Category Archives: pittsburgh

The Fabulous Architecture of Pittsburgh

posted by: | June 11, 2010
Achievement: #34. Take dramatic pictures of famous Pittsburgh buildings

In the event that you’ve never been to Pittsburgh, you may not be aware of the fantastic amount of architecture we have. The buildings are gorgeous, and old and wonderful, and we wanted to try to take some really neat … Continue reading →

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The Fabulous Folk Festival

posted by: | May 15, 2010
Achievement: #37. Overindulge at the Folk Festival

Pittsburgh has such fantastically unique things, and one of my favorites (because it involves soooo much good food) is the annual Folk Festival. Yes, it’s nerdy of me to go out just to sample ethnic treats and watch the Ukrainian … Continue reading →

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St. Nicolas Greek Food Festival

posted by: | May 5, 2010
Achievement: #43. Go to a church festival or carnival

We came up with this Achievement because I thought it only fair to have Michael experience the joy that is the local Pittsburgh festival. Having not grown up in the city, he missed out on this childhood rite of passage, … Continue reading →

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Pittsburgh’s “Three Sisters”

posted by: | April 23, 2010
Achievement: #12. Make a photo documentary of Pittsburgh bridges

Our second bridge was the Warhol (Seventh Street) Bridge, which we crossed en route to the worst Buccos loss in history! It was on Earth Day, a really beautiful day, even though the Buccos just stunk out the joint. Here … Continue reading →

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The Hot (& Sexy) Metal Bridge

posted by: | March 14, 2010
Achievement: #12. Make a photo documentary of Pittsburgh bridges

As the city with three rivers, we have a huge amount of bridges, and consequently an unlimited supply of gorgeous bridge photography. Something we started talking about last year was a project we called Pittsburgh Bridge River Photography, which was … Continue reading →

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Scenes From The Snowpocalypse

posted by: | February 7, 2010
Achievement: #88. Dance inappropriately in 8 Pittsburgh locations | #89. Take pictures in the snow

I am a winter person. Michael puts up with my winter-love, although as he is Chief Shoveler, I don’t think he has quite the same affinity. That being said, we spent a year and a half in Southern California, where … Continue reading →

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Punxsutawney Dance Party

posted by: | February 2, 2010
Achievement: #88. Dance inappropriately in 8 Pittsburgh locations

I have a long-standing history of dancing when dancing is not necessarily called for, and because of that, we decided to make an Achievement out of it. Over the course of 2010, I am going to dance inappropriately in 8 … Continue reading →

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First Night 2010

posted by: | January 3, 2010
Achievement: #25. Go to 2010 First Night

When you become an investor, youll be using yourmoney to buy more bitcoins. The way you do that is, you sell other investment opportunities on the same market. Its like a stock or an ETF. Except you dont get paid … Continue reading →

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