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New housing and a Pitt in the Hill
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The Pittsburgh housing authority has approved a sale of land to Pitt for new athletic facilities.  The property is right next to the Oak Hill apartments.  The land left over will be sold to Beacon developers to more than double the number of housing units of Oak Hill.  This is great stuff for 2 reasons.  The obvious reason would be so many new houses in an otherwise undeveloped section of the Hill.  More houses mean more residents.  More residents mean demand for more restaurants, stores, etc.  More development also bridges the shady gaps of the Hill district and makes it a more aesthetically pleasing place to live.  All of that leading to higher property values.

The second good thing to come from this is having pitt's footprint spread beyond Oakland.  The further into the Hill District that Pitt goes, the more student foot traffic the Hill will see.  Eventually, they'll see Centre avenue as a great route to downtown.  Pitt creeping into the Hill district really fills in the blanks around the area and all just becomes a well blended section of the City.  So when you're driving down Centre Avenue, you don't have that obvious unsettling feeling of, "oh, we must be in the Hill District now."  It'll be seamless, just like going from shadyside to squirrel Hill.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08207/899398-53.stm?cmpid=news.xml

 


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Bird proof packaging
Thoughts and ideas I read in a book a while back, forget what it was, that to catch raccoons, all you have to do is stick something shiny in a log that won't come out easily, and when a raccoon sees it, it will not let it go if it can't get it out of the hole.  Something similar happened today on my walk to work today that was hilarious, to me at least.  Someone had dropped a ziplock bag of cashews or something on the sidewalk and a bird was pulling and pecking away at it.  It was really showing signs of desperation in its efforts.  I was picturing the monkey banging on something it couldn't figure out.  I'd almost want to do this for entertainment purposes when I get bored.  Would that be animal abuse?

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Shower habits.
Thoughts and ideas So I'm taking a shower, and I'm doing my Stevie Wonder impression facing the water, and I wonder where I learned that behavior.  I mean, I don't think I was ever told how to take a shower.  Sure, we all were washed in the tub growing up, sometimes with others, but when we got old enough to take a shower, you were just pointed in the right direction, told how to engage the shower head, and left to it.  Weird.  I think that's why so many people have so many different ways of taking showers.  Some people like "me time" in the shower and just hang out and sing and do whatever you want to because you're naked and no one is around.  Some people just want to get in and out for those same reasons; you're naked and no one is around.  There's certainly a ritual that goes into taking showers too, that just develops like a Pavlovian response.  Water falling on my head -- grab the shampoo.  It's all taboo too, isn't it?  You can't ask someone what they do in the shower in normal dinner conversation.  You can ask someone what their morning routine is, or their normal route to work, or even the way they like their ice-cream, but shower time is private time.  I'm not saying I'm wanting to ask people the question, just that there are tons of variations that include radios, brushing teeth, rinsing and repeating, duration, and so much more, that really gives some insight into the personality of a person, but no one talks about it.

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As I lay in my bed and it storms outside
Wax Poetic Watching the wind blow by
Watching the clouds cover the sky
Watching the rain camouflage tears
Watching the leaves wither with fears.

Seeing the sky fill over by a shadow
Seeing the lightning strobe the below
Seeing the debris wrestle with the wind
Seeing leaves on trees which they're pinned.

Hearing the wind rattle the screens
Hearing the rain fall like beans
Hearing the thunder dampen screams
Hearing this storm, interrupts my dreams.

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If you want to be happy for the rest of your life...
Quote of the Moment "Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised."
  
 - Psalms 31:30

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Listen to your heart
Song of the day I woke up today and this song was in my head.  I have never had this song in mp3, and I have no idea when the last time I ever heard it.  I can't even say that I think it's a great song.  But it was repeating in my head.

Roxette - Listen to your heart



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No more Majestic Star Casino
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Surprise, Surprise, Don Barden doesn't have the money to finish the casino as planned, so he's sold off 75% ownership to some dude in Chicago.  That means that the Majestic Star will most likely be called something else.  There's all kind of hooting and hollering going on, some saying that it's a bait and switch, others saying that the casino license should go up to another vote, and I'm not in either of those mindsets.  Neil Bluhm and the investors from Chicago have promised to deliver what was originally promised, and by June 2009, so let's go for it.  I'm not a fan of beaurocratic red tape and legal delays and blah blah blah.  Let's just find someone that can get the job done right instead of letting costs increase and have steel structure blotter on the river front.

read more at the post gazette: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08197/897080-53.stm

 


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Top 10 reasons to date a geek
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There's a bunch of lists out there, and I'm sure you've heard how geeks are great lovers, but I think I have a few things to add to the list.  Geeks are great.

10.  Getting to know a geek is easy - just google their name...or sometimes, their alias...or aliases.  You can find pictures, blogs, forums, newspaper articles, anything they've done or been involved in.  Throw in some myspace and facebook stalking, and you've got a good sense of what they're all about and their friends.  You can make a pretty good judgement of how interested you should be based on these alone, and you didn't even have to meet them in an awkward place!

9.  It works both ways - rest assured, they're going to do the same google stalker on you too.  Geeks want to know what they're getting themselves into while satisfying their stalker tendencies.  Geeks are thirsty for knowledge, and this time it's about you!  You should be flattered at how much they want to learn about you and be able to have a conversation with you right off the bat instead of just having small talk.

8.  They leave an audit trail - If your geek shows up with a tan one day...you know something is up.  They're life is well documented, email use, text messages, new facebook friends and wall posts, twitter updates, blog posts, etc.  They great thing is, even if you can't get an idea of what's going on in their lives from all these things, if they stop activity...you know they're distracted by something...

7.  They're easy to please - All you have to do is smile at them and they're in love.  If that fails, just buy them a new gadget like an iphone or some GPS thing-a-majig.

6..  They're devoted - Geeks like reliability.  Once they spend all their time in building a new computer, they don't want to see that hard drive crash.  They're the same with their relationships.

5.  They're connected - So you want to take a trip to London, but don't have the money for a hotel?  Don't worry, your geek probably plays World of Warcraft with someone from London, and you can crash at their place.

4.  They're only 1 click away - Email, text, call, IM, facebook, and probably lots of other ways should make for an easy way to get in contact with your geek.  Alternatively, you can find out which one they check least often, and send a message there, then you can say, "oh, i facebooked messaged you that, didn't you get it?" and you're home safe.

3.  Full of potential (too) - Let's face it, you're geek spends a lot of time on his or her computer.  This doesn't (necessarily) mean they're an introvert or misanthrope though.  Chances are, they're just waiting for someone else to come along and see if they want to do something.  They'll probably be full of ideas of things to do that they read about on wikipedia or digg, and you can do them together!

2.  Mr Fix it - Yeah, they can fix your computer.  Yeah, they can figure out why your wireless router isn't working.  Yeah, they can hook up your new HDTV for  you.  They can also do some awesome research on webMD or How stuff works or any other resource out there to do what you need done.  Like I said, they're thirsty for knowledge because they believe human knowledge belongs to the world.

1.  Dropped connection - If you decide it's time to end the relationship, just tell them that you're going to South Africa to live in a hut and you won't have any internet.  They've read stories about those places, and they don't want to go there, or be with anyone who could live there.


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Stay away from the reservoir!!!
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saw this in my headline reader today.  You'd think people would learn to stay away from the reservoir!


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Let the bodies hit the floor, let the bodies hit the floor.
Personal Update Really, I have to give it up to my body for the past month or so.  It's been through a lot, especially in the past week!  I have poison all over my legs, probably have some sort of sinus infection following a cold a week ago, and I've added a weight routine inbetween days of my ~4 mile runs.  It's been in a constant state of healing for a while now, and it's doing a great job.  Even been getting more sun than normal from soccer and the runs.  Good job, body, keep up the good work.  There's still a rough road ahead of us to get where we need to be for the urbanathlon, or california beach appearance...but each day gets us a little closer.

As for the rest of me, doing pretty well.  I missed a week of work from the tooth surgery, then a short holiday week from the 4th of july, then another week off for staycation.  I was going to go to yankanuck with Deirdre, mom & chris, and even mike, serah, and Josie, but I decided to sit it out and save money for when i will really need it.  All i would do at yankanuck would be play music and read.  I got a lot done though, and things actually worked out very well for me by staying back.  More on that in the future.

Got a lot coming up too.  Josh Hall Project plays at the Cornerstone Kickoff on august 24th, and unlike instruments where you just have to learn the song and you're good, vocals need to be in shape to sing.  So that needs to start NOW.  Need to take a trip up to see grandma.  I've also decided to sell all 4 of my lollapalooza tickets, with a minor loss, so that I can fly to California for that week.  Details to come, but I'm excited for what might be a new chapter...or even expansion pack, to my life.  I try to keep my head on my shoulders and heart in place for the time being, but I'm praying for open eyes to see what God wants to reveal to me.

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