Front entrance to the Battles Museum of Rural Life in Girard.

When I was younger, I went to dancing school.I’m not sure how long I went, but it’s one of those memories that takes over other memories so it feels like I was there all the time.  Just tap and ballet and jazz.  Maybe a modern dance class.&nb…

During the months of December 2011 and January 2012, I’ve decided to offer sponsorship slots on Life In Beta, as a sort of experiment. I have a small but steady readership that I’m hoping to grow — so instead of charging for ad slots, I am looking for sponsorship ad exchanges on a per-month basis. I’m hoping this [...]

Nov. 29, 2011 — The Dance and Movement Studies Program at Allegheny College will present its free annual “Cookies and Milk” holiday concert on Sunday, Dec. 4, with performances at 2 and 4 p.m. in the college’s Montgomery Performance Space. Refreshments will be served in Room 301/302 of the Campus Center at 3 p.m. The [...]

Apparently, snacking 24/7, eating six to eight smaller meals, restricting calories every other day and  a whole host of what’s considered “weird” eating patterns have emerged this century as the new normal. The folks that track eating pattern trends often use college students (called Millenials or Gen Yers) and dining halls as strong testing grounds [...]

Jimmy Kennerknecht, 32, of Greene Township, shot a 9-point Nov. 12 near his home. The 158-pound buck had an 18-inch outside spread and 10-inch and 11-inch G2 points. Kennerknecht used a Parker Hornet compound bow with XX75 Easton aluminum arrows and 125-grain Thunderheads. Don’t forget: The Erie Times-News will publish select photos of bucks legally [...]

ERIE, Pa. – The Gannon University Athletics Department and the Millcreek Youth Athletic Association (MYAA) will join forces Saturday, December 3 for the first-ever Hoops for Food Drive at the Family First Sports Park.

Old Navy is offering a buy one, get one 75 percent off deal at its stores through Thursday. That includes the store in the Millcreek Pavillion. The special excludes gift cards and clearance items and is good only in stores, not online. For more about this sale, including a link to a video, visit Old [...]

A team of intelligence studies students from Mercyhurst College will soon commence research to assess the threat of ethnic-based violence against the Baha’i population in Iran, a project undertaken at the behest of the Sentinel Project for Genocide P…

Heel strike much? (ouch!)   A few years ago, a wise, old veteran running friend of mine congratulated me on becoming a mature runner when I told him that  I had learned to take an extra day of rest when my body demanded it (even though my mind wanted no freakin’ part of it and [...]

Great little post on one of the limitations in scrolling in a browser by Tim Bray. I hate what he’s talking about. It happens all the time. If web pages can’t be made to extend perhaps a browser could optionally show you a line or something for a few seconds when you hit space bar [...]

Erie County Courthouse.

Carey asked me how serious I am about running. I’d been thinking about this a fair amount lately, so I had a ready answer. My primary goals are to have fun and to be healthier. At this point, having just finished Week 4 Day 1 of C25K, I still think running on the road is [...]

For Internet Soufflé’s 100th post I’d like to give you something special: it’s a rather unique video from Airside, a media design company, that is closing up shop after 14 years. Brace yourself for one of the coolest, strangest and m…

Rio Grande Valley took the second of two games from Erie as the Vipers beat the BayHawks, 119-112, Saturday at State Farm Arena. The Vipers were once again hot from 3-point range, going 14-of-29 from 3-point range. In Fridays 122-113 victory Friday night, Rio Grande Valley was 17-of-34 from behind the arc. The BayHawks are [...]

Tree trunk, 2011.

Lagoon on Presque Isle, 2011.

Flour or corn  -  that is the question, at least, on the Top Chef show from last week, where someone failed to specify which one she wanted and she got the wrong one.  I didn’t realize there was such a controversy over which tortilla to …

Still not sure how I feel about this one. Dad took Dr. Doo-Be-Doo down to the optical place at the Downtown Mall today to get his eyes checked and a new pair of glasses. I was in court, so Little Miss rode along with them. The Doctor finished his exam, and he and his dad ducked [...]

Remember when I said we signed up for a half-marathon? We were so excited to start training and get serious about running. But then life happened, and we stopped going to the gym. Then we never got back into it. And now here we are, 6 months before the race, not able to run a mile. [...]

Today was a very busy day. I wrapped up about 95% of the development on a client site, answered a bunch of emails, and worked on a few personal projects. I also set up my spinning wheel, which I’m hoping to have time to use again very soon. My wheel is an Ashford Kiwi. I [...]

Grabbing a takeout order at Eat’n Park just got a little easier. Beginning today, visitors to the Pittsburgh-based chain’s restaurant at 2519 W. 12th St. can pick their orders up at a new takeout window. Orders can be placed in advance at 838-9125. Orders will be prepared and brought to the pickup window on the [...]

UPDATE at 9am: Wednesday: In the article below, I mentioned I thought BK was messing with their french fry recipe. Well what did I find in my inbox this morning? A press release saying BK is messing with their french fry recipe! This is the first chan…

What says healthy eating more than deep-fried chicken wings, drenched in buttery sauce, dipped in blue cheese dressing and washed down with a cold beer? Quaker Steak & Lube, the Sharon-based company that launched a growing nationwide chain of car-themed restaurants, wants customers to know there’s more to the Lube than its signature wings. The [...]

Ryan Glazier, 13, of Waterford, shot his first career bear Nov. 19 at 11:30 a.m. while hunting with his father and grandfather at the family camp in Titusville.

Congratulations to Kyle Panko, 14, who shot a symmetrical 10-point opening day on his grandparents’ property in Spring Township, Crawford County.  The rack had a 20 inch spread.

15 minutes after downing the buck, Panko filled his antlerless ta…

I just had to post this afternoon. I read this article in today’s Erie Times-News. It was a wire story about a family in nearby Cleveland whose son was taken from their care by county social workers because he weighed 200 pounds and was only 8 years old. The average weight for a normal 8-year-old [...]