Linked In

Enjoy links of articles and stories from around the world:

I’ve mentioned J.J. Hensley here before. As a former police officer and former Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service, he has some valuable insight about the security for Wednesday's inauguration. [J.J. Hensley]

This is a really cool story about Presidential candidate Barack Obama playing pickup basketball with the University of North Carolina men’s team. [The Athletic]

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded pitcher Joe Musgrove to the San Diego Padres for a handful of prospects. The most significant prospect is 19 year-old outfielder Hudson Head who was a 2019 third round pick. I appreciate the Pirates getting an early 1990s sitcom, especially since the team was really good at the same time that the show aired.  [Pittsburgh Baseball Network]

I don't know what to write about this story about the U.S. government paying $3,000 a month to rent a toilet for the Secret Service staff to use in protecting Ivanka Trump/Jared Kushner other than it's amazing. [The Washington Post]

When I was in high school, I shared the stage with E. Clayton Cornelious in Lil Abner and Peter Pan. When I write "shared the stage," I mean we were both on the stage at the same time as he was a much, much, much better singer and actor than me (though you can judge my acting ability for yourself). Clayton has been performing on Broadway for years and was recently interviewed in Playbill. [Playbill]

Don't forget to click on the link to check out Dancing and Life which I wrote about last week. The 30-day New Year New You challenge is pretty cool. [Dancing and Life]

Finally, Congregation Rodef Shalom in Denver welcomed Reverend Timothy Tyler at a special Shabbat service on Saturday just before Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I highly recommend checking out the video starting just before the 50-minute mark. [Rodef Shalom Facebook page]

Oh, I almost forgot that I have a referral available for LearnedLeague, the greatest trivia league in the land. If you're interested in trying a season, please let me know. [LearnedLeague]

Linked In

See what I'm doing here? (I think) I'm being clever by having a posted titled "Linked In" while I share links about interesting articles I've recently read. So here are some links to check out when taking a break from figuring out where and when to buy your turkey and pumpkin pie!

* Where did the phrase "Kennywood's open" originate? The Post-Gazette did some research though we probably will never know. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]

* Josh went to Nashville. I went to Nashville for my annual(-ish) hockey road trip about two years ago, but I still haven't written a blog post about that portion of the trip. I should do that sometime especially since I really enjoyed the city. [Josh's World]

* A friend posted this "Homestead & Survival Alarm Clock" picture on Facebook. [Facebook]

Who's parents? Um, I've had this exact alarm clock for at least 20 years. I know that I took it with me to England in 2000, so I probably had it when I was in college in the 90s. What a solid alarm clock!

* An English soccer referee was banned for using rock, paper, scissors instead of coin flip before kickoff. The problem is that he should have played the pick a number between 1-10 and whoever is closest wins game. [CBS Sports]

* Apparently, in solidary with this referee, hundreds of refs did rock, paper, scissors to start games over the weekend. Although I was an assistant referee and not the center referee for two games Sunday, we did a coin toss since that's the way you start a game! [ESPN]

* Ron launched a new website, Steelers Takeaways. Please support him and the site. [Steelers Takeaways]

* Heinz offered Kansas City QB Patrick Mahomes free ketchup for life. I think he should do it and not just because it's Heinz ketchup. Actually, yes, it's because it's Heinz ketchup. [ESPN]

* Finally, credit where it's due. Congratulations to Emory's women's volleyball team on winning the NCAA Division III championship. Emory dominated by losing only one set during the entire tournament run. Of course, that set was against Ithaca College in the quarterfinals and Emory won two other sets against the Bombers 25-23, but Emory deserves and earned the title. [Emory Athletics]

Photo from Emory University's athletics website.

Link Time

I haven't shared links in way too long, but it's a summer Friday, and I'm sure you're looking for something good to read. Actually, if you're here, you probably aren't looking for something good to read. Anyway, check out these excellent pieces:

* Josh reached a major milestone. His daughter is now 6 months old! [Josh's World]

* A really good piece about the reaction people had to the author's daughter cutting her hair short. I really don't understand people sometime. [Red Pen Mama]

* Val and his family took a Midwestern road trip. They went down the biggest slide I've ever seen! [Small Town Dad]

* I don't know much about lacrosse, but I'm guessing that a goalie scoring a goal from the other side of the field while the opposing goalie holds a water bottle doesn't happen very often.
[Deadspin]

In case you missed it: @DenverOutlaws goalie Jack Kelly scores an 80-yard time-expiring 2 pointer from his own goal! #GoalieGoal pic.twitter.com/olDmiQ8sAC

— Lax Sports Network (@LaxSportsNet) July 5, 2017

* This is Nichole's life lately. She wrote about so much stuff, and sadly, my biggest takeaway is that she was able to spend less than $5 at Target. I don't know how that's possible. [The Mrs. Fisher]

* J.J. Hensley was asked to read in front of a crowd to promote his new book. I wonder if he considered reading something completely different, like Harry Potter or something by John Grisham to help sell a few copies. [Steel City Intrigue]

* An oral history on the 25th anniversary of A League of Their Own? Yes please. [ESPN]

* Emma G, who has performed at my Metro station, is going to be a star someday. She's got an amazing voice plays and writes her own music, which seems more and more rare these days. Check out this feature of her by Fox 5 DC. [Emma G Music on Facebook]

Enjoy your Friday and weekend!

Link City

Earlier this week, there was a private event at a Northern Virginia Chick-fil-A for bloggers to preview their new brunch menu. I applied to participate in this event, but the client did not select me. I think that part of the reason is that my Sean's Ramblings Facebook page has less than 40 likes. This number needs to go up. In the next few months, I'm going to apply to be a media member for the 2017 Academy Awards. Sure, I only see 1-2 movies in the theater these days, but wouldn't you like to see me on the red carpet asking Natalie Portman if she'd like to bring her family over to my house for a Passover dinner? I could ask Meryl Streep whether she would want to appear in the next Alvin and the Chipmunks movies. For the Oscars to take my application seriously, I think I need to have at least 100 Facebook likes. I'd probably feel more confident in my chances if that number was closer to 10,000.

Oh, I also probably didn't get selected for the event since it was for "mommy bloggers," and while I write about being a dad, I'm not exclusively a "daddy blogger." [Falls Church Patch]

The word "jagoff" is officially in the Oxford English dictionary. Congrats to John of Ya Jagoff on helping make this happen. [Ya Jagoff]

I am honored to finally have a Tweet worthy of making it on Alex's This Week in Tweets. This is a slight consolation for not getting invited to the Chick-fil-A event. Well, except that I didn't get any free food for this tweet. [Everybody Loves You]

Lowell is a fellow Pittsburgher than now lives in Northern Virginia. He loves Harambe and hates John Cullen. He also has an entertaining Twitter account though many of the posts are R-rates. He's also running in the 6.6K run and family walk, so please donate to his cause supporting the Mario Lemieux foundation. [Lemieux Foundation]

Meat Loaf would do anything for love, but he won't do that (meaning give up fantasy sports). [The Washington Post's DC Sports Bog]

Finally, Emma G busks outside my Metro station once a week nearly every week. She usually does cover songs, and she's really good. It's really a nice way to start the day. She recently performed at The Kennedy Center, but before you watch the video check out her amazing story. [Stuff]

Friday Links

- In honor of Josh of Josh's World getting married, he asked several bloggers to write guest posts while he is away on his honeymoon. I guess this serves as a better gift than towels. Anyway, here are the posts:

- Are You Married or Happy by Nicky D.
- Cards of Love by Alex
- A Piece of Cake by me.

- Check out this amazing goal by Marco Matias of my favorite British soccer team, Sheffield Wednesday.



- A cool story about the Biloxi Shuckers, a minor league baseball team that had a 54-game, 2800-mile road trip. [ESPN]

- Did you know the Steelers have a team chaplain? Did you know his name is Ocho Cinco? Well, actually it's Chad Johnson, but not that Chad Johnson. Here's a fun quote for those of you upset about the Steelers signing Michael Vick.

Winning is important and the NFL is a business, but the Steelers have values beyond that. "It is part of the Steelers' core values. Coach Tomlin is such a phenomenal person beyond football and such a caring man. He is about the business in raising young men. That is the rarity in him. He really cares about these guys beyond football and they can feel that." Johnson said. Johnson's work is an extension of the Steelers mission.

"We care about people. It is not just a mantra or slogan or idea in theory," he said. "This is a service-oriented organization." [Behind the Steel Curtain]

- Congratulations to Ithaca College on being named one of the 25 healthiest colleges in the U.S. Clearly this is a recent ranking as there is no mention of people eating Rogan's pizza 2-3 times a week (or everyday during Finals Week also known as "Week of Rogan's"). [Greatist.com]

- Mike Tunison aka Christmas Ape among many others left Kissing Suzy Kolber. The site is basically dead now. [KSK]

- Finally, Lisa Kudrow joined Taylor Swift to perform "Smelly Cat."

Friday Links

The Celebrate Fairfax festival is only a week away. How the heck did that happen? I've written about Northern Virginia's largest festival dozens of times over the years, so I'll just simply write that if you live in the DC area, you should go. Early bird ticket sales end tomorrow (Saturday, May 30th) so purchase your tickets now. [Celebrate Fairfax]

Andrew McCutchen's pay stub is fascinating. It's interesting that he doesn't have any money taken out for flexible spending. [Deadspin]

Congrats to HG Balas, a terrific writer, who is now going to write for the Pittsburgh Downtown Community Development Corporation's e-newsletter, The Downtowner. [The Steel Trap]

In the year I was born, Sean was the 39th most popular boy's name. If I was born today, my name would be Hunter.
My 2000s name: Patrick.
90s name: Jared.
80s name: Erik.
60s & 70s name: Gerald (though since I was born in the 70s, wouldn't I just be Sean?)
What would your name be? [Time magazine]

My friend Christine encourages you to help military families oversees. [The Adventures of ChrisMichRob in Korea]

Have a nice weekend everyone!

Monday Links

Here are some great reads to start your week.

My friend Christine moved to South Korea and started writing about her family experiences. Of course, if she moved to North Korea, you wouldn't be able to read about her experiences. [The Adventures of ChrisMichRob in Korea]

On Fathers Day, Josh wrote about his dad, who recently passed away. [Ngewo's World]

On the lighter side, Josh spent all of May posting about his favorite comedians. There are plenty of videos including some that are likely NSFW. [Ngewo's World]

The Travel Channel ranked Pittsburgh in its Top-10 Best All-American Vacations 2014 [Travel Channel]

Ginny had an awesome 40th birthday party that including a celebration with Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto & David Conrad. [That's Church]

Valentine wrote an ebook called Achieving Mediocrity. Count me in! [Small-Town Dad]

Your latest first-world problems. I may have added some of the items to this list. [The Steel Trap]

Enjoy this video from last month's Lithuanian A Lyga league game. This is how to celebrate a goal. And yes, the black and gold uniforms are a nice touch. [Deadspin]

Friday Links

Tonight is the first night my son will spend in a big boy bed. Wish him (and us) luck! I may give a full report next week. In the meantime, here are some good links whether you are stuck in snow, stuck at work or not stuck at all.

Mr. Brame asked some of his favorite Twitter celebrities, including Ashley Judd & Christina Applegate, to identify their favorite poem. Dale Murphy gave a dumb answer. [Mr. Brame's Blog]

Dejan Kovacevic found a Pittsburgh bar in Sochi. Not a Steelers bar, a Pittsburgh bar. [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]

Awesome story by Douglas seeing and hearing his late father on a Pittsburgh Pirates YouTube video. [My Blog N'At]

Japan's women's hockey team is awesome. [Deadspin]

Former Steelers offensive lineman Alan Faneca ran a marathon in under four hours. Under four hours! [Behind the Steel Curtain]

Cool article about the Olympic hockey players in their 40s. [New York Times]

A Parks & Rec outtake of Chris Pratt singing about Sudden Death. [PSAMP]

Have a nice weekend!

Sunday Links

With this post, I'm now a third of the way through National Blog Posting Month ("NaBloPoMo"). I hope that you're enjoying reading my posts on a daily basis. Here are some other links for you to check out.

I'm not the only Pittsburgh blogger participating in NaBloPoMo. [NaBloPoMo Pittsburgh Tumblr]

Congrats to Emily on her big news and announcement. [Emily Levenson]

Jeff Reed is on Twitter! [That's Church]

I found this video amusing.



h/t Deadspin

This Russian Steelers fan is just looking for love...in a Nate Washington jersey. [PSAMP]

Here's some fun Hollywood stuff. George Clooney is a year older than Wilford Brimley was when Cocoon was released. [Vulture]

Great piece by Tim Williams about how to become a professional blogger. [Pirates Prospects]

The end of Josh's Yaris. [Ngewo's World]

If you're looking for a travel agent, please contact my friend Paul. (Paul really is my friend and is someone I have known for years.) [Cusker Vacation Connection]

Finally, since I posted a cat video above, here is a fun dog video.



h/t Smart Bitches, Trashy Books

Friday Links

It's Friday, so there must be links. Enjoy some sports and non-sports stuff.

If you happen to be in Australia, make sure you see Sarah at the Melbourne Writers Festival. [Smart Bitches, Trashy Books]

If you happen to be a single Christian woman who likes kids and is also a Pittsburgh sports fan (or at least would tolerate a Pittsburgh sports fan), this could be the guy for you. If it works out, I'd like credit for being a matchmaker. [Away From the Things Of Man]

A belated Happy Birthday to Lisa. My dream is to be as good a writer as she is. [Lemon Gloria]

Dan took some great pictures from Steelers training camp. [Blog 'N Gold]

Great interview with Chris Fuamatu-Maʻafala [Pittsburgh Sports Daily Bulletin

Want to teach kids about money at Target? I have a feeling I'm going to have a story just like this in a few years. [Leah's Thoughts]

I've always ready liked Pittsburgh Pirate Pedro Alvarez. I like him even more after reading this article. [New York Daily News]

Finally, if you remember the Tyson-Holyfield fight from 1997, this video is extremely surreal. [Deadspin]

Tuesday Links (OFTOT's Back. All Right!)

I've written Sean's Ramblings for over eight years and read blogs for even longer. I tend to read blogs that have been around for a significant period of time, so even the "new" blogs that I read are new to me even though they may have been around for several years. Over the years, many of my favorite blogs have gone away. While I'm often saddened when blogs go away, I understand that bloggers get busy with life or get burned out and that's the end of their blogs. Therefore, I am extremely excited that one of my favorite blogs, One For The Other Thumb, returned after an 18+ month absence. I don't recall another blog coming back after this long of a hiatus, so welcome back Cotter!

This is Cotter's first post announcing his return. [OFTOT]

I couldn't figure out why Deadspin showed this video. Then, I noticed the guys on the left in the Minnesota Twins bullpen and couldn't stop smiling. [Deadspin]

Mazel Tov to Josh on his engagement! [Ngewo's World]

Captain Wild Bill of the Discovery Channel’s "Deadliest Catch" hijacked a Just Ducky Tour Boat. [YaJagoff!]

Want to see people dressed up like Godzilla at G-Fest? You got it. [Away From The Things Of Man]

The cool story behind Behind The Steel Curtain's "The Renegade." [BTSC]

Debbie Gibson is playing in Youngstown, but she still hasn't done a show in DC. [Debbie Gibson]

Finally, despite this great catch, why does the a Wiffle Ball tournament need an announcer? [Deadspin]

Friday Links and Videos

Just like the title says, here are links and videos on this Friday:

Congratulations to Alex on his blog's anniversary. [Everybody Loves You]

An interview with former Pittsburgh Steeler Lee Flowers. [Pittsburgh Sports Daily Bulletin]

This is cool [Sportslogos.net]

How can Applebee's have no vegetarian salads? [Lacochran's Bloggery]

Cool article about a guy who sails the Pittsburgh rivers. [I Heart PGH]

Finally, for your viewing pleasure:

From the Jimmy Fallon Show, Mets pitcher Matt Harvey interviewed New Yorkers about Matt Harvey.



Robin Thicke covered Icona Pop's I Love It.

Links, Links & Links (2200)

Welcome to the 2200th post here at Sean's Ramblings. Not too shabby from my humble beginnings to where I am now (which is basically the same place).

Great profile of Andrew McCutchen. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]

Read this article from my friend Rabbi Rachel Kobrin about gay marriage. Completely unrelated to this article, she is probably the only Rabbi I know that used to regularly watch The Ricki Lake Show. [Huffington Post]

Although I don't have the time, resources or access, I would love for Sean's Ramblings to be like the DC Sports Bog someday. Here are several recent highly entertaining posts:

- President Taft's great-grandson with the Washington Nationals Racing Taft. Your move Lincoln descendants. [DC Sports Bog]
- This guy won't shave until one of the four major DC sports teams wins a championship. [DC Sports Bog]
- An interview with Verne Lundquist & Bill Raftery. [DC Sports Bog]
- Racing President Teddy helps a guy propose at a Nats game. [You guessed it: DC Sports Bog]

I love this picture from Deadspin.

Congrats to Mr. Brame on getting published. [Mr. Brame's Blog]

I never get tired of Mister Rogers stories. [Uproxx via That's Church]

Uncovering myths from a police officer [Ngewo's World]

Finally, in memory of Roger Ebert, I really enjoyed him and Gene Siskel walking around a New Jersey neighborhood on Letterman.

Friday Links & Videos

First off, it looks like my blog e-mail was hacked, so please delete any messages you may have received from me early Friday morning. Very frustrating. Not as frustrating are these links and videos. Enjoy!

With daylight savings taking place this weekend, can Congress or President Obama please consider abolishing this useless practice? [Sean's Ramblings; yes, I'm linking to something I wrote last year]

If you don't read Lemon Gloria, what are you doing with your life? This recent PG-13 post about nursing is one of the many highly entertaining posts. [Lemon Gloria]

My friend Neal Coolong interviewed Dick LeBeau [Behind the Steel Curtain + the interview outtakes]

Is Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood the greatest television show ever made? [AV Club] Joan Rivers is no match for Mister Rogers.



The Pittsburgh Pirates' minor league spring training roster does not include anyone named Sean. The major league roster also doesn't have anyone named Sean. This needs to change if the Pirates want to compete for the NL Central! [Pirates Prospects]

Speaking of the Pirates, the team's photo day is funny. [Bucs Dugout]

A nice poem by a father spending a great day with his daughter. [Away From the Things of Man]

Kegasus is not returning to the Preakness. It will be okay, people of Baltimore. [DCist]

Finally, add The Ironman to something that Hines Ward does that I'll never do.



Have a great weekend!

Monday Links

If you're working on this Presidents Day, it has to be quiet in the office, right? Therefore, take a few minutes to check out the links below. If you're not working today, enjoy the day off by taking a few minutes to check out the links below.

I live by a golf course where there are constantly geese on one of the holes. However, to my knowledge, this has never happened on the local course. [Deadspin]

Yes, those are kangaroos!

One of my recent Tweets made last week's The Week in Tweets! [Everybody Loves You]

Next Valentine's Day, get your significant other a compass. [Mr. Brame's Blog]

Robert Chew, who played Proposition Joe on The Wire, passed away a few weeks ago. [A List of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago]

MC Hammer was at a Caps game. [DC Sports Bog]

I like Fallingwater. I also like cake. Therefore, what could be better than a Fallingwater Cake? [That's Church]

PSAMP has some nominations for the new Pope. Spoiler alert: most of the candidates have ties to Pittsburgh sports. [PSAMP]

Remember the amazing map of NFL fans across America from last month? Here's some more information about the results. [Deadspin]

A Minnesota high school goalie scores a goal on himself and then flips off his coach. That's going to be an awkward bus ride back to the high school. [Puck Daddy]

Enjoy your day and week!

Friday Links

Before I share some great links below, I wanted to share this e-mail I received from Caralyn of Pittsburgh's Heinz History Center.

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Immaculate Reception, the History Center has begun a "Francoing" photo contest. Y'know, like, Tebowing, but more secular and easier on the knees.

Fans can submit photos of themselves Francoing via Facebook, Twitter or Instragram. One winner will receive a prize package that includes 2 tickets to the Steelers vs. Bengals game; a behind-the-scenes tour of the Gridiron Glory: The Best of the Pro Football Hall of Fame exhibition; a VIP experience at the History Center's “Immaculate Reception Memories” event; and VIP privileges at the Immaculate Reception monument unveiling at Heinz Field. So far we've already received photos from Machu Picchu, Aruba, Prague, and Seattle – but we'd love to see more of Steelers Nation have a shot at this great prize — and participate in honoring the greatest play in NFL history.

Go to the History Center's Facebook page for more information.

On to the links:

An oral history of Cheers. [GQ]

With college majors in theater and dance, why not a major in sports for athletes? [Chronicle of Higher Education]

Neal Coolong, the terrific writer at Behind the Steel Curtain, compares the naming of Steelers wide receiver Mike Wallace as a co-starter to his first assignment as a journalist with co-coaches. [Behind the Steel Curtain]

An incredible gallery of vintage pictures of Joe Namath, the pride of Beaver Falls, PA. [Kissing Suzy Kolber]

A day in the life of a Pittsburgh columnist. [Dejan Kovacevic's Blog]

Tim Grierson & Will Leitch list the top 28 Steven Spielberg films. He's made a ton of good movies. [Vulture]

This will happen to you if you don't recycle in Canada: [h/t Puck Daddy]



Enjoy your Friday and weekend!

Friday Links & Week 7 NFL Picks

Happy Friday everyone! Please check out some amazing links from around the web.

Mr. Brame writes about his experience reading his first Hebrew word. [I Love Memphis]

Lisa recently celebrated her sixth blog anniversary. I feel like there are so few blogs with a history these days and every one of her posts are a must read. [Lemon Gloria]

The "Terrible" Wedding includes some awesome pictures like this one. [Blog 'N' Gold]

Who brings their own beer to an all-inclusive resort? [Lacochran]

A Beano Cook obituary [New York Times]

On to my NFL picks. After a 6-8 week, I'm now 40-47-3 for the year. I'm doing great! Anyway, here are my week 7 picks:

Enjoy your weekend!

Friday Links & Videos

I haven't shared links or videos for some time, so I hope that you enjoy these even if some links aren't very current.

- The A-Z guide of jumping on the Pittsburgh Pirates bandwagon. [ESPN.com]

- Zoltan bonding brings Pirates fans together [Pirates Prospects]

- Mr. Brame took his son to his first professional baseball game. I'm looking forward to doing the same thing with my son in a few years. [Mr. Brame's Blog]

- This is a little dated, but Vice President Joe Biden danced the Hora. Sadly (or we're very grateful), there does not appear to be a video of this. [DCist]

- Video #1: I saw the musical 1776 a few months ago. If you've ever wanted to see the song "Lees of Old Virginia" from this show performed by My Little Pony, here's your chance:



h/t A List of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago

- Pitt Script, the runner-up in this year's Best Pittsburgh Sports Blog Tournament is no longer. Fortunately, the guys at Pitt Script aren't going away completely as they're joining another fine Pitt blog, Cardiac Hill. [Pitt Script]

- One of my favorite writers, Drew Magary, interviewed Justin Bieber. [GQ] & [Deadspin for the outtakes]

- Finally, if I ever create a bucket list, attending a live Australian Rules football game would be near the top. I just hope that the game I see has this much excitement.



h/t [Deadspin]

Link City

Here are some must-reads that I think you'll enjoy:

Kennywood is considering selling beer in the amusement park. They will make a ton of money particularly during school district picnic days. [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]

Fascinating article about the matzo business [New York Times via a list of things thrown five minutes ago]

Awesome pictures of the 171st Air Refueling Wing out of Pittsburgh [That's Church]



Good read from an English teacher about the Tennessee standardized test including some sample questions. Note to self...don't go back to high school in Tennessee.[Mr. Brame's Blog]

NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) with space shuttle Discovery mounted atop will fly above the DC area on Tuesday, April 17. Can I arrange for them to stop by my office? [NASA via The Washington Post's The Buzz]

Finally, although this post is over a month old, check out this cool story about a student journalist interviewing Aaron Smith as a student at Northern Colorado. [Behind the Steel Curtain]

Friday Links

I'm still seeking nominations for the 4th Annual Best Pittsburgh Sports Blog Tournament. Please let me know if you know of worthy Pittsburgh sports blogs. [Sean's Ramblings]

If you have an extra copy of The Great Gatsby, send the book to Mr. Brame for his high school English class. [Mr. Brame's Blog]

Support Make Room for Kids for Austin’s Playroom Project through the Mario Lemieux Foundation at Pittsburgh's Children's Hospital. [That's Church]

Get your Valentine's Day T-shirt. [Get Fresh Designs]



Two great parenting posts. [Lemon Gloria & Deadspin - some bad words in the Deadspin piece]

Laurie visited Parkway Center Mall and the Carnegie Museum [YinzR Readin & YinzR Readin]

A guy paid off $3000 in credit card debt in four months. The author is serious, but the comments are very funny. Here's one:

He didn't come up with some big plan to pay off an enormous amount of debt in three weeks. He only owed $3,000 and he basically had it in savings and tax returns. WOW! What a revolutionary idea to solve our debt problems. [Yahoo]