Shannon and the Cake November 30, 2007

More cake day pictures. This one from Latrobe Elementary School. I couldn’t resist this picture of Shannon digging in. I can tease her about it… because she’s the skinniest one in our newsroom. Here is promotion guru Heath Myrick (left) and producer extradinaire Kevin Kalia trying it out. Even their [...]

Dripless Candles Can Drip November 29, 2007

Thanks to the McCreary family for being great friends and smart people. Here is a small mess on my friend’s Thanksgiving table. The dripless candles…. started to drip after burning beautifully all day. So, here’s the tip to get that messy wax off of [...]

New Grass! November 29, 2007

As promised… here are a couple of pictures of my new grass coming in. I hope it makes it through the winter. For those of you who haven’t been reading this blog…. I had trouble in the Fall with grubs. They ate the roots to my grass and then raccoons came and [...]

Yard Update November 28, 2007

Many of you have recently written me asking about my yard. It seems a lot of us had the very same problem in the Fall with grubs. They hatch in the grass and eat the roots of the grass…. then raccoons and skunks dig up the grass (which is easy since [...]

Cake Day Pictures November 27, 2007

School visits are our favorite days of the week. Every Wednesday, an area school gets the treat of Stephen Cropper’s expertise …. and we enjoy the treat of a wonderful cake. They come in all shapes and sizes and tastes…. but this one was worth a photo. [...]

Pick a Presidential Candidate November 23, 2007

A friend of mine sent me this and I think it’s worth your time. It’s a presidential candidate match. Think you already know which candidate most agrees with your views? You might be surprised. Click here to take the quiz. It’s really quick… only taking a couple [...]

Pittsburgh At Night Cards November 22, 2007

Here is a look at the cards I promised to show you: I love the Pittsburgh at Night print. For those of you who’ve been reading this blog, you know I ordered a print of the beautiful watercolor. The artist lived in Pittsburgh. His name is Russel Snyder and he passed away [...]

New Book November 20, 2007

This is the newest book I’m reading. (I’m not exactly sure how to pronounce the title) I’m only a few pages in … but I wanted to share it because of what I’ve learned about the author. Irene [...]

Wasting Time Online November 20, 2007

Thanks to Lynn for writing in to suggest a website to check out if you are looking to fill a few extra minutes:
trueofficeconfessions.com = anonymous goings on inside offices
And here are a couple of my own suggestions:
www.Pandora.com = music site that turns into a radio station [...]

Rich’s Recipe November 19, 2007

This is the wonderful Rich. He was the Executive Producer at Channel 4 but left us to for his own business. However, when we need him… he always comes back to help. He was talking about making a dish that his kids love. I asked him to [...]

Matt’s Tour November 16, 2007

We all welcomed Matt to our newsroom this week. He’s a great young man who’s been emailing many of us at the station for quite a while. He asks very serious and indepth questions and I’m sure will soon be joining our staff! Here we are (when [...]

Jan’s Leaves November 14, 2007

Meet Jan. She’s the wonderful voice on the other end of the line when you call WTAE. She overheard Don and me challenging each other to find the perfect Fall leaf…. and she told me what she does every year. She collects the [...]

Thanksgiving Surprise November 12, 2007

NEW TURKEY RECIPE
Your dinner will be the talk of the TOWN!!You should try this! Sure to bring smiles from your guests!Here is a new way to prepare your Thanksgiving Turkey.
1. Cut out aluminum foil in desired shapes.2. Arrange the turkey in the roasting pan, position the foil carefully. (see attached picture for details)3. [...]

Champion Enterprises Award November 12, 2007

Here I am over the weekend with Bill Neal. He’s the CEO of Champion Enterprises. He founded the group 31 years ago and has been working hard to improve the lives of disadvantaged youth in Allegheny County. Today, there are more than a dozen programs headed [...]

My Starbucks Run November 10, 2007

You wrote in and alerted me… Starbucks is switching out its Pumpkin Spice for the new Gingerbread Latte. And here’s Becky tasting the proof. ( You know Becky from Links N’@ ) I was happy to make a coffee run for the newsroom [...]