry in the Country,” that I knew I was going to automatically love, and subsequently write about, because this is about as Pennsylvanian an issue as they come, and this is a subject I’ve discussed often. While I
I thoroughly enjoy writing this blog, sharing my weekend adventures, and dispensing my unsolicited weekend-fun advice. I used to aim to post once a week, and there was one year I did really well with it (it was while I was teaching too, so I honestly have no idea how I found the time), but



