This is the second year for a celebrity -studded Nutcracker.. A great idea by Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, and great fun for both the local celebs and the dancers. ( I am arrogantly assuming that they enjoy rank amateurs wandering around on the stage during the performance.) I did it last year, and this year, Janelle [...]
Archive for December, 2006
December 13, 2006
“Thumbs, Toes, and Tears, And Other Traits That Make Us Human.” If you missed the piece, last week on the 5 o’clock news, it is the title of a book about the characteristics that separate us from all other creatures. The author, a local guy, has worked for CNN, made documentaries in Africa [...]
December 7, 2006
The saying goes,”The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” It is certainly a truism when you look at Jerome Bettis, and his late father, John.It didn’t seem appropriate to write about the death of John Bettis in some tag paragraph of a blog. So I just wanted to say, again– because you can’t say [...]
December 4, 2006
Finally. Think the Steelers could win out? With all these injuries,it seems unlikely. Selfishly, I am so delighted the Pittsburgh defense stepped up, since I stuck with them this week on my fantasy team. I was a little torn there at the end. Wanted the shut-out for the fantasy points, but you couldn’t help but [...]
