It’s that time of the year for the summer memories to start – and that may be a little harder this year. It’s getting closer to the 4th weekend and with the economy, everyone is going back to the family parks and avoiding the big-box parks like Disney. even Kennywood is going past the ticket price for most Pittsburghers. There are a few cool parks out there, three in PA (one struggling and could use the business) and one up in New York that I’d like to mention. The ... Read Full Story

….. one of the first things you see when you open up the newest edition of The Pittsburgh City Paper is an ad for an Abba Tribute Band ….. ….. and it’s not even at someplace cool like the “new” Station Square Amphitheater, or Mr. Smalls. It’s at the Benedum. Not that the Bededum isn’t a great place, but at least at the amphitheater or Mr. Small’s, you can go to the concert wearing a Pink Floyd shirt and lie about seeing a Pink Floyd trib... Read Full Story

I’m not trying to slander Mr. Rendell (even though I’d rather lick up pond scum from the side of a radio-active river than shake his hand), but merely point out one thing: We’ve all heard time and time again how Rendell wants loves eduction and wants to do the bet for Pennsylvania … yet he totally drops funding for things like WQED. Now, WQED is not only for hippies and intellectuals as some believe. It’s a mainstay of many Pennsylvania households (along with D... Read Full Story

We’re back from an unintended hiatus, which included jobs loss, combating flooding from the last potential downpour, and keeping the newest tad-frog alive. Hopefully that won’t happen again …. the flooding, at least. Well, if you haven’t heard, The Burgh Blog in some way has been revived via Pittsburgh Magazine.  PittGirl is back. It’s nice to see an established publication like Pittsburgh Magazine acknowledge where the city’s readership is at, along with a... Read Full Story

Elections for a new president in Iran may prove to be as historically significant and “times changing” as the U.S.’s recent presidential elections. Everything from stand-offishness to the general tone in the Middle-East could do an about-face due to the outcome. According to this article by The Associated Press as it appears in USA Today a heavy turnout of residents wanting to decide on the ways their country should go and who sets them on the paths for those ways is expect... Read Full Story

… and will probably damage the economy further with the panic is will create. Now, the main excuse of WHO is to increase the production of treatments available, increase funds, and kick governments into high gear to contain the virus.  The are declaring it as “unstoppable” ….. along with saying “oh, it’s just of moderate danger”. OK … When people think of something being called a “global pandemic”, they totally ignore the part of the... Read Full Story

Looking for something to to with your kids since they are home now from school … or at least something to keep them from continually saying “I’m boooooooooored ….”? Take your kids (small and big) to Robo-World at The Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh starting June 13th. Exhibits range from a robotic air hockey game to a basketball shooting robotic arm to Andy.  This is definitely the stuff that makes kids of all ages jaws drop and go “oh …. ahhh, ... Read Full Story

Caught off guard with a review having a “Rant Files” pic on it?  Read on, you’ll get it. Products – decent.  The food is decent, etc. etc.  That’s where it all ends.  Search up Popeye’s Chicken Complaints – you’ll find sites and sites about issues ranging from major customer service issues to stories about racism (I consider reverse-racism straight-out racism also simply because not matter what color against what color ….. RACISM IS WRONG!... Read Full Story

Well, on Tuesday I was told I was no longer necessary,  I’ll no longer be in a cube. I’m tying to see the bad side in this, but being out of a cube definitely offsets the lack of food and possible starvation that may be ahead of me (yes, I’m exaggerating – but if you were released from  cube, wouldn’t you be elated too??) Here is my problem … ambitious, so I’m one of those folks that never gets to enjoy true unemployment – getting up late and co... Read Full Story

Don’t you just love it when you put on some oldies orsee a vintage car ion the summer and it transports you back to a simpler time in the 50s and 60s that just makes you feel happy? Then there are claims like this (Click Here to read the article by The Associated Press as appearing on WPXI.com) that happen around the summer time transporting you back to a bitter time in the 50s and 60s … and make you say “What the heck were they thinking???”. It also let’s you kn... Read Full Story