It snowed last night. Start up the memes now.

I woke up this morning, looked outside my window, and saw Lightning’s Girl covered in a reasonable dusting of white snow. Ugh. Winter came early. And with the arrival of winter comes all the usual Capital District winter memes and jokes. You know the ones. The ones where we see three snowflakes outside and the…

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We Serve Wayward Strangers at the 2022 Albany Center Gallery Members’ Show

Last year, I used a pack of Efke 820 infrared film and a yellow filter (along with my Kodak Medalist II camera, “Kodak Red”) to capture this creepy shot of the old Toll Gate Ice Cream parlor in Slingerlands. And if you’re wondering why this print is named We Serve Wayward Strangers, it’s a sly…

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Bachelor Cooking: Steak and Cheese Pie Muffins

You know you want to try this. You just need all the ingredients. And the time. It takes about two hours to make, but boy is it delicious. This is apparently a major comfort food delicacy in New Zealand, and the recipe I have will incorporate an American twist to the meal. First off ……

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What’s Up in the Neighborhood, November 13 2022

Good morning, my wonderful blog readers. As you know, Saturday is when I step aside and showcase instead the great writings, photographs and observations of those parties on my personal blogroll. Check them out. You won’t be disappointed. The Capital District Fun blog, “Greening Our Yard.” Silvia Lilly’s “DelSo” blog, “(When life feels like) a…

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Hochul, Tonko and Pallozzi. Win, win, win.

Not the easiest way to spend a Tuesday night. I had my TV tuned to MSNBC, and I’m simultaneously doom-scrolling Twitter on my cell phone. Trust me. After all the blather coming from Lee Zeldin about how he would become Governor of New York and put all the MAGA plans in action … I was…

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We need more Hakas in sports.

The Haka, if you’ve never seen it before, is a traditional battle dance and ceremonial greeting of New Zealand’s indigenous Māori. It has evolved into a powerful and compelling symbol of unity and pride among New Zealanders. And for the past 100 years, it’s been part of New Zealand’s sports culture. The New Zealand national…

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