For my second entry on the GSE blog, I can’t help but write about food. From my perch here in Philadelphia, the obvious topic to write about is the cheesesteak. And, really, the international phenomenon of the Philly Cheesesteak is – well – phenomenal. It is much to be proud of.
But is [...]
Entries from January 2008
January 16, 2008
now, about these cheesesteaks?
January 16, 2008
Pennsylvania: A Wide World of Beverages
I am thinking again about my PA Day party, and now that I’ve mastered the kluski making it’s time to consider which drinks to serve. There are so many from which to choose!
As far as the soda category goes, there is A-Treat root beer from Allentown, as well as the Pennsylvania Dutch brand of birch [...]
January 16, 2008
GSE Makes Smithsonian Life List
I will admit, one of my greatest pleasures is reading my Smithsonian Magazine cover to cover, so you can imagine my delight when I encountered a mention of the GSE in the last issue.
The January issue of the Smithonian Mag contained the “Smithsonian Life List” — a list of 28 places around the world that [...]
January 15, 2008
small children, please close your eyes for a minute…
Jeff Cronin was having a look at a map of the GSE…
For a state with a history wrought with the presence of Quakers and Amish, taking a look at the names of some of Pennsylvania’s towns may lead a visitor to several wrong assumptions of the morals of its founders.
To the outsider, Pennsylvanians seem [...]
January 14, 2008
Agriculturally Awesome
Although I am not a native Pennsylvanian, and I spent the majority of my youth in one of those other commonwealths, it didn’t take me very long to realize that PA is the GSE.
Just one of the many reasons Pennsylvania is the greatest state ever is because it is agriculturally awesome. [...]
January 12, 2008
Pennsylvania Farm Show
The annual Pennsylvania Farm Show wrapped up today, but I managed to catch some of the sheep judging and the gaited horse demonstration, gazed at many chickens, and took lots of photos of goats. The highlight of the show (for me, anyway) is the Duckling Swim & Slide. If you haven’t yet been to the [...]
January 11, 2008
more love for PA Day!
Big PA cheers to philebrity.com for giving PA Day a boost!
-Jen
January 11, 2008
The Commonalities in the Commonwealth
This is from Jeff Cronin, a writer who lives in Bucks County:
What really unites us all as Pennsylvanians is our deep-rooted hatred of dealing with other peoples’ crap. In the varied populations of the Keystone State, it’s shown a bit differently.
Here in Philly, we don’t take crap from people who don’t bleed Eagles’ green. In [...]
January 10, 2008
Greene County and Pittsburgh = America
I’ve been asking Pennsylvanians why they love Pennsylvania. This is from Mark Franks:
My family began its American history three generations ago working the coalmining communities of Greene County, Pennsylvania as laborers, businessmen, and educators.
Over time, as with many families, motivated equally by need and opportunity, we moved to the city, Pittsburgh. Here we found work, [...]
January 9, 2008
point taken inre. Pymatuning carp
A big thanks to Phillyist.com for the mention, and okay, the writhing carp at the Linesville Spillway may be my idea of delightful Pennsylvania, but perhaps it’s a gross-out for some. So we’ve changed our header image to this lovely carp-free view of Sullivan County (with thanks to Vin Marshall for the image).
For those who [...]
