Six more weeks of winter!!!

Groundhog's Day is an event that, if you're from the Pittsburgh, PA area, you have known about most of your life. Obviously with the hit movie of Bill Murray's, it became much more nationally known. It's just a fun thing that most people who attend, do so to have a bit of fun in the middle of a Pennsylvania bleak winter. This year, it came at the same time as everyone was waking up after a night of celebration of the Pittsburgh Steelers winning their 6th Superbowl. I mean, the city and most of the western part of the state of Pennsylvania are pretty much flying with good feelings today....and in these tuff economic times....is a good thing!

So, for the fun of it, check out Punxsutawney Phil's website for information about the history and Phil's 2009 prediction for winter!

Phil Says "Six More Weeks of Winter!"

Phil's official forecast as read February 2nd, 2009 at sunrise at Gobbler's Knob:
Hear Ye Hear Ye

On Gobbler's Knob this glorious Groundhog Day, February 2nd, 2009

Punxsutawney Phil, Seer of Seers, Prognosticator of all Prognosticators

Awoke to the call of President Bill Cooper

And greeted his handlers, Ben Hughes and John Griffiths

After casting a joyful eye towards thousands of his faithful followers,

Phil proclaimed that his beloved Pittsburgh Steelers were World Champions one more time

And a bright sky above me

Showed my shadow beside me.

So 6 more weeks of winter it will be.

Some Local Boomer Nostalgia!

Hillary Clinton at the Hot Metal Diner in Pittsburgh, PA.

I think most Baby Boomers love anything from our youth. I have always loved diners. There are many diners around the United States, although for many years, they mostly disappeared as other 1950's things did, such as the drive-in movie theaters and hula-hoops. As the Baby Boomer generation has come of the age of confidence and has been delving into starting their own small businesses, there has been a comeback of these bye gone venues. There is Sonic, the U.S. national chain, carhop, drive-in restaurant. In the Pittsburgh, PA area, we have a local area family style restaurant chain called Eat n' Park. When I was young in the 1950's and 60's, they had carhops as well. The restaurant still exists, but they haven't had the carhop feature for many years. Carhops, being the waiter/waitress who comes out to your car and takes/brings you your order. In the early days of Eat n' Park, the carhops came out to your car and took your order. When it was ready, they brought it out on a tray that would sit on your car window, partially wound up. Well, I'm getting a bit side tracked on the subject of 1950 Baby Boomer nostalgia, which could be a large article in of itself.

Here is a review of one of a few local Pittsburgh area diners, who's owner belongs to a group of women entrepreneurs called The DinerLadies. I like to promote local businesses that I love to any of my local readers. This diner has a national claim to fame as it was actually visited by Hillary Clinton during her 2008 primary campaign for the Democratic President candidacy.

If you have a favorite diner memory or location, please let me know in a comment by clicking on the comment link under the title of this article!

Hot Metal Diner

Top 12 Most Luxurious Custom Made Home Theaters - Born Rich

Not like I'm ever going to have one of these, but these are wayyyyyyy cool!!!

(just something to think about... oh those days when we thought of getting out the 'ol credit card and buying whatever the heck we wanted to... no wonder everything is such a mess!!!)

Top 12 Most Luxurious Custom Made Home Theaters - Born Rich