About Me
Alan Olifson, a Los Angeles native, has made Pittsburgh his new home and still revels in the freedom to put fries on his salad. Alan is an award-winning humor columnist, public radio commentator, comedian and regular host of Pittsburgh’s monthly Moth StorySLAMs at the Rex Theater. He is also the creator/producer of the storytelling series,…
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05-9-2015
The Big Questions
“What are Captain America’s powers?” These are the kind of questions I have to field now that my 5-year-old has discovered superheroes. Which is mostly awesome. Though most of my superhero facts come from 70’s Saturday morning cartoons like Super Friends. So I know a little too much about the Wonder Twins and their monkey Gleek and less about Captain05-9-2015
Derailed
I love a good music festival. Sitting on a folding chair with an umbrella, drinking beer and eating fried foods, it’s as American as apple pie. Which probably explains our obesity problem. Still, the Three Rivers Arts Festival is right up my alley. I was excited to try it out one of my first summers living in Pittsburgh. Unfortunately I05-9-2015
Dog Day
I don’t currently have a dog, but I had one growing up and like to consider myself a dog person; for the most part I trust dogs and am comfortable around them. This is an attitude I’d like to pass on to my kids, even if we’re never going to own our own dog for various reasons. (Reason #1: I’ll05-9-2015
Frequent Flyers
Earlier this summer we took a family trip to Sedona, AZ. Many people flee a place when its temperatures reach over 110 degrees. Not us. We pack up the suitcases and dive in. Because we live on the east coast now and so think 110 isn’t that bad if it’s a dry heat. Even though, as my mother-in-law pointed out, so05-9-2015
