In Search of…musings for my grandchildren while riding my bike…
Recently, I've explored the Neopolitan based slang used in our HS locker room and mentioned Coach Mel. But, there were many coaches from youth through college. I remember most, and each had some effect on my development as a player AND as a person. I respected my coaches, even those I was not close to. … Continue reading Man On, Front Side, Back Side! & GPS #24!
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
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
The Great Pizza Search (GPS) #13 was Homemade Pizzas #12 & #13 on July 21. The Dough We used the remaining dough from July 15 (also used on pizzas #10 and #11). It was still very active as the size doubled after removal from the refrigerator. It had cool looking, large bubbles on the top … Continue reading GPS #13 – A Little Spicy!
GPS #10 On July 14, the Great Pizza Search (GPS) #10 took me to Italian Kitchen in Ovid, NY. We ended up in Ovid after a 62+ mile ride around the south end of Seneca Lake in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate NY. Montour Falls, NY Also part of this ride, I was able … Continue reading GPS #10, #11 & #12 – Italian Kitchen, Ovid, NY & Homemade 10-12
GPS (Great Pizza Search) #9 was another foray into homemade pizza. The dough making process started on July 9 with culminated in 2 pizzas made on July 10 and another two on July 11. I decided to change up a couple of things for this dough versus previous doughs: Regular dough with yeast vs Sourdough … Continue reading GPS #9 – Homemade #6 to #9
On July 6, for the Great Pizza Search (GPS) #8, I decided to do the Durty Bikes Gravel Series #2 - Bennington, NY Race (Strava Link). It was a very hot, hilly, and grueling bike race for me. Riding virtual races on real courses without other competitors is very mentally taxing. And as the first … Continue reading GPS #8 – Main Street Pizza, Batavia, NY
Friday, July 3's Great Pizza Search (GPS) #7 was my second attempt at making homemade sourdough pizzas. This time, I made only 00 white flour sourdough Initially, I planned to create 2 or 3 Neapolitan style pizzas using a pizza stone that I had just purchased. Unfortunately, the dough was very wet making it impossible … Continue reading GPS #7 – Homemade #3, #4, #5
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
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