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It may seem partially anal-retentive and partially passive-aggressive to the uninitiated, but when it comes to postage and coinage, I’ve developed some important rules in my life regarding same. I’ve blogged about many of these rules in the past.  If I get an old dollar bill in my change, I’ll “take it out of circulation”…

Beats me why they crossed the road… all I know is that I was really glad that they did. Explanation. It’s Saturday morning, and I’m up with the crack of dawn, running around photographing various Albany iconography for a special photo project. As I headed back home, I took the scenic route (read: the non-I-787…

The other afternoon, I had lunch at a small luncheonette/diner in downtown Albany, a place called Winding Brooks.  It’s a good place, it has a buffet and the prices are reasonable.  Get your food quickly, pay for everything, and you’re outside to enjoy the afternoon sunshine in nothing flat. The buffet table that day included…

“Where do you want this?” the muscle-bulging Huck Finn’s Warehouse moving man asked me, and if I didn’t answer him in 5 seconds or less, the bookshelf in his Ferrigno-sized hands might crash to the floor. “Put it over there,” I replied.  “I’ll move it later.” “You got it,” he said, as he gingerly placed…

It’s Tuesday night, and I’m so bored right now, even grass growing outside my door would be exciting. And when I’m bored… I start getting “modification” ideas.  I’m not a person who just lets something exist for the sake of its existence.  I’ll re-paint it, I’ll re-leather it, I’ll do something to it that changes…

So let’s look at the situation here.  You’ve done something wrong.  Very, very, very wrong.  And you need to tell someone, if for no other reason than you need to unburden yourself of this horrible, horrible weight on your shoulders. Then maybe this eBay auction is up your alley. EBay user “smelltheglove” has an interesting…

It’s amazing what you can find in the Hollywood Reporter these days. April Spielman wanted to make her first trip to Disney World in Orlando a special event, and one that she and her boyfriend would not forget. As can be seen in this YouTube clip, Spielman spent MONTHS crafting a homemade Tinkerbell costume, and…

I heard this anecdote yesterday on the radio while I was driving through the North Country – Freddie Coleman on ESPN Radio was recounting the story, and as I heard it, I went through a ton of emotions – and you will as well. I wanted to make sure the story was legit – and,…