It’s All Maya!

I’m usually the one who plays an April Fool’s Day joke on family and friends - nothing outrageous, just a little prank or two.  Well, this time my mother decided to turn the table on me.  We had talked on the phone earlier in the day and April Fool’s didn’t even come up, so when […]

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Okay this will be my last post about the Pittsburgh Steelers until next season maybe, but like most Steelers fans, after winning the Super Bowl, I just loved reliving the entire game the day after! I was looking on the internet and watching ESPN (Yeah, like how often do I watch ESPN?!) and I happened […]

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All the people who have been snowed in under wintery and icy conditions for the past few months will not be happy to hear that Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow at sunrise this morning and, therefore, there will be six more weeks of winter!
For those of you who don’t know who Punxsutawney Phil is, I […]

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Update:  The new Super Bowl rings have finally arrived!  Scroll down for a closer look!  Warning:  you may need to put on sunglasses with all the bling; afterall, there’s 63 diamonds and other precious gems!!!  (Okay!  I’ll stop drooling!)
Talk about an exciting game…..this was it!!!  The Steelers took a comfortable lead (17-7) in the first […]

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There’s a phenomenon in the US that no other football team in the NFL can boast about except for the Pittsburgh Steelers!  The US can truly be called Steeler Nation!  I have been to every state in the continental US except for two and in every single state you will find not only die hard […]

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Yep, I’ve become a fan once again!  As I’ve already mentioned when I wrote for The Paris Traveler, I admit to being a fair-weather fan.  Once the Pittsburgh Steelers get into the playoffs, I become interested in American Football the same way that I do with football, or soccer as it’s called in the States.  […]

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I don’t know about you, but am I the only one who feels like I wasn’t told about all these name changes taking place in cities around the world?!  Everytime I mention a major city in the world by name, I hesitate wondering if during the night someone didn’t come up with a new name and I’m […]

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(Mom celebrating her birthday in style at the 5 star restaurant LeMont.) 
Maya Muses:  My Mom is 86 years young; still full of life and laughter!  Last year she traveled halfway around the world, from Paris to Hawaii to Mexico and everywhere in between.  This year she hasn’t gone so far, but she’s still traveling!  A […]

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