Category Archives: Lehigh University

A wild week of TV, along with reflections on 60 Minutes and Survivor.

Posted on April 24, 2025 by AverageAndy

**** Spoilers **** Some crazy things this week on two of the shows I am watching and enjoying. First, on 9-1-1, after 8 seasons, we said goodbye to Captain Bobby Nash (Played by the great Peter Krause). His character died … Continue reading →

Posted in 9-1-1, Dalton Ross, Drew Basile, Jeff Probst, Job Searching, Kellyn Bechtold, Lehigh University, Mark Burnett, Mark Cuban, Metal Pilgram, Neil Diamond, Reality Shows, Rob Cesternino, Survivor, The Last of Us, YouTube | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Time flies when your …

Posted on January 24, 2025 by AverageAndy

Some days time feels like it is flying along (usually when you are trying to get lots of things done). Other days it feels like time is crawling along at a snail’s pace (usually when you are in a hurry … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad News Bears, Bad News Bears in Breaking Training, Card Collecting, Card Collecting Videos, Dalton Ross, Doc, Food, Fun and Games, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Job Searching, John Cochran, Kellyn Bechtold, Lehigh University, Mark Burnett, Mike Gabler, Non-Sports Cards, Reality Shows, Silo, Sports, Squid Games, Survivor | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Seven, Eight, Nine

Posted on December 9, 2024 by AverageAndy

Realizing I have some sort of phobia about writing to this blog from home. Both Satuday and Sunday, I told myself I would find time to write, and both days, I came up with excuses — Don’t want to write … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Chicken, Christian Hubicki, Dalton Ross, David Grann - The Wager, Drew Basile, Everyday, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Lehigh University, NY Giants, NY Mets, Parvati Shallow, Reality Shows, Sports, Ted Talks | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

31 Days of December

Posted on December 4, 2024 by AverageAndy

Going to try and write something each day during the month of December. Since today is already the 4th, you will get 4 things today. 1. Big win for the Lehigh Mountain Hawks over Richmond last Saturday. This team is … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruce Springsteen, Dalton Ross, Football, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Lehigh University, Mark Burnett, Music, NY Giants, Reality Shows, Rolling Stones, Sports, Survivor | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Happy Thanksgiving (2024)

Posted on November 25, 2024 by AverageAndy

Turkey day is coming and I am looking forward to meeting up with long time friends as usual on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Been getting together for over 25 years and its always great to catch up with some of … Continue reading →

Posted in Dalton Ross, Football, Holiday Weekend, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Job Searching, Lehigh, Lehigh University, Reality Shows, Sports | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Time Marches On

Posted on November 15, 2024 by AverageAndy

Its been about a month since I was let go from my job as a Data Center Administrator. After getting things that needed to be done (Insurance, Unemployment) completed, along with revieing finances, I have been able to take some … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Card Collecting, Dalton Ross, Everyday, Football, Fun and Games, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Job Searching, John Denver, Jon Collins-Black - There's Treasure Inside, Lehigh University, Mark Burnett, Ponderosa, Reality Shows, Survivor | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Keep on Moving

Posted on November 1, 2024 by AverageAndy

Been a strange few weeks as I am between jobs and dealing with things associated with being unemployed like getting my insurance straightened out (COBRA is expensive), Figuring out what to do with my 401K, Filling for unemployment, updating my … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Card Collecting, Chiller Theater, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Dalton Ross, Fish, Football, Fun and Games, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Job Searching, John Cochran, Lehigh, Lehigh University, Marillion, Mark Burnett, Mike Gabler, Music, NY Giants, NY Mets, Oh God, Prog Rock, Reality Shows, Sports, Star Trek, Survivor, The Warriors, Tootsie, Young Frankenstein, YouTube | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been (Jerry Garcia)

Posted on October 4, 2024 by AverageAndy

The NY Mets had one of the craziest, strangest, exhilarating weeks a baseball team can possibly have They got things starting with Monday’s incredible comeback in game one of a doubleheader in Atlanta to clinch a wild-card playoff spot. After … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Football, Lehigh, Lehigh University, Movies, Music, NY Giants, NY Mets, Reality Shows, Sports, Survivor, Television | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Survivor is back

Posted on September 20, 2024 by AverageAndy

I thoroughly enjoyed the Survivor 47 premier on Wednesday. Was like reconnecting with an old friend after a time apart. Was also fun to watch it with my wife, as she is a big fan of Jon Lovett and Pod … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Big Brother, Dalton Ross, Football, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Kellyn Bechtold, Lehigh University, Mark Burnett, Reality Shows, Survivor | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

RIP James Earl Jones and Ed Kranepool

Posted on September 13, 2024 by AverageAndy

We lost two people who had a significant influence on me when growing up in the 1970s and 198s. James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 – September 9, 2024) was the voice of Darth Vader, one of the first and … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Big Brother, Dalton Ross, Field of Dreams, Football, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Lehigh, Lehigh University, Mark Burnett, Movies, NY Giants, NY Mets, Podcasts, Reality Shows, Sneakers, Sports, Star Wars, Survivor | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment