Bruce coached the Lancaster Catholics Crusaders to a second state championship this year. Congratulations to Bruce and the players and the families for getting there as a team. Again.

Photos: Champs

Yule tide is upon us. The lights are up out front.

Photos: Yuletide

Tags: yule

On the ridge overlooking Pennsylvania’s Coal Country is a wind farm. Country that includes Centralia which is still burning underground. I got to see it on our way to watch Bruce Harbach coach the Crusaders to another victory in pursuit of a state championship.

The last houses in Centralia:

Barry got a new car. A real, new, 2011, first owner car! This is only amazing because Barry like to maintain old, beaten Jettas. His last one has 490,000 + miles on it. This whiplash ahead three decades in automotive technology has my head spinning. I truly never thought I would see the day.

Just Jim Eggs are 2 eggs and all the veggies you didn’t eat last night. Fry them up omelet style add at least some toast, bacon if you have it!

This was standard morning fare while Jim Ridgway was here getting his daily dose of puppiness.

The early, heavy snow storm took out our trees, power and forced Halloween festivities to be cancelled. We managed to have the annual Trunk and treating for the Cedar Lake Community the Friday after Halloween.

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Those little white streaks are falling snowflakes, not dust on the lens! October 29 mark the first snow for Winter 2011!

Seriously, do I need to shovel?

Tags: snow

Can’t wait to see these pop up again, maybe Kyle will build one?