Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
One of the biggest opponents for a basketball team is inactivity.ย A team should have a steady schedule without too many interruptions. Well, the Albany Patroons nearly went two weeks without an opponent.ย Their road game against the New York Court Kings was postponed due to travel conditions; and their road game against the Owensboro…
Read MoreI recently acquired the upgraded Apple TV unit, and after installing it and connecting it to my home computer network and adding all my normal streaming channels – I saw the option to add the DC Universe streaming service. I gotta think about this. I’ll probably add it at some point – the price is…
Read MoreI like the Albany-based rock band Blotto.ย Always have, especially back in the 1970’s when radio stations like WFLY and WTRY and 3WD actually PLAYED their songs as part of their regular rotation of Top 40 hits.ย And that doesn’t happen these days. Of course, if you know anything about Blotto, you know that their…
Read MoreI’m skipping the Super Bowl this year.ย There’s no reason for me to watch it.ย I’m not big on the Los Angeles Rams – I thought that St. Louis got screwed out of losing their team (yeah, I know St. Louis took the Rams away from Los Angeles 30 years ago, tit for tat).ย And…
Read MoreSo on Friday morning, I was in a good mood, I had to run a few errands in the morning, the weekend looked great, and … By Friday afternoon, my mood had changed completely. Follow me on this. It’s Friday morning, and I’m driving through Schenectady taking care of a few things.ย And all of…
Read MoreGood morning, my fellow blog readers.ย As you know, Saturday is the day when I step back from my blog stories, and tell the stories of those blogs on my blogroll.ย These are the bloggers, photographers and podcasters who will keep your interest and give you something to enjoy. Let’s check them out, shall we?…
Read MoreOne of my blog readers, Bill, contacted me about something the saw – and didn’t expect. “Hi Chuck, Maybe there’s a blog for this. I purchased today’s Times Union mainly because of the Preview Guide. The cover price was printed $5.00! This was in Valatie. The daily price WAS $2.00. I rarely buy it &…
Read MoreThere’s so many wonderful things about Valentine’s Day… Giving your best girl flowers, taking her out to dinner at a fancy restaurant, a nice romantic movie, staring in her eyes, falling in love all over again… And then this news came out. One of the great parts of Valentine’s Day won’t be around this year.…
Read MoreA couple of nights ago, I watched this excellent documentary on PBS.ย The documentary, called Rumble, showed the influence of Native American singers, songwriters and musicians in the popular music of our time.ย And watching this was fascinating. So in case you didn’t see this film, here’s some of the artists they profiled – along…
Read MoreThere is an old adage, that when your fellow man is in trouble, you help out.ย You don’t ask why, you just help out. This is my first step in “helping out.” I hate that government employees – those who protect our skies and protect our food and protect our parks and protect our selves…
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