Experience

March 3, 2025
Dennis
Experience, Explore, Inspiration, Lifestyle, Opinion, Philly

Beans in Chili? A Spicy Debate with a Bigger Lesson

The other day, our office held a chili cookoff, and amid the delicious chaos, a heated debate broke out: Beans or no beans in chili? As it turns out,...

February 1, 2025
Dennis
Experience, Inspiration, Lifestyle, Opinion, Philly, Politics

Respect: The Foundation of Strong Connections

Early in my career as an art director at a national printing company, I learned one of the most valuable lessons of my life—not from a mentor or executive,...

January 18, 2025
Dennis
Business, Experience, Inspiration, Lifestyle, Opinion, Philly

What is America Missing?

This is the first in a series exploring the things America has slowly lost over the decades—pieces of our identity that once defined who we are as a nation....

June 16, 2024
Dennis
Experience, Philly, Uncategorized

Philly people are awesome

The city of Philly often gets a bad rap. Watching news stories which typically highlight negative viewpoints which tend to be sensationalist in nature do not offer a true...

February 17, 2024
Dennis
Experience, Food, Food review, Lifestyle, Philly

Cafe Cuong

February 17, 2024
Dennis
Experience, Explore, Food, Food review, Inspiration, Lifestyle, Philly

Philly – Feb 17, 2024

One of my favorite things to do when I have the time is to sit in a neighborhood coffee shop alone and write these blogs while listening to everything...

November 8, 2023
Dennis
Experience, Opinion, Philly, Politics

Voting

It is a struggle but I do try very hard to not write about politics within the bounds of this blog. As everyone does, I do have opinions on...

November 6, 2023
Dennis
Experience, Opinion

Priorities

Yesterday there was a conversation going on between an employee in a grocery store. A woman wanted Outshine Lemon Fruit Bars but the store had none on the shelf....

October 23, 2023
Dennis
Experience, Lifestyle, Philly

Gritty 5k 2023

Gritty 5K for Flyers Charities 2023 Over 3,000 Gritizens participate in this annual event to raise awareness about Flyers Charities, and have fun doing it! Flyers Charities is one...

October 3, 2023
Dennis
Experience, Explore, Fitness, Health, Lifestyle, Philly

Bikes and Beer Philly 2023

It is always such a great pleasure to take part in annual events that bring together like-minded individuals, and the Perkiomen Peddalers have once again enjoyed participating in the...

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