Right around this time, I list the six images that I’ve captured and mounted and nursed and nurtured and hoped would reach the walls of the Harriet May Mills Art Center at the New York State Fairgrounds. And right around this time, I wonder if these six images have earned their right to be among…
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So do I want another season of Star Trek: Discovery?
I do enjoy the Star Trek franchise. I really do. Although there are parts of it that I really haven’t focused on, I do appreciate this whole overall concept. What’s harder to grasp, for me, is the position where the new Star Trek iteration, Star Trek: Discovery, fits into everything. The show purports to take…
Read More“Jamario Moon for FOUR!”
You know I’m all about the Albany Patroons. They rule, they rock, they are the true Albany professional sports team. And I also keep an eye out for Patroons alumni – what they’re doing, where they’re winning, all of that. Last Friday night,I received a Facebook message from Tamara Moon, letting all her FB friends…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday, July 21, 2018
Good morning to you. I hope you have some great plans this weekend, get out and get some sunshine, maybe take a trip to the flat track, lots of options out there just waiting for you. Of course, here’s your first option – check out some great blogs and bloggers and podcasters from my blogroll. …
Read MoreDude … I got a Dremel!
I participate in Reddit’s gift exchanges – you know, the “Secret Santa” where you send a package to person A, while person B sends you a package. The gifts are supposed to be thoughtful and reflective of a person’s needs, wants, concerns and desires – in other words, if you’re a Firefly fan, sending someone…
Read MoreAll hail President Rachel Maddow!
Of late, I’ve been watching more and more of MSNBC. I don’t know what it is … perhaps I’m looking for intelligent discourse on the day’s news, and the newscasters, anchorpeople and political pundits at MSNBC seem to fit my interests. By 9:00 p.m., as I’m winding down my day, I’ve got Rachel Maddow on…
Read MoreThe Fort Orange Dairy and Feeds burlap project is DONE
Look at that sweet project. Two months of stitching and trimming and re-stitching and counting and updating and the like. Done. My third – and final – burlap stitching project is complete. This burlap project, featuring the Fort Orange Dairy and Feeds logo from an old feed store on Arch Street in downtown Albany, was…
Read MoreWhat if Russia took over the United States? We saw it in 1987…
Imagine, if you dare, that the two most dominant superpowers finally came to a head. Would there be rampant nuclear destruction, billions of lives lost, tragedy on a totally unimaginable scale? I don’t know. But in 1987, we got a glimpse of what could happen if the Russians actually defeated the United States, and annexed…
Read MoreThose Sesame Street psychedelic videos…
Ah, Sesame Street. That classic preschool show that everybody at one time or another watched as a kid. Well, way back in the day, before Sesame Street was essentially the Elmo show, they had a ton of very surreal and psychedelic video and animated clips that featured counting and letters and other pre-school learning tricks.…
Read MoreAlbany Patroons in the TBT, in the BIG3, and in the TBL
The Albany Patroons may have the summer off, but there’s plenty of updates in the offseason. So let’s get at it, shall we? First big news – the Albany Patroons documentary, which features interviews with former players, coaches and executives, will have its worldwide premier at the Palace Theater on Saturday, September 22. Proceeds from…
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