Many years ago, I sat next to a gentleman who had printed out the NATO Phonetic Alphabet and kept a copy at his desk. He used it during phonecalls where he had to read out long strings of numbers and letters. I
Read moreGems of YouTube #4: Critical Mass
Note: This installment has been adapted from a more extensive biographical piece I built slowly over several years. Due to social tensions in America, I don’t intend to ever release that article because of how easily my admiration for Cedric can be misconstrued
Read moreGems of YouTube #3: The First Sellout
For a couple of years there, YouTube was pure. Some of the stars you know and love today were camera shy. More people were going to YouTube to watch full episodes of Naruto than they were going to watch original content. Nobody was
Read moreGems of YouTube #2: Brent Simon’s Spacecamp
The Space Camp Song! Views: 2,043,782 Posted: March 12th, 2006 Genre: Music Creator: Brett Simon, Jeff Finley Background There’s no background for Space Camp. Nothing happened prior to Space Camp. It is an epoch in time. I was in sixth
Read moreRunning at Mount Pisgah State Park
I went for a drive this morning and ended up at Mount Pisgah State Park. Of all the state parks in Pennsylvania, this is one of the most remote. It was an hour-and-forty-five-minute drive from Scranton on Route 6. Unless
Read moreAppreciating the Seiko SKX031J
During my freshman year of college, I spent some of my parents’ money on lots of junk watches on eBay. When I say lots I mean that the timepieces were literally sold in large groups and that I ended up with a
Read moreRunning at Prompton State Park
Continuing my exploration of places to run in Northeastern Pennsylvania, I was surprised when I found out about Prompton State Park. It’s about the same driving distance from my home as Lackawanna State Park. Twenty-six miles of trails surround a 290-acre
Read moreRunning at Salt Springs State Park
Having little contact with other humans over the last few months allowed me ample time to start running again. I just finished my first 40+ mile week since 2015 and capped it off with a run at Salt Springs State Park here in
Read moreWhere to Run at Nay Aug Park
I grew up about a mile away from Nay Aug Park. I learned how to ride a bike there. I spent my early teenage years cruising on my K2, exploring every nook and cranny of the park. The first pictures I ever took
Read moreRunning the D&L Trail from Sand Island in Bethlehem
I went to college in Bethlehem and decided to run a marathon during my senior year. I credit my three hour twenty minute marathon finishing time entirely to the D&L Trail. I ran almost all of my mileage on this trail
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