What’s Up in the Neighborhood, April 5, 2025

It’s a good thing my blog is typed instead of dictated, because my voice is a little hoarse this morning. Which is explainable. I spent last night cheering my lungs out as the Albany Patroons evened their “Route 5 Rivalry” series with the New York Phoenix, taking a 109-103 victory on the Phoenix’ home court. Yeah, that was fun. Big time fun.

And now I get to have more fun today, which involves my Saturday routine of recapping the great writers and photographers and thinkers that populate my blogroll. And there are a couple of new bloggers on the blogroll, so please go check them out as well. You will like what they say. I’m sure of it.

• BLOGS FOR TASTE
  • Myrela’s blog, “Lobster.“
  • Alan Ilagan’s blog, “Fishberry Jam.“
• BLOGS FOR TRAVEL
  • Remember the Drive-In by Kanauga Kool, “A Visit to Helen, GA.“
  • Richard Lakin’s blog, “A few hours in Lancaster.“
  • The Cawston Greenway blog, “More Trouble with the Waterworks.“
• BLOGS FOR HISTORY
  • Roger Green’s “Ramblin’ with Roger,” “The first MLK assassination attempt.“
• BLOGS FOR THE IMAGE
  • Emily Pratt Slatin’s blog, “Return to Letchworth Village.“
  • The Saratoga Woods and Waterways blog, “Hepatica’s Time to Shine.“
  • The Resurrected Camera blog, “Cold Weather Picnic.“
  • Tim Jeffers’ “Vintage Lens,” “Worker Bee!“
• BLOGS FOR THE SCREEN
  • The B&S About Movies, “The Vanishing of S.S. Willie (2024).“
  • The Saturday Morning Archives, “A complete episode of the Krofft Supershow (1977).“
• BLOGS FOR THE WORD
  • Sarah Burke in the Pine Hills Review, “There All Along.“
  • Amber Marie in the Bel Esprit portal, “Springtime Invocation.“
  • The WritergurlNY blog, “Red Lipstick: An Ode to a Beauty Icon.“
  • Hoke’s Jukebox, “Words and a Picture.“
• BLOGS IN MEMORIAM
  • Jacob Gilbert’s “The Land of Whatever,” “Three Stars Will Shine Tonight” (in memory of Richard Chamberlain)
  • RIP Baseball, “Tommie Reynolds (1941-2025).“
• BLOGS FOR CONSCIENCE
  • Silvia Lilly’s “DelSo” blog, “Protesting (&) solitary confinement.“
  • The Phoenix Desertsong blog, “From Awareness to Pride: Celebrating Autism Awareness Day.“
  • Marc Beebe’s “Wandering Words,” “Elections: What do they taste like?“
• BLOGS FOR LIFESTYLE
  • The Bedlam Farm Journal, “Zip Finds Bliss in his Newest Home in a Basket Full of Hay, Zinnia Comes to Check It Out.“
  • The Trivial Music Silliness blog, “Nostalgia Dip – 1975, Part Fifteen.“
  • The Capital District Fun blog, “MIA.“
  • Audley Stephenson’s “Best Audacious Life!”, “Mastering Stress Management: Insights from Erin Harrington on Burnout Prevention and Productivity.“

Have a great weekend, everybody!