What’s Up in the Neighborhood, December 2 2023

Good morning, my amazing blog family. It’s a rainy weekend here in Albany, but I have so many outdoor chores to take care of – so there’s no goofing around here. Plus, I have a Saturday morning blog recap for everybody. So let’s get at it, shall we?

• BLOGS FOR TASTE
  • Bill Dowd’s “Notes on Napkins,” “State: Lansingburgh restaurant part of major drug ring.“
  • Jerry Papandrea’s “DerryX” blog, “What went right? Best Pizzas I found (Full Analysis).“
• BLOGS FOR TRAVEL
  • The Saratoga Woods and Waterways blog, “Still Out There, Still Finding Cool Stuff.“
• BLOGS FOR HISTORY
  • J. Eric Smith’s blog, “Best Albums of 2023.“
  • Jacob Gilbert’s “The Land of Whatever,” “It Was 30 Years Ago Today.“
• BLOGS FOR CONSCIENCE
  • Roger Green’s “Ramblin’ with Roger,” “December 1st.“
  • Greg Thomas in the “Tune In to Leadership” blog, “Leadership Lessons of the Week (Thanksgiving Edition).“
  • The WritergurlNY blog, “The Consequences of the Israel / Palestinian War Continue.“
  • Audley Stephenson’s “Best Audacious Life!” portal, “Taking a Fearless Approach! Featuring Randy Crane.“
• BLOGS FOR THE IMAGE
  • Thomas Slatin’s blog, “Red and Purple Sunrise.“
  • Marc Beebe’s “Wandering Words,” “Full Frame Friday.“
  • The Cawston Greenway blog, “The Beaver Moon.“
  • The Lonerist photo blog, “Mrs Hat.“
  • The Mostly Monochrome blog, “Clapperboards.“
  • The Resurrected Camera blog, “Jellyfish.“
  • Tim Jeffers’ “Vintage Lens,” “Playing Around with AI Photos.“
• BLOGS FOR THE WORD
  • Boona Daroom in the Pine Hills Review, “In Liquidation.“
  • Richard Lakin’s blog, “Christmas (Already) in Stafford.“
  • Sara Flower Kjeldsen’s blog, “When You’re a Multi-Genre Author.“
  • Courtenay Schembri Gray in the “Bel Esprit” portal, “Everyone Leaves for the Moon.“
• BLOGS FOR THE SCREEN
  • Crimson Stone in the Superhero Rundown blog, “How James Bond Uses Current Events to Stay Relevant.“
  • The B&S About Movies blog, “Score (1974).“
• BLOGS FOR LIFESTYLE
  • Alan Ilagan’s blog, “Decembers Past and Present.“
  • The Arlene’s Artists Materials blog, “Celebrating Community: The Power of Supporting Local and Small Businesses this Holiday Season.“
  • The Capital District Fun blog, “Catching Up. Again.“
  • Silvia Lilly’s “DelSo” blog, “Speaking of Days, It Was One.“
  • The Bedlam Farm Journal, “The New Motto for Bedlam Farm is Up. ‘This is Us, Our Life, Our Story, Our Home.’“
  • The Sustain.Able.Future blog, “1.December.23 – Frida Day – Beginning.“
  • The “Off Her Chops” podcast, “May We Present to you: Harley Cameron!“

Have a great weekend, everybody!