Sunday, December 23, 1973. The decorations covered every storefront along North Main Avenue, each bauble and bangle covered with a thin film of grimy glaze. The ornaments hanging from the tree in the center of Wilson Park flickered as a million raindrops chilled each branch and ball. Willie hiked his coat up around his neck,…
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“Hey, you can’t use a presidential pardon! Only I can use the presidential pardon!!”
Let’s get a few things straight right off the bat. Hunter Biden was guilty of tax evasion and weapons charges. Those facts do not change. These are federal crimes. And last night, President Joe Biden – Hunter’s father – issued a presidential pardon on Hunter’s behalf. And Republicans are losing their minds over it. All…
Read MoreThe phishing scam that compromised a real law firm
Many people contact me through this blog. They’ll want to talk about an old blog post, or they’ll try to confirm if they went to grade school with me in the past (yeah, Eddie Scanlon, you treated me like dirt in second grade and you’re still dead to me). I also receive contacts from scammers.…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, November 30 2024
Here we are, back on schedule, back in alignment, and back with another recap of this week’s great blog posts and photos and memories and thoughts from the fantastic people on my personal blogroll. I hope everybody checks them out and enjoys what they have to say. Let’s get started, shall we?? Have a great…
Read MoreMy 2024 CPKC Holiday Train Chase: Fort Edward
What, you thought I was done with this Holiday Train chase? Silly you. These shots were taken at Fort Edward, New York, during my last day on my five-day CPKC 2024 Holidy Train Chase. Over 850 miles through New York and Quebec for this trip. And man, I could have gone 850 miles more, if…
Read MoreMy 2024 CPKC Holiday Train Chase: The Montreal Concert
You know … I’ve taken a ton of photos on this Holiday Train chase … and I’ve taken all of you with me on this journey. One of the really waycool things about this train is that when it stops, one of the boxcars actually opens up, and you get a free concert, along with…
Read MoreMy 2024 CPKC Holiday Train Chase: The Zim Smith Trail in Round Lake
Yes, I’m having an incredible amount of fun with this trip. And I had this one spot planned for a few years. In 2022, I found a secluded area along the Zim Smith nature trail in Round Lake. The then-Canadian Pacific Holiday Train HAD to pass this location from Mechanicville to get to its next…
Read MoreMy 2024 CPKC Holiday Train Chase: Albany in the Morning
Day 3 of my Holiday Train chase. And I have to get up early. Rise and shine. This will be a tricky part of the train chase, in that I can’t be sure that my timing will be accurate. And in the end, it wasn’t … until it was. I shall explain. The Holiday Train…
Read MoreMy 2024 CPKC Holiday Train Chase: Sherbrooke
Day 2 of my Holiday Train chase, and this time I’m heading from Montreal to Sherbrooke. And how I made it through this leg of the journey is completely beyond me. But seven angels must have kept watch over me that day. Let me explain. I left my Montreal motel at about 11:30 a.m., with…
Read MoreMy 2024 CPKC Holiday Train Chase: Montreal
I have several traditions in my life. For me, the holiday season begins when I see a brilliantly-illuminated, holiday-decorated, diesel-powered locomotive and two dozen lit-up boxcars rolling through New York. For me, the Christmas season does not commence until I actually get a photo of the CPKC Holiday Train. And that’s the plan this year.…
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