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Raised by Steve Jobs

I grew up with Apple. Jobs is a man who has changed our culture in more ways than we can imagine, maybe even more so than Bill Gates or Henry Ford.

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Ukulele Songs & Taking Chances

One of the most difficult things a successful artist can do is continue their success. You've reached the top. Now how are you going to stay there? It's difficult because if you change too much, you've "sold out." If you don't change, "everything sounds the same."

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Summer People. Some Are Not. (Pt.1)

Even in my first year in State College as a student, I stayed. I took on jobs and summer classes. I loved it. Today, I am a young professional and I still look forward to State College summers.

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The Discourteous Masses

Being in the touristy Rome, I was able to indentify it across all cultures, people, and ages. It was a complete disregard to rules.

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A Drinking Town with a Communication Problem

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The James Cleveland Trail

Every so often the topic of hiking squeezes its way into a conversation, and naturally so. There is a great collection of parks, forests, trails, and scenic overlooks in our area. It seems like no matter who you talk to, someone has done some hiking at some point. A few months back, a friend of ...

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Are You Ready for Some Football?

It's August. And according to ESPN, Sports Illustrated, sports magazines, sports shows, and pretty much 97 percent of the country, football season has begun. True. We're weeks away from any games that mean anything. But people have already started talking. 

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How Awesome Are...Centre County Bike Paths?

Since this past October, I've been a certified bicyclist. I enjoy being outdoors, I enjoy the exercise, I enjoy saving gas, and I enjoy not having to pay for a parking permit at work. But most of all, I enjoy seeing new areas of Centre County from a perspective only someone on a bike can enjoy.

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Kudos to the Boal Barn Playhouse

Things in a community that are somewhat of a secret, but still represent something unique and enjoyable are often called "hidden gems." Two weekends ago I was first row for one of our area's hidden gems. It was a performance of "Twelve Angry Men" at the Boal Barn Playhouse in Boalsburg...

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Now For Something Completely Different

  Six months ago I was reading a lot of books by  AJ Jacobs . They are funny, easy reads that chronicle a true-life personal journey that AJ takes that most folks would dare not venture into. Examples: he read the entire Encyclopædia Britannica from A to Z and lived his life by the...