by dpankiewicz
There was a little party today for Jake’s birthday! This was just the river party with family and river friends.
Categories: 2021, Allegheny River, Brady's Bend, Holidays • Tags: Allegheny River, Brady's Bend, dog walk, East Brady, ElkhoundLife, Philosophy
by dpankiewicz
Categories: #TrumpVirus, 2017, 2020, Destin, Eat Real Food, Holidays • Tags: Destin, dog walk, ElkhoundLife, gotchaday, Gulf of Mexico, Philosophy, sun
by dpankiewicz
apple.news/ALekB5JNuSQqe3YXug7X25g Stay home. Practice social distancing. Wear a mask if you go out. Think before going out and keep your contact tracing diary. And if you are leaving your house to just call the sheriff on a little girl, you really need to be checked in for observation. . . It makes you wonder what type of people are living in Canal Winchester? We are still living in this COVID world and need to keep our guard up. 20,000 Americans […]
Categories: 2020, COVID-19 • Tags: dog walk, Philosophy
by dpankiewicz
I needed a paddleboard fix and sun today. Let’s take a trip with our friends from Tangerine Travels to paddleboard on some amazing water in Quintana Roo a bit south of Playa del Carmen. Today’s temperatures there were over 90, meanwhile in Pittsburgh it’s rain and gray and 55. By the way— Laska is adorable. So we’ve done the Zoom game nights, happy hour, coffee, church, Easter dinner and now Monopoly. Now we are planning for a birthday party. For […]
Categories: 2020, Aspinwall, COVID-19 • Tags: ElkhoundLife, Mexican Caribbean, Philosophy
by dpankiewicz
From Afghanistan to the US, Brazil to Uganda, India to Russia — and 17 other countries — here are stories from the TED Fellows. — Read on ideas.ted.com/scenes-from-a-global-pandemic-heres-what-life-is-like-in-23-countries-from-the-ted-fellows/ While I’ve been pondering why so many people are struggling with this physical distancing, I guess being able to easily connect virtually has helped me. I figured it was worth sharing how the rest of the world is handling it since this is a ONE WORLD problem despite most of us being […]
Categories: 2020, COVID-19 • Tags: Alan Watts, dog walk, Philosophy
by dpankiewicz
To get through life, we all need to ask for help — here’s how NOT to do it https://ideas.ted.com/we-all-need-to-ask-for-help-to-get-through-life-heres-how-not-to-do-it/ — Read on ideas.ted.com/we-all-need-to-ask-for-help-to-get-through-life-heres-how-not-to-do-it/ On this Boxing Day let’s reflect upon those times when we had a little too much on our plates.
Categories: 2019, Holidays • Tags: #Donttalkathon2018, #roadtrip, Allegheny River, dog walk, Philosophy
by dpankiewicz
Think back to before the IPhone. What did you do with those school pictures? Where did the old ones go? In one frame we found they kept going under the new one.
Categories: 2019, Charleroi, Magic town • Tags: Charleroi, Cougar Soccer, Philosophy
by dpankiewicz
I will be your bodyguard if you call me Al. .WA WA WA WA, WAH WAH, WAHHH. No we are not there for a Paul Simon concert, but instead a little exploratory trip. What better way to go from PIT to NYC, than by flying direct into EWR! This is definitely the greatest city in the US and not needing a car to get from point to point is one of the best parts of it. First there is something […]
Categories: 2019 • Tags: #roadtrip, Philosophy
by dpankiewicz
Dolores decided to skip the Bon Jovi tribute band “Wanted” and instead rested up for her tour of Arcadia.
Categories: 2019, Non-Dairy • Tags: #roadtrip, 90th, BrokenArmMama's, cheesecake, food porn, Philosophy
by dpankiewicz
Uncle Tom came to Pittsburgh and we made it out to golf before the storms rolled in this afternoon. For the record Sir Thomas did birdie number 17. About number 5: Drive it down the middle then cut your second shot down on the right hillside. Don’t be afraid of the slope to the stream. And regarding somebody’s birthday who coincides with Avery’s gotcha day. Happy Gotcha day Avery.
Categories: 2019, Aspinwall, golf, Lindsey, Pittsburgh • Tags: birthday, gotchaday, Philosophy, Thunderstorms
by dpankiewicz
OK, I know some of you wonder what us referee people do as part of our pre-game talk, especially if you’ve worked with your team before and know that the soccer IQ of the crew the best that it can get in Western PA. Last week we talked about the PA Dept. of Revenue and how they tax estates or should we say how they tax beneficiaries. Over this weekend we were discussing amazing spots on the Allegheny River from […]
Categories: 2019 • Tags: Alan Watts, Philosophy