I bought this hand-made knife set 18 months ago. Hand-forged Damascus steel carbon-blade knives from a Pakistan bladesmith. Aren’t they sweet-looking? Too bad I don’t own them any more. Well, not too bad. There’s a reason why I don’t own them any more. After I acquired the knives – and had them professionally sharpened –…
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What’s Up in the Neighborhood, January 14, 2023
Sorry everybody, my original post on this crashed (I hate you WordPress), and I had to reconstruct it. Apologies for the late posting today. Have a great weekend, everybody!
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for January 13, 2023
The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM. The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. Tonight’s tracks feature duets between living artists and those who had passed away. Just because you’re dead doesn’t mean you still can’t…
Read MoreOne last chance at a 3D photo competition in Austria
In 2020, I submitted some film-generated stereoscopy images to an international 3D stereo photo competition in Vienna, the Photographische Gesellschaft in Wien. Unfortunately, the photos were not selected for the show. Fast forward to 2023. I’ve got a more stable setup with some killer stereoscopic images, and once again, the 3D stereo photo competition is…
Read MoreLeave the tip jar on the coffin lid.
You may not know Lynette Hardaway by that name. But if I told you she was “Diamond” of the conservative political commentators “Diamond and Silk,” you would immediately feel the creepiness. Hardaway and her partner Rochelle Richardson (“Silk”) spent the past six years not only supporting Donald Trump, but also supporting all of his arguments…
Read MoreHow to explain Cold Chisel, the All-Blacks and a pub with no beer while eating lamb
Australia Day is Australia’s celebratory holiday. And even if we look past what Australia Day symbolizes – for those whose families lived in Australia for 40,000 years as opposed to those who barely crack two centuries – there are two main traditions to this holiday. The first is to, for some reason, enjoy barbecued lamb…
Read MoreI’ll take a 9-8. And trade Trubisky.
Well, Steelers fans, we did all we could. The Steelers slapped the Cleveland Browns 28-14, finishing the season at 9-8 and giving Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin his 16th consecutive season of a .500 record or better. No other head coach has ever achieved such a start to their career, and only three other head…
Read MoreFound another Italian Cheeseburger restaurant… yum-o
Last July, I blogged about the delicious (and seemingly Albany-centric) restaurant delicacy known as the Italian Cheeseburger. An Italian Cheeseburger consists of two beef patties on a toasted or grilled grinder roll, with the beef patties layered with cheese, mustard, ketchup and French fries inside the grinder roll. The sandwich is sliced into a “short”…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, January 7 2023
Good morning, blog readers. Nice to see you here. I’ve got a lot of things on the plate this weekend – the National Basketball League of Canada kicks off its 11th season with the Sudbury (Ont.) Five hosting the opening game tonight. And tomorrow, I need the Pittsburgh Steelers to beat the Cleveland Browns (and…
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for January 6, 2023
The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM.ย The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. Got a couple of tracks dedicated to the newly-elected George Santos, I’m sure you’ll figure out which ones those are. Also two…
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