Wednesday, August 04, 2010

Thursday, July 29, 2010

25 Noteworthy Pennsylvanians

Benjamin Franklin
James Buchanan
James Michener
George Marshall
Andy Warhol
Daniel Boone
Andrew Wyeth
Louisa May Alcott
W. C. Fields
Bill Cosby
Christina Aguilera
Kevin Bacon
Grace Kelly
Will Smith
James Stewart
Chubby Checker
Sharon Stone
Kobe Bryant
Reggie Jackson
Arnold Palmer
Joe Namath
Joe Montana
Dan Marino
Johnny Unitas
Jim Thorpe

Friday, July 23, 2010

Monday, July 19, 2010

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Friday, July 09, 2010

Wednesday, July 07, 2010

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Murphy's Law of Random Perversity

1. Left to themselves - all things go from bad to worse.

2. Anything that can go wrong - will go wrong.

3. If there is a possibility of several things going wrong - the one that will go wrong is the one that will do the most damage.

4. If you play with a thing long enough - you will surely break it.

5. If everything appears to be going well - you have obviously overlooked something.

6. Nature always sides with the hidden flaw.

7. Mother nature is a bitch.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Reunion




There we stood, leaned, or sat. Grey heads, white heads, bald heads, the wheelchair bound, the sick, the lame, the crotchety.

Our class looked a little like a MASH unit for seniors.

Children of the 50's, now arthritic rock and rollers.YIKES!

But what a comforting feeling walking into a gathering full of old friends. We had all paraded through the same slice of life and had lots of shared experiences. Some of us looked good, some were worse for wear. Some still had bright and dancing eyes, some dull and listless.

But we had a wonderful time catching up.

Great to see everyone.

Great to feel the camaraderie.

Great reunion!

Barry presents scholarships to members of the class of 2010





Luke Winand, honor student



Members of the class of 1960 look on


Class of 1960 in the conservatory with the wrench


Original chairs of the EHS auditorium


CLICK FOR A GLIMPSE OF THE WAY WE WERE

Friday, May 28, 2010

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

This Just In....

Possible Fall Line-Up for Dancing with the Stars:

Howie Mandell (I can't get enough of me)

Snookie (YO!)

Jonah Hill (expletive deleted)

Terrell Owens (I'm the required black football player)

Jenny McCarthy (I'm still hot!)

Warren Buffet (I'm rich, and I'm bored)

Cat Deeley (I think I can dance, but maybe I can't)

Ellen DeGeneres (You've seen me dance, haven't you. I'm good, right?)

Bret Michaels (I haven't exposed enough of my painful life)

Matt Lauer (Maybe I can have sex with my partner)

Chely Wright (Maybe I can pick up chicks)

Nancy Pelosi (I can round up the votes)

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Gently down the stream...


The sun broke through the clouds as we arrived at our launch point on the Yellow Breeches Creek at Messiah College last Sunday morning. The creek flows out of the South Mountains in Pennsylvania then snakes east and north to the Susquehanna River. I don't know if it's true but the story goes that during the Revolutionary War, when the British soldiers wearing their white breeches crossed the creek they became stained from the yellow tint of the water. And so the name Yellow Breeches Creek.

Our kayaking stretch is nearly as pristine as when the Susquehannock and Shawnee Indians paddled the creek centuries ago. But, I'm sure the Indians didn't have as much fun and probably weren't filled with the exhilaration that we were. We're escaping from a crazy and stressful world; going from digital back to analog. The Indians were just fishing for a living in a strictly analog world.

The feeling on the water is one of peaceful exhilaration. We enter another world for a short time. We go where the current takes us, flowing in perfect harmony with the world around us, quietly moving with the rhythms of nature.

The experience, and it's highly recommended as an annual medicinal, is good for mind, body, and soul.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Less & More

Less:
witchcraft
cucumbers
capers
government
Reality TV


More:
women with attitude
dark chocolate
pizza
crabs
HBO productions

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Thursday, May 06, 2010

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

The Mockingbird

Its beautiful song is richest on warm moonlit nights in spring, when the bird may spend hours giving amazing imitations of other species. The songs of 36 other species were recognized from the recording of one mockingbird in Massachusetts including a fabulous impression of Van Morrison's Moondance.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Wednesday, April 14, 2010