Observations while cutting glass

So last night – and this morning – I’ve been trimming some art glass for three upcoming Dream Windows.  Yes, you heard me.  I said three of ’em.  I get busy.  It happens.

And as I’m trimming the glass, as I’m wiping up the blood from my fingers because I still haven’t figured out that tiny chunks of glass can get right in your fingertips and slice up your fingers worse than paper cuts…

Once again I become reflective on the world.  You know… things like…

• So this morning I read that a megalomaniac owner held their NFL team’s home city hostage for a new stadium and concessions and lots of other pocket-lining demands.  The city begged and pleaded for the team not to leave.  The owner packed up the team and headed away.  That team is the NFL’s Rams.  The owner I’m thinking of was Georgia Frontiere.  She was the owner of the Los Angeles Rams, and moved the team to St. Louis, ripping the heart out of millions of LA football fans.  Okay, now replace “Georgia Frontiere” with “Stan Kroenke” and replace “Los Angeles” with “St. Louis.”  Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.
• Although I usually don’t pay that much attention to the Academy Awards nominations, I’m hoping that tomorrow’s announcements include the following: Sylvester Stallone for Best Supporting Actor in Creed, Paul Dano and/or John Cusack for Best Actor in Love & Mercy, a nomination for The Peanuts Movie for Best Animated Film, and – crossing my fingers and revving up the last of the V8 interceptors – lots of nominations for Mad Max: Fury Road, including one for Best Picture and one to George Miller for Best Director.  And we can go from there.
• Of the new television shows this season, I’m currently digging the program Quantico.  I have absolutely no idea who the terrorist is, and it looks like every clue confirms and denies all the possible subjects, but Priyanka Chopra is really enjoying playing the lead role in this drama series.  And I just realized – ABC has three prime time TV shows which feature Asian actors in lead roles (Quantico, Fresh Off The Boat, Dr. Ken).
• On The Edge – 2007 to 2015.  It came, it made an impact, it stumbled off the stage.  In its honor and memory, I’m planning on shopping at an Abercrombie & Fitch store.
• Yearbooks and obituaries are the best way to sneak in a last-minute zinger at someone you don’t like.
• In the six year history of this little blog, I’ve watched as several iconic Capital District structures have vanished from the landscape.  They include the Latham Water Tower, the Trinity Church, the Coca-Cola ghost sign in Schenectady, and now the Bob & Ron’s Fish Fry sign.  The only place in this area where you can still see that quirky Googie architecture sign is on the drinking cups at the new Bob & Ron’s locale in Latham.  For now…
• Local band “The Last Conspirators” just released a brand new CD.  It’s titled “Hold That Thought Forever.”  Get your mitts on a copy.  Support local music.
• The coolest wristwatch in the world can be undone by a broken wristband.
• There’s an old saying.  “When I’m right, no one remembers.  When I’m wrong, no one forgets.”
• I’m buying another Powerball ticket today.  My goals if I win?  Get a bag of chips and a diet cola, because if I win anything, it’ll probably be about $5 for getting the final “Powerball” number correct.  That’s my luck.
• If you were to build the Six Million Dollar Man today, using only that budget, you’d probably have enough to craft three fingers on a bionic hand.  Four, if you use budget parts from a Radio Shack bankruptcy sale.
• No, telemarketer, I don’t want you to install a home security system and put a sign on my lawn for free.  You are a scammer, sir.
• No, telemarketer, I don’t want a reduced credit card rate from your nebulous credit card company, in exchange for you confirming my credit card number.  You are a scammer, sir.
• No, telemarketer, I don’t care if you’re from “Windows Technical Support” and you’ve been monitoring my account and you see malware.  You probably put it there.  You are a scammer, sir.
• No, telemarketer, I’m not interested in cheap Ray-Ban sunglasses through my Facebook feed.  I prefer polarized wrap-around shades that make me look like Robocop.
• My current trivia night du jour is Wednesday nights at Graney’s Stout.  Yes, I know it’s a raffle league – you play to win raffle tickets – but I need to keep playing and exercising my brain, whenever possible.  I never want to approach the moment when my brain isn’t functioning at its optimum level.
• Five years ago, I moved to the Town and Village of Green Island, living on my own for the first time in ages.  The other day, my landlord said to me, “I wish I had more tenants like you.”  Keep your landlord happy and he’ll never want you to move away.
• Those of you who are chastising and castigating Brian Walsh of the Minnesota Vikings for missing that last-second field goal in the wild card playoffs … hey, at least he SCORED points in that game.  Name me one other Viking that chilly Sunday who actually got the ball into the end zone.  I’ll wait.
• Nothing beats the heartache of insomnia like Investigation Discovery’s lineup of true crime dramas.  Gotta love shows like Scorned: Love Kills, Wives with Knives, Evil Twins, Fear Thy Neighbor, and whatever homicide Lt. Joe Kenda is currently recapping.
• I know that Speedway replaced Hess Express in this area, but on a scale of 1-10, I never thought that Hess Express’s “3”-level sandwiches to go would be a high-water mark for the overcooked shoe leather that Speedway calls a hot cheeseburger.  Blecch.

Damn it.  Cut my finger again on this glass shard.  I have a feeling this might be the first Dream Window to contain bits of my DNA, in addition to the window creating my DNA.

So while I patch up my finger and try to stop the bleeding… you have a great day and drive safe in this snowy weather!