As a kid, I loved die-cast cars. Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Johnny Lightning – they were all super-awesome. I had the orange track, I had the “launch the cars off the table” starting gate, even a loop-de-loop feature. Lately I’ve been hooked on this cool YouTube channel. YouTube user “baremetalHW,” takes beater Hot Wheels and other…
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7 and 7 on Saturday, March 17, 2018
Hey everyone, I have some great news for the 7 and 7 wrapup. In addition to the blog posts … I’m now adding podcast links. Wow. Chuck has REALLY gone forward in the world. 😀 Since it’s becoming harder and harder to find blog posts from the Times Union’s community bloggers – seeing as the…
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What the Grasshopper Saw will be at charity fundraiser auction!
Last year, I took this photo – What the Grasshopper Saw – and it won some silk in Competition Season. Now I want this picture to help others in need. I have donated a framed print of What the Grasshopper Saw to an upcoming charity fundraiser. This picture will help raise funds for the Alshami…
Read MoreIs “Phoenix Five” the cheapest sci-fi show ever made?
We live in a time when special effects in motion pictures and in television have really advanced beyond anything we could ever previously imagine. Realistic worlds. Spectacular alien beings. Awesome plotlines thaqt draw millions of fans to message boards and to Internet fan sites for discussion and discourse. Back in the 1960’s and 1970’s, you…
Read MoreThoughts on Stephen Hawking
I’m a young boy, visiting my Grandma Betty during the 1970’s. On occasions when I was well-behaved during the week, she treated me with a visit to the Museum of Science in Boston. She would let me visit all the exhibits, while she sat down on a chair near the East Wing and knitted. One…
Read More“It’s not that cold, man … roll down your window.”
Last week, I went to the drive-thru teller window of my bank to drop off some checks and make a withdrawal. Rolled down the window, chatted with the teller, gave her my checks, took a few dollars for myself, rolled up the window, and drove off. And then my window went back down. Wha? I…
Read MoreAlbany Patroons 117, Yakima Sun Kings 99 – Albany back in first place!!
Saturday night, I didn’t even want to blog about the game. The Patroons were dominated from tipoff to buzzer by the visiting Sun Kings, and Albany slipped out of first place. Sunday afternoon required a little time for a change. A bit of a rally cry. And I did my part. Normally I attend Patroons…
Read More“I know you and I know that bag!”
So I’m still working on my GLF Quality embroidered burlap bag, and hopefully I can get it done in time for entry into Competition Season 2018. Maybe even find a way to break the #syracurse with it. But embroidery is one thing. Now I have to figure out the taxidermy part of the project –…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday, March 11, 2018
A quick note. Don’t forget that tomorrow starts Daylight Saving Time. Which means you have to set your clocks so that your 6:00 a.m. is now your 7:00 a.m. Which means you’ll feel very sleepy and groggy going into work on Monday. Oh yeah, and change the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide…
Read MoreWait, wait … NBC’s Timeless is coming back this week?
Last year, four of the major broadcast networks debuted time-travel programs. Two were based on movie properties – ABC’s Time After Time (H.G. Wells chases Jack the Ripper to modern-day New York), and the CW’s Frequency (modern-day police detective communicates with father from 20 years ago through ham radio). One was a comedy, Fox’s Making…
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