Blog of Josh Hall

Maybe inspired from the show Home improvement, or maybe my old dentist, Dr. Birch, but I’d like to build my own car.  I’d love to have a place in a garage to just work on it for years slowly building it, making sure I’m doing it right, learning about how it all works.  Having some […]

Rage against the machine did Bulls on Parade without any instruments during the Replican National Convention after cops took over their stage and PA.

As I was walking to work this morning, a late 20 year old guy was washing his cadillac, and I intently made eye contact with him, waved, and said hi to him.  Not entirely characteristic of me, but he was close enough to be my neighbor, so I wanted to be neighborly.  As I was […]

What’s your favorite orange-colored food?  – Does pizza count?  How about just american cheese?  I hate pumpkin, that’s for sure. What’s the best way to drink orange juice?  – Straight from the container. Which candy’s orange-colored pieces taste best?  – I just had some yesterday, so I’m going to go with Reese’s Pieces.  Although, I […]

The slang "going postal" kind of slipped in under the radar if you ask me.  What was a topical item in the 90s, is now just another idiom.  I actually can’t help but feel bad for the united states postal service.  I can’t think of anything they’ve done in recent years to preserve the meaning […]

Did you know that there is a wooden street in pittsburgh?  Roslyn Place in Shadyside is the only one.  It’s hard to tell from the google street view, but you can certainly see the color.  Here‘s an article on the history, or really, lack of historical knowledge.  It’s a historic landmark though, so it will […]