Gallery 64: Jeff Goes to Pittsburgh

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A visit to PNC Park [left] and a near-death experience while balancing on a guardrail high above the city were highlights of my recent trip to Pittsburgh with my friend Dee and his family.

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The sights of Pittsburgh [with the city in the background].

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Dee learns from my mistakes [and my water pressure-inflicted brain damage], and chooses to plug his nose on his ride down the slide.

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Smarter still is Dee's son, Grayson, who disguises himself as a floatation device to altogether avoid his turn at going down the slide.

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At first, Grayson's Mom, Colleen, encourages our shenanigans as Grayson and I splash about with some fun pool toys.  Later, her mood changes when we suggest that Grayson's sister, Daisy, is the perfect size to substitute for a beach ball that we punctured during an aggressive pool volleyball game.

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Daisy's Grandma Nancy unsuccessfully tries to convince the small diva that there is no such thing as the Sports Illustrated Kids swimsuit issue.

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Chopping Mall: That's me looking especially [re]animated outside of the Monroeville shopping center where George A. Romero filmed the classic Dawn of the Dead back in 1978.

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In lieu of stalking their victims, flesh-eating zombies have become lazy in the 25 years that have followed, instead using Monroeville Mall signage to lure their victims.

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Here's a zombie now!  Luckily, we are able to incapacitate him using the "bungee cord to the head" technique ...

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... another great method would be to apply the two-person "human vice," as Dee and his Mom, Flo, demonstrate here.  While Grayson seems happy in this picture, moments after it was taken, his head exploded from the pressure.

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With the very photogenic Grayson out of commission, Dee's sister, Tay, is taken out of mothballs and ordered to "increase her level of cuteness" when appearing in family pictures.

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Unleash the Dee!

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"Polly want a WHAT?!"  Here's what happens when good mascots go bad, following the Pirate Parrot's ugly encounter with a disgruntled fan.

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