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John Putch prepares to film 'Route 30, Too!,' the second film in his 'Route 30' trilogy - Waynesboro, PA - Waynesboro Record Herald

2010-12-30T12:00:00.000-05:00

John Putch prepares to film 'Route 30, Too!,' the second film in his 'Route 30' trilogy - Waynesboro, PA - Waynesboro Record Herald

John Putch and crew begin filming 'Route 30, Too!' amid cold and rain - Waynesboro, PA - Waynesboro Record Herald

2010-12-30T11:56:00.000-05:00

John Putch and crew begin filming 'Route 30, Too!' amid cold and rain - Waynesboro, PA - Waynesboro Record Herald

There's so much sickness

2010-05-20T11:56:00.000-04:00

Some days you're up, some days you're down. Such is life. Things have been crazy lately with me. Lots of illness and some deaths in tangental areas of my life. Depressing some days. But today, the sun is out and the weekend is two days away and life is good. I used to work with a woman who constantly said, 'there's so much sickness,' and she revelled in it as long as it was someone else's sickness and she could gossip about it. The rest of us just found her outlook on life depressing and amusing at the same time. She has moved on and while she was correct in saying, 'there's so much sickness,' I like to think there is an equal if not slightly more amount of hope in the world. So I am hopeful that it will be a good day and that everyone out there will enjoy it with me. Cheers!

Summer 2008

2008-06-25T10:59:00.002-04:00

I hope everyone else is having a pleasant summer. So far, I have been biking and walking on lots of rail trails. The RTC ( http://www.railtrails.org/index.html) is a great organization and I love them. So far this year, we have been on the Wabash Cannonball Trail in Ohio, the Lower Trail, the Staple Bend Tunnel Trail and the Johnstown Flood Trail all in Pennsylvania, the Western Maryland Rail Trail and the Great Allegany Passage in Maryland, among others. Sometimes we walk, sometimes we ride recumbent bikes. Besides biking and walking, my other summer passions are NASCAR (love KK#9)...went to Michigan, great track and lots less fans this year thanks to the gas price issues and concerts...saw Bowling for Soup on a very hot day in Virginia in early June. They put on a fabulous show! Love their music AND they are very funny guys. Hoping to see Journey and Cheap Trick later in the year. It will be interesting to hear Journey's new lead singer. Two years ago, we had the pleasure of hearing both Steve A. and JSS and both did a great job so I'll be waiting to judge the new guy for myself. Always get a good show out of Robin Zander and Rick Nielsen so will look forward to CT. Love Def Leppard and their new album is good but am passing up their concerts because I do not like their opening acts.

Web 2.0--last.fm--COOL!

2007-07-04T17:52:00.000-04:00

I chose to look at last.fm which won second place in the music category. What a cool site! I typed in a number of my favorite groups and got to hear a full song from each one. And the song selections were unusual and good--not hits but deep cuts from their albums. I didn't enter into the social networking areas but I will return to this site. For anyone who likes music (I only tried rock and heavy metal groups,) this is a great site!

http://www.last.fm/

2007-06-29T14:09:00.001-04:00

Here I am running in from the kitchen to see Kasey Kahne win!! Go #9!!

Def Lep's Famous One-Armed Drummer

2007-06-29T10:48:00.000-04:00

The most famous one-armed drummer in the world!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheshirecat123/246545427/

Vacation Vibes

2007-06-29T10:14:00.000-04:00

So 23 Things started while I was in Michigan but as a lifelong learner, I was busy, well, learning. So I will now amaze and astound you with my new knowledge from my trip:

1. There is an amazing amount of road work going on this summer in every state.

2. The temp on the UP of MI can be 95 one day and 60 the next.

3. Honesty is the best policy when speeding through MI and meeting a sheriff deputy up close and personal (be sure to mention you just stopped for ice cream in his little town!)

4. Walmarts are the same everywhere. (Imagine!)

5. Sandhill Cranes are monogamous and their babies are so gangly and cute (especially when being chased by a tourist train.)

6. Waves on Lake MI can reach 5' very quickly but you will probably not die on the tour boat ride (but you might get sick.)

For anyone who hasn't noticed, I mastered Habit #7.5 this week. The hardest habit for me will probably be creating a toolbox.

23 Things--The Beginning

2007-06-28T14:07:00.000-04:00

23 things on the computer makes me think we should have a song...you know like "99 bottles of beer on the wall" which was always a favorite on our church bus trips when I was younger. Something like this:

23 things to learn real quick, 23 things to learn,
Along we will slog and make us a blog,
Then 22 things to learn will remain...

Ok, so I'm no Barry Manilow.

May Day

2007-05-03T08:04:00.000-04:00

Rural driving has it's hazards and yesterday we made 'road pizza' out of a groundhog while on our appointed rounds. We decided we should probably put hatchmarks on the back of our vehicle for all the ones we take out! The poor critters should learn not to cross in front of us--they should warn their young, "don't wind up like poor Uncle Carl; he got took out by that big white thing when he was out on that hard black stuff!"

On the Road

2007-05-02T08:44:00.000-04:00

Ever been on a bookmobile? Well, shame on you. The bookmobile is one of the great innovations of the 20th century, a veritable library on wheels which visits those among us who cannot get to a real library. Join me as I take you on an inside look into life on the bookmobile. Everyday is an adventure. Will today be the day we break down and get to ride in the big rig tow truck again or will it be the day one of our elderly patrons pulls down her pants to show us a skin problem? Will we have children climbing up the shelves to our ceiling or will we have to slam the brakes to stop for a herd of deer? This probably sounds pretty tame to big city types but working on a bookmobile is truly a joy and I hope to spread some of that with this blog.