This past Memorial Day the people of Jessup, Pennsylvania hosted a truly unique celebration of Italian culture and heroes of the past => St. Ubaldo Day. Three teams, each representing a different saint (St. Ubaldo, St. George, and St. Anthony), raced through the streets of Jessup while carrying a statue of their respective saint ...
Over the past several months my car and skates have curiously deteriorated simultaneously. The car costs astronomically more, but I care more about the skates. It started with a ripped out lacing strap, then a crack in the frame, then the rivets holding the frame to the boot fractured and fell out. On top of ...
Late last month I embarked on a journey for robot sumpremacy with the Abington Heights High School Robotics Team. I joined the Cruzin' Comets on their second regional competition in two weeks. The first took place at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. The second at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. ...
Happy St. Patrick's Day, or as they say in Gaelic, "Beannachta+¡ na F+¬ile P+ídraig oraibh!" Yes, it's the day when everyone is Irish for a day, and the real Irish are ashamed of their new countrymen. However, while today is the official St. Patrick's Day holiday, the celebration started this past Saturday (morning) in Scranton, ...
Believe it or not, but this past weekend I experienced my first live opera. It was Samson et Dalila at the Metropolitan Opera in Lincoln Center. This modern version of an ancient story of betrayal was unique and colorful, and in Italian. However, the convenient personal subtitles in the railing in front of me helped ...