It’s the Philly 10K again! Its starting time was 7:30 at 8th and South, so I saw the preparations when I took my morning walk. When I went to the Acme a bit later, it had started but hadn’t reached Christian Street yet. On my way back, however, it was in full swing, so I … Continue reading Ya Gotta Breathe!!!
Philadelphia
Death of an Alleged Sexual Predator
There’s an obituary for Richard Glanton, who died of a heart attack at 79, in the Philadelphia Inquirer, and buried in the eleventh paragraph is this little nugget: He ended a workplace sexual harassment suit with a private settlement in the early 1990s What a way to bury one of the stories that had the … Continue reading Death of an Alleged Sexual Predator
Animal Free Zone
A few blocks from me there is a fenced-in playground where people have been taking their dogs in the early morning to allow them to run free and play. Later in the day, children are active in a variety of sports activities. Recently I noticed a sign on the fence. I think that sign is … Continue reading Animal Free Zone
My War with the City
All right, it’s not really a war. It merely feels like one. It all started when I bought this house six years ago. My realtor warned me that I was paying too much, but I had my reasons. I was anxious to get out of Center City. I liked living in Center City, and it … Continue reading My War with the City
Task Is at It Again
Once is not enough apparently as far as Task is concerned. You may recall that the television series Task, which was broadcast on HBO, did some filming in my neighborhood a couple years ago, although in the finished series, I never was able to identify which scenes those were. I assume that filming must have been … Continue reading Task Is at It Again
The Fourth
As the Fourth of July is nigh, Philly is in the midst of its fourth heat wave of the season. The image below shows Fahrenheit on the left and Celsius on the right. The Celsius scale looks so much better right now. Last night it was still 90° F at 9:00 PM. Happily my AC … Continue reading The Fourth
Reminiscing about the Hundred Steps
There’s another article about the Hundred Steps in Billy Penn, and it got me to reminiscing about when I used to live in the house right at the top of the Steps. In 2004 the Steps had fallen into disrepair, so that summer there was a major effort to refurbish them. The workers would start … Continue reading Reminiscing about the Hundred Steps
Interview with an Inquirer
It was about two weeks ago that I stopped into the Nuts to You shop on Walnut Street for my weekly shopping for, well, nuts and related goodies. I had paid for my items for the day and was loading them into my backpack when the manager, who had been speaking to a young woman … Continue reading Interview with an Inquirer
Two Walls and the Brits
A followup to my post from last week about the desecration of the wall at the 100 steps: A CLIP employee painted over the wall because his power hose couldn’t reach far enough. What he should have done was get extension hoses. CLIP has taken action to fix the problem, and the restored wall looks … Continue reading Two Walls and the Brits
Morning Glory Diner
I’ve written about Sam’s Morning Glory Diner previously, although not always by name, and since then it’s come under new ownership and is now simply Morning Glory Diner. It opened back in the 90s when I was living on Clymer Street, and I used to go there on Saturday mornings for breakfast or brunch. When … Continue reading Morning Glory Diner