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Upcoming Spring Concert for RCC!
Hi folks! This Friday and Saturday (April 29 and 30) I'll be in the Renaissance City Choirs production of "Love of Nature, Nature of Love". I'm really excited about this concert, because not only are we doing our usual mix of songs for the first half, we're doing an opera for the second half ( Read more... ) -
If Schroedinger called in a bug..
Scenario: Schroedinger has a box with a verified dead cat in it. He hands the box to customer support of a company, who later hands him back that box. Schroedinger then calls in later. Here's the conversation which follows ( Read more... ) -
Pumpkin Pasta recipe
I actually cooked a good meal the other night. Like, this is miraculous. Further, it was VERY low pointage for Weight Watchers, and incredibly filling, so I thought I'd share!
First, I found this recipe at VegWeb, and modified it for my needs. Then I also decided to make the pasta the sauce goes over more weight watchers friendly by having a ( Read more... ) -
Sigh. Bad Customer Service complaint.
I hate that lately my blog has been open letters of complaints... I've been very busy and haven't had time to blog about anything else recently. And sadly, anger is often a strong motivator. But here's my open letter to Sbarro's for an extremely unpleasant situation I suffered today ( Read more... ) -
Open letter to Allegheny General Hospital
(Names, other than mine, are removed for patient privacy ( Read more... ) -
Update to Morning Glory Inn saga...
Wow, the owner responded to my trip advisor review, and not only is he factually incorrect, he essentially called me a bridezilla. Specifically, I did not book online, I called to book, even asked about a deposit, as documented in my last post. And I called several times about the booking! But proving that he is, in fact, a total jerk, he says ( Read more... ) -
Don't book with Morning Glory Inn, Pittsburgh!
Late February or early March, I booked a room with the Morning Glory Inn in the Southside for the night of the wedding. I thought that it might be nice on our wedding night to go to a nice Bed and Breakfast room, and perhaps gather at the Inn with out of town friends for late night chatting ( Read more... ) -
Penn Brewery's Microbrewers Fest
Penn Brewery has an interesting history, especially most recently. In the last few years, the long time owner Tom Pastorius sold it to someone, that someone ran it into the ground quickly, and Tom Pastorius eventually bought it back. Penn Brewery was closed during this last transition and has recently re-opened to its former glory, including the ( Read more... ) -
Living in Pittsburgh, Friday June 4th, 2010
For those of you who do not know, I work in Downtown Pittsburgh. The County Courthouse is across the street from my offices sort of downtown. Today was one of the more fantastic days to be working there.
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Guard your online presence
So, typing this on my iPad. Please forgive typos ( Read more... )