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Two Steelers fans found themselves thousands of miles away from home. In fact, both were in Texas during what may or may not have been the most significant game of the season for Pittsburgh. What did they do? Brad sent me ...Read More

Watching the Steelers (without Brad)

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Thanksgiving, for me, is about the little thank yous, the ones that make you smile and make you realize that no matter how crap things can get sometimes, people still love each other enough to break bread and say thanks. ...Read More

A Note

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A few weeks ago I invited some friends over for game night. No one wanted to play Trivial Pursuit, Cranium seemed trite and overdone, and the excitement over Electronic Cathphrase wore out soon enough. What to do? Jamie Bono suggested Pictionary. ...Read More

Nerds Nerding Nerdly

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Every now and then, I like to write about sports. Usually, it's soccer, because... I'm a huge fan of watching soccer (does one really need an explanation for this sort of thing?). But I decided to take on a new ...Read More

Watching the Steelers with Brad

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My friend Marissa sent me this earlier this week in an email, and as I read the poem, it reminded me of how ephemeral everything really is, which sounds maudlin, but I don't really mean it that way. Like the ...Read More

Because summer crawls away from me

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Sometimes I like to blame my family issues on being first generation US American. Except I don't think I am first generation, as I wasn't born in the US, although I am a naturalized citizen. Wikipedia says I'm first-gen, although ...Read More

Obligations

Since I returned to Pittsburgh, I've been buried in writing my thesis manuscript. I keep saying it's done and then I go back and throw away chapters at a time, because I suddenly realize I hate them. I've rewritten the ...Read More

Almost Done