I’ve stolen this post from my sister, Mandi, from when she was pregnant.  My goal was to record things week by week so I could remember this pregnancy.  Unfortunately, work has kept me busy and I’ve been exhausted these first weeks, so coming…

After a raucous holiday season road-tripping across Hell’s Half Acre, fighting with family, and imbibing entirely too much booze, Sailor Man and I decided to enact the old “Booze Free January” to kick off our new year. So, here I am, booze-free for exactly 31 days now. I’ve tried this little experiment before. Unsuccessfully. Now [...]

Can ya believe it?!32 weeks.So crazy.My status?Lower back pain. Shortness of breath. Issues “down there” still. Gained zero weight in the last month. Gestational diabetes sucks. Watching what I eat – sucks. My sugar levels are controlled, somewhat..sti…

What do you do when you owe the IRS over 2 million dollars? File for bankruptcy protection.

photo by Greg WohlfordStrolling through the lingerie/intimates department, do you find yourself looking at cotton flannels instead of pretty lace and silk? Find out more about the best flattering, attractive loungewear for you in my latest Lake Erie L…

Get rid of your cabin fever with these great events downtown.

Man, I have been slacking on posting here! As some of you know, I attended PPA’s Imaging USA convention a few weeks ago in San Antonio, TX. This was my first trip to the convention that hosted over 10,000 photographers from all over the place. Im…

Let’s Ride a Bicycle Made of Friendship and Rainbows!

There is no turning back now! The SS Wally will soon be permanent after pouring the final slabs of concrete Thursday and Friday. It seems only yesterday when the grass was still green in the train circle.The loading/unloading platform and the…

A judge will have to face a judge because of his bad judgement

When is a cellphone not just a cellphone? When it’s a special Direct Connect phone issued by the D.A.’s office.

A new reality show… filmed in Meadville.

Pittsburgh, PA: The $500.00 winner of the 2010 Very Special Camper Contest drawing was Michael Wolbert of Leeper, PA! Michael and his wife, Janet were presented $500.00 in free camping gift certificates on Saturday, at the Original Pittsburgh RV Show …

Are you ready for some really down to earth creamy goodness when it comes to a soup? Then you have to give this one a try.

It has been awhile since I last made this and I forgot how good it was. Each spoonful just created a warmth inside you that ma…

More than 2,000 students from the Girard School District (GSD) are doing more than just
learning about history – they’re actively participating in it.

This week, please thank our friends at Molly Brannigan’s by having a pint of Guinness

Keith Olbermann quits MSNBC…reaction….YAWN! Sorry to break the news to his liberal fans, but more people know who this loser is based on Limbaugh, Beck, O’Reilly and conservative bloggers bitching about him, then ever actually watched his little ca…

Given all of the ridiculous, unfounded, rhetoric from the lunatic, liberals in the media and politics surrounding recent shootings in Arizona, where blamed was placed with Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Sarah Plain, rather than with the nut bag, shooter…

RIP, Jack LaLanne.

Shizz just got real: Welcome to UPMC Hamot

Six Erie women, mostly just professional ‘acquaintances’, set off from Mackinac Island, Michigan, to Erie for the Tall Ships Festival in early September last year.

PSA: Don’t pin your cellphone charger (or the plug of any appliance) between the wall and your mattress (or any piece of furniture or other item).

Five passengers set sail that day for a three hour tour

The last few posts have been quite downers.Sorry.I really have been blessed with an amazing pregnancy. She is super healthy, kicking around in my belly and I need to focus on the positives a LOT more.Neil had the day off on Monday so we went to lunch a…

Pick up a cheap Amazon Gift Card in today’s deal.

A total of 501 grants totaling over $1.6 million was distributed today by The Erie Community Foundation on behalf of Erie’s generous donors.

Can we slow brain drain by lowering the admission prices to events?

Millcreek Township Responds To Our Questions About Video Billboards

Unto the Hills is a 365-day devotional by Billy Graham.  I recieved my copy just as 2011 was beginning and so far I have been enjoying a meditation at the beginning of each day. The well-known minister draws from his lifetime of study, minist…

This year’s tourney takes place January 29-30