In Search of…musings for my grandchildren while riding my bike…
A long one, so keep reading, it'll eventually be about pizza… We decided to make a bike trip starting in Pittsburgh's Little Italy and meandering westward to some of Ohio’s old Italian neighborhoods in Weirton, WV, Steubenville, Youngstown, Akron, and Cleveland, OH (PA-WV-OH). And, of course, check out some historical Post Office Art, and, with … Continue reading Yins & Yous Guys! PA-WV-OH – Day 1
With summer coming to a close, we decided to try something new! We’d not been out in the camper since the gravel bike races had ended in early August, and I really wanted to go to the Upstate NY “Pizza Meccas” of Utica and Schenectady, NY.So, off we went on a 3 day bike tour … Continue reading Upstate Pizza Mecca Tour Day 1 – GPS #33!
In my previous blog post, 70’s Music! & GPS #25!, I spoke about 2 versions of 70's songs: 1. the one intended by the artist 2. the one that we think we hear 3. and, then, I added a 3rd version, one’s own interpretation, or lack thereof, of a songOn a long ride the other … Continue reading 70’s V4, Wearing Moodons ‘Cause It’s Cold! & GPa #4!
When I ride, my iPhone is usually in my jersey pocket playing my 70’s playlist. I have about 12,000, 1970’s pop songs cataloged, tagged, rated, and organized in iTunes on our server! (Doesn’t everyone have their own server...remember, I’m anal).As most would agree, every song in our memory has at least two versions: The version … Continue reading 70’s Music! & GPS #25!
This blog post explains another of our locker room slang “Chooch!” and there’s a new Great Pizza Search (GPS) #22 to Wiseguy Pizzeria in Hammondsport, NY. “You Big Chooch” Another locker room, and even high school hallway, slang was “you chooch!” or “you big chooch!” or “you choochadell!” This word had different meanings depending upon … Continue reading You Big Chooch (GPS #22)
This blog post talks about some locker room slang that we used as high schoolers in football and baseball and Great Pizza Search (GPS) #21. You Big Caguzz! I played football (previously discussed) and baseball in high school. Most of the baseball team also played football, but only a few played basketball. ASIDE - Why … Continue reading You Big Caguzz! and GPS #21
This blog post is long but not about GPS, or GPa , or even GPO! Instead of searching, this post is about FINDING. Last week, I did a virtual gravel bike race as part of the 2020 Durty Bikes Virtual Gravel Series. Virtual in this case means that the race organizer sets up a course, … Continue reading The Finding!
Great Pizza Search (GPS) #14 was a bike ride to Pizza D's in Mendon, NY. I chose D's because it is next to the Lehigh Valley Trail. The route would take in the Erie Canal Trail, Auburn Branch of the Lehigh Valley Trail, and the Main Branch of the Lehigh (Strava Link). I needed the … Continue reading GPS #14 – Pizza D’s, Mendon, NY
On June 30, 2020, I rode to BB's Pizzeria in Newark, NY for my Great Pizza Search (GPS) #6. I chose BB's because their "About Us" seemed interesting, and I needed to ride 70 miles to get 1000 miles for the month of June. Newark is a 70 mile round trip (click here to go … Continue reading GPS #6 -BB’s Pizzeria, Newark, NY
Today, I rode to a "homey" pizza place, out and back to home in my Great Pizza Search (GPS) #5! If I plan to criticize others' pizzas, I need to taste some of my own medicine. The process started on Friday evening (it's now Sunday evening) with adding 100% unbleached bread flour and water to … Continue reading GPS #5 -Homemade Sourdough Pizza #1 and #2!
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