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thousand word thursday

In beauty, images, photography, places, travel on 8 January 2009 tagged ey, niagara falls, ontario, thursday with no comments

the falls

thirty

In friends, life, nablopomo, travel on 30 December 2008 tagged december, nablopomo, new york with 2 comments

on the first day of the first month of the new year, i’m heading north, to rochester, new york. there, i’m meeting a friend and we’re heading north to niagara falls, ontario. i’ve never been to the falls before, so i’m looking forward to getting away and taking in all of the natural beauty. i’ll [...]

thousand word thursday

In images, life, photography, places, travel on 4 September 2008 tagged cathedral of learning, hallway, pittsburgh, thursday with 2 comments

one of the many darkened hallways in the university of pittsburgh’s cathedral of learning.  here is eternal spring; for you the very stars of heaven are new.

pittsburghese

In life, places, travel on 30 August 2008 tagged pennsylvania, pittsburgh, pittsburghese with no comments

a few of my favourite pittsburgh phrases and colloquialisms:  slippy (slippery) nebby (nosey) redd up (tidy up) jimmies (sprinkles) yinz (you guys)

did you know?

In life, places, travel on 29 August 2008 tagged pennsylvania, pittsburgh, trivia with no comments

pittsburgh has more bridges than any city in the world, including venice, italy. pittsburgh residents eat more than 11 times the pierogies of any other city in the nation. pittsburgh is the most misspelled city in the united states.