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I’ve pared my laundry routine down to a science. Put a bag of clothes in my car before I go to work, so that on the way home I can stop at the laundromat and launder my laundry. A separate tote bag for my detergents, my fabric softeners and my dryer sheets. And if I…

Every year, Chevrolet puts together one of those “sentimental holiday” commercials. and I keep promising myself that they will not make me cry. And they do every time. Those commercials get me right in the feels. To recap … here are the Chevrolet holiday commercials from the past few years. And each one grabs your…

if you haven’t yet joined the Mastodon social media platform, you should do so. Mastodon is not owned by any specific oligcarch individual, it’s part of the federated internet where local communities operate the website and its neighboring branches. I’m on it (chuckthewriter@mstdn.social), and I recommend it. And in saying that, I can tell you…

There are holiday traditions that raise our spirits and prove to us that we can be kind and supportive to our neighbors and strangers. This is one such tradition. Ten national heritage and tourist railroads, including the local Saratoga, Corinth & Hudson Railway, will once more participate in the “Operation Toy Train” charity fundraiser. Each…

I swear I’m not hallucinating this. As a kid, I used to listen to the local radio Top 40 radio stations in the area – 980 AM WTRY (they had American Top 40 on Sundays, which was a plus) and 1540 AM WPTR (which had a range that could be picked up whether I lived…

There’s a whole subgenre of YouTube videos that are both completely relaxing and intriguing. I’m talking about lumber videos. These are the ones where someone finds a gigantic tree trunk or burled wood stump, then they take it to a gigantic sawmill and slice that bad boy up into fantastic planks. These planks have incredible…

I went to the Ukrainian folk festival last Saturday. It definitely was a fun time, and I learned plenty about Ukrainian culture and the struggles they currently face. Even ate some pierogis, which were quite tasty. At one point in my journey, I happened across a vendor who had several dozen handmade cups and pots…

I appreciate the New York State Fair. It’s my summertime happy place, where I can submit my crafts and photos for competition, I can eat wacky Franken-food, and I can feel like there’s not a care in the world. Traveling to the New York State Fair from Albany, however, does bring a series of options.…

I didn’t have to be a fan of Stephen Colbert to know that last week’s news about his last night TV show was about as suspect as a game of three-card monte. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is one of the top programs on late night television, yet last week CBS announced the show…