Please, Mr. Postman

mailboxes, originally uploaded by dcJohn. On Monday, I received no mail. Periodically through the day, I peered out the door to check. I went to the USPS website to verify that it wasn’t a federal holiday. It wasn’t a holiday, but my mailbox remained empty. I spent the day on the computer — as I …

UPWords Reading Series: Lori Jakiela and Stacey Waite

From the mailbag: Friday February 8th at 7pm is the next UPWords at the Union Project featuring writers Lori Jakiela and Stacey Waite. Join us for an intimate evening of free entertainment. UPWords is a monthly reading series generally occurring the  2nd Friday of each month. Union Project is located at 801 N. Negley Ave., …

Pittsburgh Geek Night the 57th

My Geek Bookshelf (2006-06), originally uploaded by zefredz. Geek Night is a highly informal bimonthly gathering of people in the Pittsburgh high-tech industry. There is no dress code and no cover charge. Show up anytime after 5:00pm, and leave when you feel like it. When: Thursday, February 7, 2008, 5-9pm and later Where: The Church …

This machine kills Fascists

this_machine_kills_fascists, originally uploaded by ivalladt. Strange coincidence: On Wednesday, on his terrific blog about arts and culture in Venango County, Dittman posted a link to a t-shirt with a graphic of a guitar and the words "This machine kills fascists." I thought, "Neat graphic. Don’t know what it means, but interesting." Meanwhile: I subscribe to …

I get by with a little help from my friends

IMG_2255.JPG, originally uploaded by mbfulk. Justin Kownacki and Norm Huelsman kick off Day 1 of PodCamp Pittsburgh 2,  August 2007. Norm Huelsman was kind enough to post about my blog today — he’s writing about a different site each week in his BlogShare feature. That’s a nice example of how Pittsburgh’s social media community — …

Please, sir, I want some more

Italian Sausage and Lentil Stew – L’unico, originally uploaded by avlxyz. Tonight for dinner I made a fabulous sausage stew. I take no credit for the recipe. It comes from Jacques Pepin’s The Short-Cut Cook: Make Simple Meals with Surprisingly Little Effort. (My mom had my copy signed by the great man himself!) It included …