The Good Old Days, Wanderlust & Happy Thoughts

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Saturday, January 17, 2026

Pittsburgh is Many Small Worlds Located in One Very Large City

An everyday scene in and around the many Pittsburgh Neighborhoods. The towboat Miss Ivy Brynne towing barges down the Ohio River towards the Monongahela River where the steel mills are located. Since 1669, when French explorer Robert de La Salle from Quebec entered the region known today as... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 10, 2026

Happy Thoughts Regarding My Plans for Spring

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Sunday, January 4, 2026

You Gotta Love That They Are Free and Literally Have Something for Everyone

I love public libraries because they're built on the principle that books are so important and so necessary to human flourishing that access to them cannot depend on your income. ~Book Lover~ Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 24, 2025

One Very Popular Christmas Song Isn't About Christmas At All

Written in 1934 and originally sung by Richard Himber before Bing Crosby made the song Winter Wonderland a Christmas hit, and after all these years, many wonder the same question each year, "who is Parson Brown?" It is important to note that while the song is largely popular during Christmas time,... Sign in to see full entry.

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If I Ever Win the Lottery, This Will Be High on My List of Wants and Needs

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Tuesday, December 23, 2025

The Most Famous Ghost Story of All Time Was Born from a Gamble

Although he remained a skeptic, Dickens was no stranger to the Victorian craze for seances and spiritualism. Because of his curiosity, Charles joined a Ghost Club dedicated to investigating supernatural occurrences. Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 19, 2025

Adding a Little Bit of Italy to Christmas

Italians cannot make it through a Christmas without the Nutcracker in one form or another. Nuts are very important for Italians historically, culturally and economically. They play a large role in supporting the economic agricultural system from north to south while also supplementing the domestic... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

The Bittersweet Passages of Time

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Sunday, December 14, 2025

My Happy Place is Just a Reach Away

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Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Truth is Stranger Than Fiction; the USPS Was Once Open to Bizarre Shipments

Apparently, the postal service began accepting parcels and packages larger than small envelopes in 1913. Some parents realized mailing rates were cheaper than train tickets, so they mailed their kids to relatives, at least until 1920, when on June 13, the Postmaster General ruled they would no... Sign in to see full entry.

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