Category Archives: Cool Stuff
Supertramp Had Kippers for Breakfast
Back in 1979, Supertramp sang about having kippers for breakfast on theirBreakfast in America album and here I am some 32 years later eating them for lunch. When that album came out, I had no idea what kippers were. There was no Google for me to search on. I naturally assumed it was a British …
Pasteles in Hammonton
Absolutely wonderful pasteles at the Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel carnival in Hammonton, NJ. Doing it up right with my friend, Karla, from work.
Pay Phones…Almost Extinct
Pay phones have almost gone the way of the dinosaur but not at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia. In case you’re curious, it’s 50 cents to make a call.
A Trip to Philadelphia
Since I live so close to Philadelphia, I visit it quite often. It’s a wonderful city, full of live and vitality and all kinds of great things like amazing restaurants, museums, history, cool parks, and a city vibe that just can’t be beat. So when Linda and I had free museum tickets, I decided to …
Sketch Club Players Put on “Out of Sight…Out of Murder”
And I Helped… Out of Sight…Out of Murder opened last week at the Woodbury Sketch Club Players, and I helped. That’s right folks. I was the assistant director. My job was to assist director John Blackwell where ever it was possible including being on book during rehearsal, feeding actors their lines, reading lines when actors …
I’m In Print, Sort Of…
Trade Shows, Magazines, and Traveling Circuses Well, I bet you all thought this blog was dead, right? Wrong! I realize that it has been some time since I posted anything on Me and the Blue Skies but this baby hasn’t exhaled its last breath just yet. And what better thing to bring me back to …
’96 Gibson SG Special Guitar for Sale
In Good To Very Good Used Condition I don’t usually use my blog to sell stuff, but my soon-to-be son-in-law is selling off his 1996 Gibson SG Special Guitar to raise some money for the french drain system they need for their basement and the new roof that they must get by springtime. Funny isn’t …
Top 10 Search Terms
How People Find Me and the Blue Skies On April 27, 2009, I launched my new blog at Me and the Blue Skies located at it’s own domain. In addition to having its own location, I switched from Blogger to WordPress. One of the benefits of WordPress is that it provides you with blog stats …
Historic Cold Spring Presbyterian Church
Semi-Wordless Wednesday I’ve never really participated in any Wordless Wednesdays so I decided to give it a try. Of course, I can’t be totally wordless so it’s a semi-wordless Wednesday. Over the weekend, I went to Cape May with my buddy, Bob, from work. On the way there, we came across a really cool historic …
Mom and Me Diaper Cakes Take Diaper Cakes to a Whole New Level
My very good friend, Sandy, and her mom have started a new diaper cake business. Recently featured on NJ’s premier online news magazine, Write On NJ, I was excited to find out exactly how Mom and Me Diaper Cakes got its start and how it stands apart from the rest. I’ve known Sandy since she …
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