Archive for Coal Dirt

• THE Best Quotes From THE Best Movies (Part 1)

  Greetings, loyal readers of our humble site! I have decided to submit articles once or twice a week about some of my favorite movies and favorite lines from said movies. I will begin with 10 movies, in no particular order. My goal is for you, the  reader, to also respond with your favorite...

• 5 Pictures Are Worth 5,000 Words

  If a picture is worth a thousand words, than this particular blog post has 5,000+ words. Just some funny images I ran across. People are crazy everywhere, not just at the Shamokin-Coal Township Wal-Mart. And I just keep thinking that the people below REALLY posed for the picture like that....

• Reminiscing On A Shamokin Childhood

  As co-author of this blog I need to make it known to our readers that we never meant to—or mean to—disparage the city of Shamokin with our articles. We're merely here to inject a bit of satire into what can sometimes be a gloomy communal outlook. In all honesty, I think there's a chance...

• Helpful Hints To A “Coal Regioner” Traveler

  There are many ways for other people outside of the Coal Region to convey themselves. We most likely will understand what they are talking about, but they may not understand US. This is because we speak with what is known as "colloquialisms," which are familiar ways of speaking or writing tha...

• Turkey Hill Pajama Party

  I can now officially confirm that the mysterious pajama-wearing craze in Shamokin and the greater coal region has now hit Turkey Hill. First Wal-Mart, and now a store just a fraction of it's size. If I see somebody in pajamas at Puff's, the Shamokin retail market will pretty much be packed wi...

• Coney Island Baby

  (We at the Biz are proud to have our very first “guest post” written by former Coal Region resident KG, all about our beloved downtown Coney Island Restaurant!) Traveling to Green Bay sucks. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a nice place with extremely friendly people, but you can never get...

• Like a Deer Caught In the Flashbulbs

  Has anyone else noticed the great preponderance of dead deer looking up at us quite deathly from the very pages of our evil corporate rival The News-Item? What in God's Green Earth is so great about killing an animal that it merits a picture and a congratulations below to the hunter (or huntres...

• What Happened to the Shamokin “Coal Drop” Fans?

  For many years, Shamokinites could count on a large piece of Styrofoam, spray painted a charcoal gray, to descend upon our small city amid countdown shouts for the new year. The Shamokin Coal Drop. This is our "New Year's Rockin' Eve," minus the Dick Clark of yore. There is no necessity to t...

• Preventing Matts in Your Dog: Grooming Advice

  Long coated dog breeds are difficult to take care of. There is plenty of work involved in keeping a healthy coat. The fine silky coat of breeds like Lhasa Apsos, Yorkies, Shih Tzus, Maltese, and other similar hair types need to be brushed daily—or at least every other day—in order to keep...

• Shave or save? Key tips on dog shedding

  Anyone who has a dog with a thick coat of hair knows what an ongoing problem shedding can be. You continuously try to vacuum up hair that is weaved into the carpet fibers and won’t budge. You spend hours with lint rollers on your clothes, and on your furniture, ripping off a sheet of sticky paper ...