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Of late, I’ve enjoyed this series of “Honest Government Ads” made by an Australian group known as TheJuice Media. Essentially they use a spokesperson who describes some government function or a touristy destination – and then the episode turns all dark and informative. And hilarious. And vulgar. All at the same time. Trust me on…

If you’re not familiar with Nixie tubes, let me explain. Nixie tubes are glass electric tubes that light up with specific cathodes. The cathodes have number-shaped filaments in them, allowing for use in such 1970’s applications as Geiger counters and calculators. It was originally designed as American technology by the Burroughs Corporation, and later modified…

I have to post one video to explain another. Years ago, a series of viral videos populated their way through social media. Seems that Philadelphia’s anchor staff at Channel 3, newscaster Nicole Brewer and meteorologist Carol Erickson, seem to have some very distinct distaste for each other. And trust me. This isn’t just one little…

I appreciate the local Stewarts Shops in the Capital District. Have for years. You can keep your Wawa and your Sheetz and your Cumberland Farms and all the other little rinky-dink food-and-gas outlets. I need me a pint of Philly Vanilla, a Peanut Butter & Butter on a kaiser bun, and a bottle of Diet…

I saw this yesterday and almost laughed my head off. A company calling itself “Proud Patriots” is offering a new $2 bill with Donald Trump’s face on it. No, I’m serious. Take a look at this advertisement. Wow. A $2 legal tender Trump bill. Just 65,000 more of these and I can purchase a night…

At one point in time, there were several gigantic “muffler men” built as advertisements around the United States. They often resembled a giant Paul Bunyan, whose enormous hands carried either a huge car muffler or a king-sized axe or some other prop. Yeah, something like that one up above. There used to be a “Muffler…

Australia Day is Australia’s celebratory holiday. And even if we look past what Australia Day symbolizes – for those whose families lived in Australia for 40,000 years as opposed to those who barely crack two centuries – there are two main traditions to this holiday. The first is to, for some reason, enjoy barbecued lamb…

Last July, I blogged about the delicious (and seemingly Albany-centric) restaurant delicacy known as the Italian Cheeseburger. An Italian Cheeseburger consists of two beef patties on a toasted or grilled grinder roll, with the beef patties layered with cheese, mustard, ketchup and French fries inside the grinder roll. The sandwich is sliced into a “short”…

What’s the best way to ring in the year 2023? Champagne? Confetti? Paper horns? Off-key performances of Auld Lang Syne? Oh, this has them all beat. And I do mean “beat.” So here’s the deal. Somehow a walrus wound up on the beach in Scarborough, England. Now a walrus is not something one sees in…

I arrived at the Argus Hotel on Thurlow Terrace at around 6:00 p.m. And the place was already packed. Such is the case with Historic Albany Foundation’s BUILT charitable auction. BUILT is HAF’s biggest fundraiser, it encompasses artwork as created by the Capital District’s creative talent, and showcases architecture and history as seen through those…