
💘✨ Hello, FEBRUARY — the shortest month, but packed with heart, history, and just enough winter chill to keep us craving cozy moments! ❄️🔥 Whether you’re celebrating love, reflecting on legacies, or just counting down to spring, there’s plenty to embrace.
The Full Snow Moon rises on the 12th 🌕❄️, shining bold and bright in the fiery sign of Leo ♌—a perfect time to embrace confidence, creativity, and a little dramatic flair. Meanwhile, February’s got no shortage of curious and delightful celebrations: start the month with optimism on Groundhog Day 🦫 (2/2), honor resilience and change during Black History Month ✊🏾, and don’t forget to spread a little extra romance on Valentine’s Day 💌 (2/14). And for all of us whose love language is food: National Pizza Day 🍕 (2/9) and National Pancake Day 🥞 (2/28) are sure to satisfy. So here’s to cozy nights, heart-shaped everything, and finding joy in the little moments. Let’s make it a February to remember! ❄️💖✨
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Coping, much? Find peace on the Trolley Trail with the grounding guidance of a Lenape grandmother leading a healing, reflective, two-mile walk. Meet at Belmont Plateau, @myphillypark for more details. SAT FEB 22 | 1PM – 3:30PM.
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Remember folks, if you’re in an accident contact your own roadside assistance or your own tow truck. There are predatory tow truck companies ready to take your cars. They listen in on police scanners and show up where you are claiming to just be passing by. DO NOT fall for this. DO NOT sign anything, and DO NOT let them take your car. ~ DL in Mt Airy
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Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell. –Edward Abbey, naturalist and author (1927-1989)
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Honestly, Roger, I couldn’t go Sunday, because Sundays are self-care days, know what I mean? A girl likes to indulge in a little primping and pampering, right? A day of cleansing, conditioning, smoothing, scrubbing, plucking, trimming, minimizing, more scrubbing, gussying, critiquing, shaming, congratulating, and, if you must know, pleasuring. And while it is most certainly all my business on Sundays, it sure as hell is NONE of yours. Talk to you Monday! ~ Diane
Water Company Cutie: yikes when PWD informed me a tech would be out to take samples, they didn’t tell me you’d be so hot. Sorry I ditched you when you tried to pet my dog, but dude. You were NOT gonna see me like that. Trust next time you’re by here, me and Winston’ll be ready for you. ~ Port Richmond Mama
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I love putting on warm underwear fresh from the dryer! Plus it’s fun to look around the laundromat and guess who they belong to. 🤪🤪🤪 #DadJokes
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There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me. ~ Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
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Idk who needs to hear this but it’s probably time to take the rotting pumpkins off your porch. 👀 Sam R.
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Riddle me this: how come when someone from Quebec speaks French, it’s super annoying but when I hear someone from France speak the language… <chef’s kiss> ❓ Why does one sound like poetry and the other like a rubber boot in a washing machine? #BlameCanada
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Anyone want to meet up and just scream? We could get food after. #MeetMeInTheVoid
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CAT FIGHTS with Steven Meserve! Two full days of fierce feline competition for the year’s ultimate crowns: Best Pedigree, Best Housecat, Best Kitten and more. Tix extremely limited!!! FEB 8 & 9 at the Gr Phila Expo Center, @LovingCatsWorldwide
Sorry, Shaunna, it was just a joke. Obviously I don’t expect any special favors for digging out your car and shoveling your sidewalks twice already this winter. But if you were offering, would I refuse on account of our friendship? No, I would not. That’s funny, right? ~ Forever Fourteen
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Anyone know why the guy who played Peter Brady is a featured speaker at the @PhillyHomeAndGarden Show this year? I’m not complaining, just confused. And kinda intrigued. He’s on the main stage SAT/SUN FEB 22 & 23 – who wants to meet me there? I’ll bring the pork chops if you bring the applesauce. Phillyexpocenter.com
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Seems like yesterday, Adrian. We met at the Tech Bro Fight Club in the sub-basement of Kindy’s Christmas Factory Outlet. Your lunk of a boyfriend kicked my ass but not before I ruined his life. I may have lost the fight (and a tooth) but I won your heart. And I’d do it all again. Baby, you’re the only one who really knocks me out. ~ John L. 💓🥊
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To the stranger who witnessed my moment of truth: I’m sorry, my spit is just too viscous for that. You saw. You know. And yet, you didn’t run. If you, too, believe that some mouths were simply not built for normal hydration, let’s talk. ~ Mouth of Mystery (#23 bus)
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For me, the urge to sing “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” is just a whim away. A whim away, a whim away, a whim away… #DadJokes
It is not what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable. –Moliere, actor and playwright (1622-1673)
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Sage, you put the BOOM in OM. Our chakras did something together—I’m sure of it. Was it alignment? Was it destiny? Hallucinogens? All I can say is that after ten minutes of that Tibetan gong, I glimpsed your Atman. In all fairness, it was practically hanging out. Nothing to be ashamed of—these things happen in high-vibrational settings. Shall we continue our transcen-dance? Or am I just another cosmic lesson in impermanence? ~Sangha Slim
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Please stop throwing chicken bones in the street/on the sidewalk. Dogs pick them up on walks and try to eat them — a real health hazard, as the bones are brittle and the splinters that break off can puncture intestine walls. For the love of god, throw the bones out in the garbage like a civilized human being. Thanks! ~ Rox Dog Dad
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Back in my day eggs were so cheap and plentiful that we would throw them at the houses of our enemies. #Eggflation
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I can’t place where I read it but I recently came across the sentence “trauma responses passed down through the generations can start to look like culture” and I can’t stop thinking about it. #DangerousTimes
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February Reminder: there are plenty of fish in the… Expo center! 😮🐟🐟🐟 Dive into the area’s biggest fishing event, featuring a 5,000 gallon tank of local gamefish for expert anglers and a trout pond that’s fun for the whole family. With fresh/saltwater gear, tackle, apparel and more plus lodges, guides, and other piscine pleasures. FEB 14, 15, 16 | TIX $12 at the door @phillyfishingshow 🎣
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Wilson. Hey? Return it! (You Know) – As handsome as you are in the tablecloth, my parents are going to ask why it isn’t in the drawer anymore. I need it back. Call me. Now. ~ Race Near South
ShopRite at Fox St: There we were. Locked in a silent checkout lane duel. You—the Master of the Conveyor Belt. Me—just a guy with two humble items and a simple goal: purchase them at my own pace. But no. You had other plans. The belt lurched forward, dragging my goods your way—two customers too soon. I clawed them back. You sent them forward again. Back and forth we went, locked in an absurd, unspoken power struggle. Do you treat all your customers like this, or was this a special test just for me? Either way, I respect the game. Hats off to you, Conveyor Belt Overlord. 🛒✨
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🐌 SNAIL LIFE 🏕️ With rent and home prices soaring, it’s time to explore the snug, unfettered delights of trailers. Whether you seek shell-ter for all of your worldly possessions, or just a weekend detour in the slow lane, you’ll find it in Oaks FEB 27th thru MAR 2nd, at the @PhillyRVshow. Pop ups, fold downs, towables and motorhomes, plus gear, campgrounds, and more.
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Our country is the world — our countrymen are all mankind. –William Lloyd Garrison, abolitionist, journalist, and suffragist (1805-1879)
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Good morning to everyone in this group! As a clean streets advocate, I just bought a trash truck so I can continue my life’s work helping Philadelphians dispose of their junk safely and properly. Hit me up for the next pay-what-you-can pickup: @_YaFavTrashman on Instagram. PS we’ll also come for illegal dump sites!
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Bigfoot often gets confused for Sasquatch, Yeti never complains. #DadJokes
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Clinton made me want to be faithful.
Bush made me want to be smarter.
Obama made me want to be better.
Trump makes me want to be Canadian. 🍁🫶
🦉 Whoooo’s Up for Nighttime Adventure?🌙 Come out for a very special Owl Prowl, where guests meet (and learn about) species at the Schuylkill Wildlife Clinic before creeping into the night on a flashlight-lit quest to find them in the wild. Expect mystery, moonlight, and maybe a judgy barn owl staring deep into your soul. Wear warm layers and stable shoes. FEB 7 (6 – 8PM) @schyulkillcenter
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You: an industrious woman of Norristown. Me: a man of motion and great responsibility. I deliver big and expensive parts for things. And sometimes, I pick them up. But today, stopping by your plant, I picked up something more – a feeling. A certain flutter. Message received! Please consider this your green light to go ahead and pursue me. ~ Captain Cargo
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⚠️🐸 Toads in the Road – and you can help! Volunteers needed to assist local toad migration on select nights from March 1st thru June 30th. Learn more about this fun and family-friendly effort that saves hundreds of toads every year. Sign up for in-person training SAT FEB 8th (1 – 3PM) or virtual on SAT FEB 22nd @schuylkillcenter
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Who wants to do a Beatles singalong with me? I just need a few folks with choral experience to practice some harmonies, and then we can invite the community for a group concert where anyone can participate. What do you think? ~ Aaron @abigelei
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You wanted me to wear black sweatpants. And then do freaky things with rubber cement and talc. You said no pics but didn’t mention video. Don’t worry, you can’t see your face. ~ Creepy Donni PS I can arrange a private viewing, if you’d like but it’ll cost ya.
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DON’T WORRY! As long as you aren’t Black or Hispanic or Jewish or Muslim or Arab or Asian or Atheist or sick or disabled or female or poor, you’re gonna be fine. #2025
Uber Driver, Sunday night
A long shot, but it sure feels right.
Through West Kensington we rolled along,
The ride was short, but the spark was strong.
Our convo left me warm inside,
Oh would we could explore this vibe!
If you recall, please drop a sign.
While I keep calling Ubers… ’til I find mine. 🚖✨
Optimistically, Mr. Bright Eyes
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It’s a five-minute walk from my house to the bar, but a 45 minute walk from the bar to my house. The difference is staggering. #DadJokes
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We can’t have clean energy b/c it will destroy the oil industry. We can’t have healthcare b/c it’ll destroy the insurance industry. We can’t have peace b/c it’ll destroy the weapons industry. We built a system that can’t afford to do the right thing. #doomed
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This is for the Roxborough nature people. It’s Pat Finnerty, I’m the guy that’s banned from the Winterfest Lantern Walk – for LIFE! — b/c of one unfortunate incident in 2020 involving a bottle of Rumplemintz, a 24 oz Wawa coffee, and an off-brand Slim Jim that’d been souring my gut all day. I’ve learned my lesson! And I really want to go this year. Please, @SchuylkillCenter? THURS FEB 27 (5:30PM – 7PM) It’s free!
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The Lyer with the Dirty House in Filthadelphia. Dayum, girl. You can’t even keep yourself and your kid clean. Get it together or get help. ~ Wayne Ave Troll
🧀Cheesy Vegan Valentine💚 THURS FEB 13 (6:30 – 8:30) Join an intimate tasting and special intro to the art of vegan cheesemaking, where cashews get cultured, nuts get funky, and your gut bacteria prepare for action – but not before a delectable adventure with artisan cheesemaker Adam Campos. A must for your lactose-intolerant lover. TIX $50 @schuylkillcenter
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My partner is seeking to expand his circle of friends so I agreed to introduce him to one of mine. We should all get together sometime! He’s more of a follower than a leader, so I think if you’re outgoing like I am, the three of us will get along perfectly. What do you think, bestie? #NothingWeirdHere
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One day, Generation X will be the old people in charge, and we’ll let the kids do whatever they want: clean up the environment, switch to the metric system, legalize pot, and make their own kombucha – and never once ask them to fix our computer. Just have fun and don’t get hurt. #SlackerVibes
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Who wants to be a wildlife rehabber? The city’s only licensed clinic seeks dedicated volunteers to help care for native birds, raptors, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. In-person training FEB 8 & 24; virtual sessions FEB 10 & 22. Registration required. Must be 16+ and able to work two 4-hour shifts per month. Sign-up and more info at schuylkillcenter.org
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I just want to live in a world where I don’t have to say, “What the fuck is wrong with you people?” every time I leave the house.
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