Left Lane

Tonight, a little gossip for the locals and football fans.

This evening while dining at Fuel and Fuddle in Oakland with my girl, a rather inconspicuous couple walked in. I don’t make a habit of staring down folks coming into a restaurant, so I paid no attention. That is, until they sat down.

As my girlfriend was […]

Posted in Pittsburgh, Entertainment, Sports.

ESPN.com is making some subtle changes that are making even the most laid-back of the web geek/sports fan crowd sit up and take notice.

It seems the Connecticut-based sports media giant has been phasing out the use of a technique similar to sIFR to replace headlines on its web site using Flash elements. First, it happened […]

Posted in Design, Entertainment, Web, Sports.

I suddenly feel like Pete Townshend.

I’m trying not to read too much into this, but every major sports team I have been a fan of in the past three years has won a championship — in the last three years. Let’s list, shall we?

UConn Basketball (2004, mens and womens) Boston Red Sox (2004) Pittsburgh Steelers (2006)

What college […]

Posted in Personal, Entertainment, Sports.

It’s safe to say that all of Pittsburgh is living and breathing the Steelers. Managers, CEOs, even lawyers dressed up in their finest Polamalu jerseys and Super Bowl memorabilia on Friday to signify support for the football team that is clearly a national phenomenon.

I can’t say I blame them. I, myself, broke down and bought […]

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