Mike Woycheck, the Godfather of Pittsburgh Blogging, the only living human to have personally met on numerous occasions both PittGirl and Tunesmith & Anthony in person, the guy I will forever refer to as "Grabass Mike" to Tunesmith, and an all around really, really, really good guy, has launched a really cool idea, WearPittsburgh, an online store that sells Pittsburgh-inspired garments. 

As of right fucking now, T&A's famous "Pittsburghers do it with french fries on top" line of shirts is no longer available at the T&A Shop. Instead, it can only be exclusively purchased at WearPittsburgh, with a new and improved (not to mention really cool) design.

So head over there now and buy something. It's Christmas Goddammit. Instead of buying someone a crappy Red Lobster gift certificate or Peter Frampton's greatest hits for Christmas, buy them a cool Pittsburgh-inspired t-shirt. They'll think you're really cool. There's a bunch of other cool designs in a stunning selection of colors and styles. Chicks will dig you if you wear these shirts. Go. Now. Thank me later. And thanks to Grabass Mike. 

Those crazy kids over at the Post-Gazette have come a long way since their early days of playing the sound of leaking gas.  They're really starting to get their arms around this Internet thing. Post-gazette.com now has a whole host of multimedia offerings. There are the old standbys: chat, blogs, podcasts and um, zoo photos. And they've also stepped up their production of videos, many of which are hosted by P-G writers who possess all the verve of someone waiting to get his driver's license photo taken.

You know, because you can stream minute and a half videos, it means that you should.

But my new favorite part of the P-G multimedia experience is the Posted feature where the P-G gets all flickr on our asses, posting extraneous photographs and providing space for the general public to post their extraneous photographs. Posted provides additional minutes to my enjoyment of the post-gazetteNOW and offers a window into the human experience that print media has never before been able to offer.

There's the photo of the flooded suburban driveway with the caption, “finished basement was no good.” I only hope their beer can collection was spared. And of course there are plenty of Steelers-themed photos, such as this Steelers wedding cake. And you know, if you're going to have your photo taken in a mall next to a life-size statue of Franco Harris catching the Immaculate Reception, you really should go back to your hotel room, put on your full Franco uniform, recreate the Immaculate Reception pose and post it on a major newspaper's web site.

Before I send you off to explore Posted on your own, I would like to draw your attention to the photos posted by a man named Ted who has been kind enough to share an extensive series of photos capturing his travels with his boyfriend Jose. Highlights include the shirtless man dance party in Barcelona and the “Bear Trek." Here's a little preview of the latter, a portion of a photo I like to call "Hot & Spicy Man Soup":

Go see the full photo and the rest of the collection for yourself.

Kudos to you, post-gazetteNOW. Keep up the good work. I look forward to the day when I can see who is on Dennis Roddy's friends list and follow Munch on Twitter.

OK, what makes these parents bigger assholes? Naming their son after Three Rivers Stadium or taking a 2-month old to a Steelers game?

I wonder if they say a Cleveland Browns fan just left Gate C when he shits.