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
Tag: Weekly Check In
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


