Archive | January, 2008

Flagpole trivia

Posted on 30 January 2008 by BB

There’s been some talk on the Web about the monument that’s leaning on the flagpole on its teeny, tiny island in the village square. Today, risking life and limb, I weaved my way through traffic to get a photo of the monument to solve the mystery of …

I live my life like there’s no tomorrow (or backing band)

Posted on 30 January 2008 by jerseym

From the “dude, that’s pretty f&*$ing cool” files-
Surfing around today, I came across an uber-rare gem of an MP3-
Fan of Van Halen?
Yeah, me too-
Then check THIS out-
It’s an isolated vocal track of David Lee Roth singing Runnin With The Devil-
“GoddamnitbabyyouknowIain’tlyintoya, I’monlygointellyouonetime!”
Enjoy!
Runnin With The Devil
(Dig it? Please link back to where you found it)

Fire on 2nd Street

Posted on 29 January 2008 by jerseym

Laying in bed with 31 Flavors, we heard the sound of firetrucks and sirens.
Nothing new, we thought.
In fact, she asked me if I thought we’d ever see a night in Harrisburg that we didn’t hear sirens.
After about ten minutes of siren after siren after siren, we decided to go and see what all the commotion [...]

Warn hot water!

Posted on 29 January 2008 by Karns Quality Blog

Warn hot water!

Originally uploaded by y0sh.

I just noticed this truly strange sign in the locker room of the local
YMCA.
If the grammar is to be taken literally, then this sign is instructing
us to warn the hot water. I’m not really sure what the warning is or
how [...]

Tuesday tidbits

Posted on 29 January 2008 by BB

* On the floor of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Rep. Ron Marsico today recognized the Central Dauphin High School girls’ soccer team for being crowned state co-champions last spring.* Today’s The Patriot-News has a disturbing editorial a…

True Story-

Posted on 29 January 2008 by jerseym

The following are actual stories- copied and pasted from public message forums and emails gathered by me.
You tell ME if you see a pattern-
From the forums at PennLive.com-
The year was 1987 and I lived in a high rise in the 2300 block of front street. one of the residents of the apt. bldg. parked in [...]

Upcoming Event: CPEC Job & Internship Fair

Posted on 29 January 2008 by Brian

The Central PA Employment Consortium is hosting its annual job and internship Tuesday, Feb. 19th at the Radisson in Camp Hill. This well organized event is big enough to lure more than a few dissatisfied workers away from their lunch breaks in search of better jobs. While primarily targeted at the area’s college students and [...]

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To The Soldiers...Clock towerDC FlowerBella Rocks!Lone LeafMust keep noming..

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