Let me get something straight. This is not a food blog. I am just as happy eating at Jack’s Oyster House as I am eating at Gus’s Hot Dogs. I don’t put on any high-falootin’ airs or snobbery about eating local or eating independent or eating in one location or another. That being said, I’ve…
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The card game that destroys relationships
I was at a birthday party yesterday (no, not mine, that’s in a few months from now), and the topic of discussion involved board games – the ones I loved playing as a kid (like Mouse Trap) and the ones I never got around to playing (like Candy Land). Ah, great memories of board games…
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High-waters and Stringbean waistbands
I remember, back in elementary school days, there would always be at least one kid whose pantlegs didn’t reach all the way down to his shoes. They might stop at the tops of his socks, thus causing the phenomenon derisively known as “high-waters.” “When’s the flood coming, Charlie?” they’d ask me. Oh yeah, I should…
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“Look out for that moose!!”
I’ve been enjoying my vacation so far – a trip to Prince Edward Island, watching the National Basketball League of Canada’s third All-Star Classic. Oh yeah. I still got it. So now it’s time to head home. It’s a long journey from Charlottetown to the Capital District, and part of the journey involved car-pooling back…
Read MoreThe Easter eggs I can’t bring back to America
I’m still enjoying my vacation on Prince Edward Island, as part of attending the National Basketball League of Canada’s All-Star Weekend. And today is Easter Sunday. Happy Easter to all of my blog readers. On the drive up to P.E.I., I stopped at a gas station. By the way, gas in Canada is pretty expensive,…
Read MoreLooking for the Easter eggs for charity
I remember going on Easter egg hunts when I was a young boy – back then, the one that I remember the most was organized by the local volunteer fire department. Colored plastic eggs – probably the kind that once held pantyhose – were strewn all over a field, and us kids ran willy-nilly around…
Read MoreThere’s something screwy here…
One of my favorite comic strips is Pearls Before Swine, the strip that takes “funny animals” comics and turns them all akilter. With Rat, Pig, Goat, Zebra, the Crocodiles, and a whole host of other characters, Pearls Before Swine is the first comic I read in the paper. Well, apparently yesterday’s comic strip came with…
Read MoreTime Warner Cable’s new 3 hour/day TV service (APRIL FOOL’S DAY)
If you’re angry every time Time Warner Cable raises your rates or adds additional surcharges, you’re going to hate this report. According to this news article at the bottom of this blog post, Time Warner Cable is offering a new cable plan starting this month – in which the Capital District is a test market…
Read More43 (or more) cartoon themes in an orchestral maneuver
So this is a test. How well do you know your favorite cartoon shows? Could you pick out one of those classic themes? Could you name them if someone else played them? Could you name them with your eyes closed? Well, on today’s blog, I want you to try. The Carnegie Hall Ensemble orchestra created…
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