It’s a rotten, rainy day, and I’m heading home from the day job. And with the roads as slippery and as slick as they were, I had no plans on taking Interstate 787 home that night. So instead, I traveled on Route 32, a slower thoroughfare with stop lights and two-way traffic. Route 32 has…
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It’s time for another Green Island blackout party!
There are some things that I definitely appreciate about the Green Island Power Authority, the municipal utility that provides electricity and other essentials to our Town and Village. For one thing, it’s very inexpensive. Compared to National Greed – er, Grid – my monthly light bill is miniscule. And since the power is actually drawn…
Read MoreGet your taxes done NOW, before Trump takes your refund!
True story. Years ago, I received some very prescient advice. That advice came from my tax preparer. Instead of going to a service like H&R Block or one of those other companies, my then-wife and I used one of her friends to prepare our state and federal taxes. After my divorce in 2010, I continued…
Read MoreDoes Kylie Minogue know the plural of Coca-Cola?
Okay, follow me here. Kylie Minogue is an incredible singer and actress, and she’s drop-dead gorgeous. And at one point in time, she did a commercial for Coca-Cola. In fact, here’s the commercial. Minogue places an order for some pizza and soda, and a delivery driver scurries through a hotel to bring the food order…
Read MoreOne more chance for the skeleton flower dance.
I’ve tried this twice before, and both times I’ve failed miserably. I’m trying to grow the perennial known as Diphylleia grayi, also known as the “skeleton flower.” When the skeleton flower blooms, its thin white petals turn translucent when raindrops kiss them. Which, naturally, would make an incredible macro photograph. And in the past, I’ve…
Read MoreExplaining the “Fediverse,” in case you’re sick of oligarchs controlling your social media.
I realize that in 2025, starting any conversation with the topic “The Fediverse” is akin to starting any conversation with the topic “NFT’s” or “cryptocurrency” or asking if there’s a new printing of The Watchtower. But bear with me on this. Of late, I’ve joined up with the social platform Mastodon, and I’m also sharing…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, January 25 2025
Here we are, back again for yet another go-round of the best blogs and photos and observations from this week’s blogroll. And I promise you, we’ve got some good stuff this week. Have a great weekend, everybody!
Read MoreWould I have the cojones to eat green crab?
There are some foods – both in the real world and in fiction – that were designed to be eaten. Eaten as often as possible. In the Babylon 5 TV show, it was spoo. In the Lil’ Abner comics the schmoo was the delicacy of choice. Heck, the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy even had…
Read MoreIn Mississippi, a new law purports that “Conception Begins at Erection.”
In Chapter 38 of the Book of Genesis, we are told the story of Onan, who at the time refused to consummate his marital obligations at the time. Instead of having relations, he chose instead to “spill his seed upon the ground” rather than complete relations with his wife. It did not go well for…
Read MoreThe Latch Hook Covered Bridge project as of January 22, 2025
As you may have heard, I’m in the middle of making another latch hook rug. Last fall, I took a photo of the Woodstock, Vermont Middle Covered Bridge, and converted it into a latch hook rug pattern with the help of the online leftsource.com site. And this time, instead of purchasing the yarns bit by…
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