Pattie Crider

Jul 17, 2013

Stories and Lists July Blog Challenge 2013 – Day 17: If you could find out any one piece of information/truth what would you want to know and how would you obtain this information/truth?

Facts about Marilyn Monroe I didn’t know! Great read!

Day 17: If you could find out any one piece of information/truth what would you want to know and how would you obtain this information/truth?

Hmmmm I have to be honest I really don’t know with this one. While I feel I should be wanting to get to the bottom of a conspiracy theory such as the JFK shooting or a life changing piece of knowledge such as the truth behind Rosewell and the alien autopsy the thing that comes to mind might be considered a little frivolous.

Norma Jean Baker better known as Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her Brentwood home August 5, 1962. She was 36 years old. Her death has remained steeped in mystery and many refuse to believe that she deliberately killed herself, me included.

I have pinched this time line from the Wiki page related to her death…

~5:00 p.m.: Marilyn’s personal psychiatrist…

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Jul 16, 2013

How to Change Your Car Radiator

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Click on the first thumbnail and scroll through the photos. Jon Simpson was a good sport. ~P.

Filed Under: Just Life, My Photography · Tagged: 1992 Honda Accord, how to change a car radiator

Jul 16, 2013

Sculptures & Monuments in Philadelphia, PA

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Tesla and I walked Philadelphia, excited by all the sculptures, fountains and monuments to take in. When possible, I will note the name and information about the photograph.

View from the steps at the Phila Art Institute and the steps where Sly Stallone ran up 7 steps before his body double finished the run for him.

View from the steps at the Philadelphia Art Institute, and the steps where Sly Stallone ran up 7, before his body double finished the run for him.

We had a few interesting moments at the Rocky Balboa sculpture. A man introduced himself and offered to take pictures of Tesla and me. I agreed and he snapped away. I realized as soon as I reviewed the photos there was a smudge across the lens. Graciously, he took over again, telling me he was homeless and moved to Philly after Hurricane Katrina. I slipped him a buck and moved on. The Rocky t-shirt looked cool and I asked him over my shoulder how much they were. “Ten bucks, they’re his,” indicating another man further off to the side. Pink was my choice but the seller didn’t have change for a $20. He yelled back over to the impromptu photographer, “Hey General, you got change?” The General replied, “Yeah, what ya got? I can break a hundred even.” I spoke up, “Dude, you just told me you were broke and homeless.” To which he replied, “Well, I am homeless.”

We moved on.

Pausing ever so briefly to catch a man taking a nap on a bench. I’m sure this is a no-no–him sleeping there and me taking his photo–but he didn’t seem to be harming anyone. Interesting hair, that’s what caught my eye. He was sleeping like a baby. God, I hope he was just sleeping…

In their natural habitat

Click the first thumbnail to open to picture gallery. Honestly, the only sculpture I saw that I didn’t care for was, Iroguious. Just didn’t do a thing for me…or Tesla, who thought it was part of something abandoned.

Adam

The Shade

The Thinker

Thinking…

Tesla and I visited many more exciting places. More to come and thanks for joining us in Historic Downtown Philadelphia!

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Filed Under: My Photography, Road Trips · Tagged: Adam, homeless, Phila Art Institute, Philadelphia PA, Rocky Balboa Statue, Rocky Tshirt, Rolin, Sculptures, The Shade, The Thinker

Jul 16, 2013

Car Rams Trailer on Davidsburg Rd, Dover PA

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Approximately 1 hour ago a woman driving a car turned onto Davidsburg Rd heading towards Carlisle and lost control of her vehicle and rammed into the corner of a small trailer.

The airbag deployed and the driver suffered a small cut to her nose.

Photos by Susan Crider on her vintage cell phone. Accident took place next to Reisinger’s Trailer Haven 3720 Davidsburg Rd, Dover, PA17315

Davidsburg Road Accident

Dover Fire Department clearing the scene

Davidsburg Rd

The next morning 7/16/2013:

Davidsburg Rd headed towards Carlisle Rd.

Totaled

Fortunately, the Volunteer Dover Fire House was across the street.

Fortunately, the Dover Township Volunteer Fire Department was across the street.

Filed Under: Local and Worldwide News · Tagged: Car hits trailer, Davidsburg Rd Dover, Dover, PA, Reisinger Mobile Haven

Jul 15, 2013

Jon McGoran Book Signing Philadelphia PA

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My trip to Philadelphia on July 9, 2013, was to make the reading and book signing of Drift, Jon McGoran new thriller about genetically altered foods–Frankenfoods–and once I picked it up I couldn’t put the book back down! Great read, I highly recommend it! Makes you really think about food and how it is grown.

The book signing was at The Academy of Natural Sciences, an amazing location for a first time book release.

A packed house! ~P.

The bears were fierce

That is a set of chompers

Jon signs a copy of Drift

Guaranteed sign, when you stand in line.

Glad to have never met dinosaurs.

Outside The Academy of Natural Sciences

Filed Under: My Photography, Professional Writing Class, Road Trips · Tagged: #Drift, Drift Jon McGoran, The Academy of Natural Sciences

Jul 15, 2013

Dover, PA accident Grenway Road

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An ambulance pulled out in front of me as I was headed to the Dover Square. I followed. Grenway and Oakland– No injuries, that I’m aware of, from the accident. ~P.

: McDonald’s in the distance

Filed Under: Local and Worldwide News · Tagged: 2 car accident, Dover PA, Grenway Road Dover, Oakland Road Dover

Jul 14, 2013

The REAL Shoe House~Hellam, PA

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The Little Old Lady needed to live somewhere, why not Hellam, PA?

The Haines Shoe House

197 Shoe House Rd, Hellam, PA 17406

Tesla and I made a stop at The Shoe House today in hopes of a tour of the Shoe and a cone of Hershey’s ice cream. Neither happened. But I did take a few minutes to snap some pictures from behind the gated fence. There was no fence hopping as this house is under heavy video surveillance. 😉

The Shoe House History (Wiki)

25 feet high containing 5 stories with a matching doghouse and mailbox.

Modeled after a work boot, the house was built by shoe salesman Mahlon Haines in 1948 as a form of advertisement.

Haines had the building built by handing a work boot to an architect saying, “Build me a house like this.”

There is also a stained glass panel that shows Mahlon holding a pair of shoes with a message below it that reads, “Haines the Shoe Wizard” and additional windows featuring a boot.

He lived in the shoe house for a short while but ended up moving into a house across the street. The renters were served by a maid and butler and then received free pairs of shoes when they left.

The current owners are Carleen and Ronald Farabaugh who bought the house in 2004. The house received a small renovation and new paint in 2007.

The Shoe House was visited in the 8th season of the reality television series The Amazing Race and was featured on HGTV‘s What’s With That House.

Click on the first thumbnail to open the photo gallery. Enjoy! ~P.

: I EXPECTED A LITTLE OLD LADY TO SHOO ME AWAY

: MAIL SHOE

: VERY LIMITED HOURS

: FIRE ESCAPE ADDED IN 1960

: STAINED GLASS SHOES

Filed Under: My Photography, Road Trips · Tagged: Haines the Shoe Wizard, Hellam PA, ice cream shoe house, Mahlon Haines, Real shoe house, Shoe House, The Shoe House

Jul 12, 2013

MannequinFetish.com | Home

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Here is another fetish I didn’t see coming….

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Filed Under: Art · Tagged: mannequin fetish, sexy mannequin, shiny clothes fetish

Jul 11, 2013

Amazing, Beautiful Fountains in Philadelphia, PA

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If you like art, especially fountains, Philly is the place to be. The most impressive fountain Tesla and I visited was Swann Fountain found on the Benjamin Parkway, in the middle of the traffic circle. Strange place for such an active area of Philly.

For the best viewing possible, click on the first picture to open the photo gallery. Enjoy! ~P.

: 4 BIRDS, HAPPY TO POSE. THEIR OWNERS, NOT SO MUCH.

: DETAILED CATFISH

: “THIS PLACE IS THE BEST!”

Read more about The Swann Memorial Fountain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swann_Memorial_Fountain

Filed Under: Art, Road Trips · Tagged: Benjamin Franklin Parkway Fountain, Philadelphia PA, Swann Fountain

Jul 11, 2013

Animals at the Philadelphia Zoo

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On with the animals at the Philadelphia Zoo, and the honesty behind the exhibits: some of them are amazing and some seem pointless. Exhibits where no animals can be seen are a waste of space to the viewing public. Yes, some of the animals in these exhibits are endangered and only come out at night, but if we can’t see it, why have it there? The animals can be protected without an empty exhibit, which is boring.

On with the animals we could see, and some of them, at extreme close-ups. The bears and apes were absolutely delightful. They were posing for the cameras, I swear, or just naturally as nosy about we humans, as we are about them. The hippos and rhinoceros flat out ignored us and the camera lens. Obviously, they are not photogenic.

For the best viewing possible, click on the first picture to open the photo gallery. Enjoy!