On the way back to Pennsylvania, we stopped at a service plaza near the Ohio line named Glacier Hills. According to a wall panel there, we were just seven miles north of the farthest advance of the glaciers during the Ice Age. It further noted that the rocks and other…
One thing for sure, and it's always seemed true to me, is that after you cross the Beaver River on your way west, the rocks and low mountains of Pennsylvania give way to hills and broad fields. To those who insist that Pennsylvania is the last bastion of…
Most of these posts were made after I got home and put the phone on charge. I can't share lunch at Pamela's [http://www.pamelasdiner.com], Mon Aimee Chocolat [http://www.monaimeechocolat.com], frothy hot chocolate at La Prima [http://laprima.com] (sorry Starbuck's…
Almost forgot to post the first snap I made when I got to the Strip. When you're in Pittsburgh, it's hard to forget that you're in Steeler territory. I had too much pride to snap the derogatory T-shirts about Cleveland many vendors were displaying.…
This picture doesn't do justice to the seafood you can find at Wholey's [http://www.wholey.com]. Taken today with Monkfish for only $9.98 a pound and Pike for about the same. If we weren't planning a family outing to an Eastern European…
Mung bean pancakes on Penn Avenue have been my favorite down here for years, and they're still good. I was a little surprised to see this gentleman making the pancakes. Has he replaced the woman who worked here for years?…
After a layoff of nearly four years, I'm going to visit the Strip in Pittsburgh this morning. It's an area full of food and craft shops. I used to look for candy, coffee, cookies, imported cheeses and groceries, seafood, and snacks of all sorts here and…
This clip of a Bioness user from the Today Show [http://www.bioness.com/NewsMedia/Media_Gallery/L300/Bioness_L300_Foot_Drop_News_-_Today_Show_segment_full__segment.php] shows why it's a great system. Interesting that I watched one other video at the Bioness site; both…