What’s Up in the Neighborhood, December 16 2023

Good morning everybody, I hope all of you got your holiday shopping done – there’s no reason to head out on the final Christmas weekend to fight someone else for that last $200 flatscreen on the wall, right? 

Well, if you DO have to take a break to deal with the world … you couldn’t go wrong with checking out this week’s great entries from my personal blogroll. 

But before you do – please check out this week’s Saratoga Woods and Waterways blog, and wish the author a speedy recovery when you do. ”Couple of Breakdowns, and I’m Taking a Break.“ Best wishes for a speedy recovery for both you and your livery.

• BLOGS FOR TASTE
  • Jerry Papandrea’s “DerryX” YouTube channel, “What Went Wrong? Jersey Mike’s ORIGINAL Italian & BIG KAHUNA.“
  • Bill Dowd’s “Notes on Napkins,” “Poor person’s ‘Feast of the 7 Fishes’ for Christmas.“
• BLOGS FOR TRAVEL
  • Richard Lakin’s blog, “High Tide Again in Stafford.“
  • Sara Flower Kjeldsen’s blog, “My Favourite Hikes and Views of 2023.“
  • The WritergurlNY blog, “My Travel Bucket List: London and Jerusalem.“
• BLOGS FOR THE WORD
  • Benjamin Hartnett in the Pine Hills Review, “Does Anybody Know What is Happening Right Now?“
  • Alexis Ryder’s “Stories I’ve Never Told,” “The Haunted House on Dalefern Drive.“
  • Barbara Shields in the Bel Esprit portal, “ALL-CLEAR.“
  • The Venn Librarian blog, “Need something to read?“
• BLOGS FOR THE IMAGE
  • Thomas Slatin’s blog, “Watching Trains at Howe Center, Rutland, Vermont.“
  • The Bedlam Farm Journal, “Succulents and Plants. A Creative Awakening. Come Along.“
  • Marc Beebe’s “Wandering Words,” “Got Snow?“
  • The Lonerist Photo Blog, “Shadows.“
  • Tim Jeffers’ “Vintage Lens,” “Smoke Shop / Gas Station!“
  • The Resurrected Camera blog, “2019 Jeep tours, Pt. II.“
• BLOGS FOR THE SCREEN
  • Roger Green’s “Ramblin’ with Roger,” “Why we laugh and why we don’t.“
  • J. Eric Smith’s blog, “Best Films of 2023.“
  • Jacob Gilbert’s “The Land of Whatever,” “Countdown to Christmas: Lucy, the Choirmaster (The Lucy Show, 1965).“
  • The B&S About Movies portal, “Bollenti spiriti (1981).“
• BLOGS FOR CONSCIENCE
  • Greg Thomas in the “Tune In to Leadership” portal, “Hamas Surrenders, Netanyahu Resigns: A Perspective Shift.“
  • Audley Stephenson’s “Best Audacious Life” portal, “The Virtues of a Good Man! featuring Nico Lagan.“
• BLOGS FOR LIFESTYLE
  • Alan Ilagan’s blog, “A Somber Christmas Moment.“
  • The Capital District Fun blog, “More in November – Thanksgiving.“
  • Silvia Lilly’s “DelSo” blog, “Searching for Light in the Darkness.“
  • The Sustain.Able.Future blog, “Fri-High-Day, it’s so gorgeous to see you.“
  • Lazygal’s “Killin’ Time Being Lazy,” “It’s Been Exhausting.“
  • The Causton Greenway blog, “National Hot Chocolate Day.“
  • The “Off Her Chops” podcast, “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!“

Have a great weekend, everybody!