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Wow, Ricketts Glenn is gorgeous. A perfect outing for last weekend’s perfect weather. The leaves in Northern Pennsylvania were just starting to change, the park’s waterfalls were falling, despite the recent dry spell, and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky.
Actually, a lack of clouds isn’t always desireable, since nothing adds interest […]

If people were after you, trying to turn you into chips, fries, hash browns, or a delicious pierogie, you’d probably wear a disguise too.

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A confession: even though I wrote about delicious homemade pierogies and their role in last year’s Fairmount voter fraud, I had never actually tasted a homemade pierogie, delicious or otherwise.
But on Saturday night I ended up at the Bloomsburg Fair by accident, and many church ladies were there, cooking up these little pieces of […]

A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to visit Maine’s Acadia National Park. Note to skeptics: I was a reasonably successful camper, surviving timed showers (4 minutes!), thunderstorms, slimy cheese from the cooler, various creepy crawlers, and a whiney kid at the campsite next door.
Acadia is the only US national park comprised […]

Special K did not have his annual Fourth of July roof deck party*, so I went home to check out Lititz’s annual Fourth of July extravaganza. Again, I have to ask—why aren’t any webloggers covering Lititz, PA? Two notable events occurred during this visit.
Because I’ve been stalking Shoe Man for the past year, I asked […]

Because of the upcoming home purchase, break between jobs, and trip to Maine, I am in extreme cheapskate mode. Just ask the poor bastard who had to help me at the Verizon Wireless store. I gave him the business about mail-in rebates (which I always forget to send in) versus instant rebates and marched out […]

A few readers have privately expressed dismay at seeing Dick Cheney’s picture on top of the weblog and have asked could I please put up a new entry? Fair enough, so I’m ending the week with a much happier image: New York’s Ommegang brewery. I visited Ommegang back in May and will update later with […]

Nature by itself is good, but certain amenities are sure to enhance your outdoor experience. For example, note the ceiling fan, rocking chairs, and hammock in the above photo. Not pictured are the three full bathrooms, modern kitchen with dishwasher, washer and dryer, and the second hammock.
Unfortunately, even the best accommodations can’t help you when […]

Wow, so this is nature. Specifically, this is the Upper Delaware river, near Lackawaxen, PA (New York is over on the left). The water was so warm and inviting that I didn’t mind falling off the dock onto swarms of tadpoles.
Please, a moment of silence for the tadpoles who will never fulfill their […]