President's Day

President Bush, Commander and Chief

Face Plant

The Pittsburgh Incline making the climb back up the mountain.

This has been a rather slow week back here in Western Pennsylvania with the men folk still recovering from Valentine’s Day. The men who spent too much are still reeling from the bills, and those who forgot are still in pain from the illegal torture they have endured behind closed doors. The day did seem to bring in needed dollars to local businesses in the after-holiday-blues in the world of spending.

If I were to say that the weather here has been inconsistent would be as nonsensical as saying that congress has been flighty; both statements bear more truth than one wants to know. The temperature has ranged from 60 to the low teens over the last month. This sliding scale of nature’s injustice to the youthful fans of winter sports has also punched in enough obstacles to the local drivers to cause a normally steady man to go into a hissy fit.

President’s day is here, and your present Command and Chief is in Africa at the moment. The survivors of the campaign to be the nominees of their respective political party fill the daily news with stories of the current run for office. Both candidates should be sorted out soon, and we will know who will represent each side of the isle.

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Sports news:

The Penguins have been making a great run to get into first place in spite of the many injuries to their star players. Go Penguins!

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Photos:
1. I shot this image of President Bush in Colorado Springs during his last campaign.
2. I shot a few images of Pittsburgh for you this week. This one was shot at the downtown ice rink. This skater did a face plant on a very cold afternoon ... "Ouch!"
3. This wintry scene from a few days ago shows downtown, shot from the top of Mt. Washington. The colors are very dull and dismal in this wintry version of this normally colorful landscape.

Henry Hill, Plum Pennsylvania