Tomorrow is the start of August and the beginning of my GSE food and beverage challenge. Christian is going to join the fun, too. As much as humanly possible we’ll only eat and drink stuff that is somehow turned into a consumer product right here in the state.
The point is to identify some of the [...]
Entries from July 2008
July 31, 2008
PA Food Month: the rules
July 30, 2008
cheer, pennsylvania!
Thanks to scooterist friend Stefan, I am now the delighted owner of Cheer, Pennsylvania!, the 1983 recording by the University of Pennsylvania Band.
It’s got all the Penn Band standbys like “Fight On, Pennsylvania,” “Hang Jeff Davis,” Hail, Pennsylvania,” “Drink a Highball,” “Cheer, Pennsylvania,” and much more. I almost want to go to a college football [...]
July 29, 2008
An Outing to State Game Land 242
Readers, you may remember Christian Hunold from such Pennsylvania Day blog posts as GSE=hotbed of bicycle racing. He is here now to report on his trip to one of the PA Game Commission’s shooting ranges.
Having transitioned out of bicycle racing due to not getting any younger, Jen decided I needed a new hobby. And since [...]
July 28, 2008
PA in the supermarket
Since I found myself at the local Superfresh today, I picked up some manufactured-in-PA stuff specifically for Pennsylvaniavore month – assuming I’ll want to eat a more varied diet than Anselma’s flour can offer.
I got some Snyders of Hanover chips, Dietz & Watson deli meat (ok, better not wait till August 1 to eat that), [...]
July 27, 2008
pennsylvania keeps flour real
In preparation for my fast-approaching month of being a Pennsylvaniavore, I’ve begun collecting some non-perishables. Thinking ahead about bread and breakfast, I decided to go in search of some flour products milled in PA. Some inquiries on the internets turned up information about the Mill at Anselma, just a short trip out of Philadelphia in [...]
July 23, 2008
BikePA: bicycle routes through the greatest state ever
We have a pretty strong cycling community here in PA, and I would like to call your attention to the excellent service provided by BikePA, an outfit that does grassroots level promotion of bike riding in the state.
BikePA’s website provides a helpful listing of regional bike clubs and cycling attractions as well as a bookstore [...]
July 22, 2008
COMING SOON: a month of Pennsylvania foods
As part of my ongoing celebration of all things Pennsylvania, I’ve decided to take a PA Food Challenge: I’m going to spend the month of August eating and drinking only things that have been made, cultivated, fermented and bottled, killed, or processed in our state.
Luckily for me, Pennsylvania has a bounty of meats, fruits and [...]
July 21, 2008
it’s ag fair season!
July, August, September, and October is county fair time in the greatest state ever. If there is a person out there who doesn’t enjoy viewing giant vegetables, demolition derby, sheep judging, and competitive flower arranging while snacking on pierogies and funnel cake, I have not yet met him or her.
My favorite is the Bloomsburg Fair, [...]
July 15, 2008
Well done, Ed Rendell!
Whoops, we’ve had another bit of hiatus in our celebration of the Greatest State Ever, but we’re back! Hooray! Let’s just call it the spring break, eh?
With my first post back I’d like to give a high five to our governor Ed Rendell, who’s just become chairman of the National Governors Association.
As head of NGA, [...]
