A couple of weeks ago, I was on my way to downtown Albany in a morning drive, it’s nearly 50 degrees on a late January morning, I’ve got the moonroof open on my Blackbird and I’m singing along with the car radio. Yep, Chuck is happy… RING RING RING Hmm. 1-800 number. What’s going on? …
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Kicking the 24-hour bug out of Chateau Chuck
It hit Sunday night at the worst possible time. And I mean WORST possible time. I was on a date. We were having dinner, we were staring in each others’ eyes, everything was perfect… And then my stomach just twisted up in knots. Butterflies? Nerves? Live crawfish in my tummy? No. It…
Read MoreDrive with me this Thanksgiving
It’s my personal Thanksgiving tradition. And I want you to join me this year, if you’re able. For over 40 years, the Equinox Community Services Agency has hosted and prepared Thanksgiving dinners for Capital District families in need. They’ve provided these dinners for the homebound, the elderly, the infirmed and the needy, providing meals for…
Read MoreA different game of thrones
Let me ask you. How long have you had the same toilet seat in your house? THAT LONG? Yikes. I know gas stations with cleaner restrooms than that. So let’s see. I figure that I’ve lived in my apartment in the Town and Village for nearly two years now. So I know that seat’s been…
Read MoreThe 21¢ compliment
The other day, I stopped by my local Price Chopper to purchase some quick morning food – a navel orange and a diet cola. Yep. Breakfast of Champions. Actually, that Price Chopper had started a new sale for navel oranges – normally you can get five navel oranges for $5; but that morning apparently all…
Read MoreBlue lines and placards
I’ve recently started playing – well, the proper term is WINNING BIG – at the Wednesday night trivia game at Graney’s Stout. I’m participating in a 9-week tournament, in which teams have a chance to score four Jets-at-Dolphins football tickets, plus two nights of hotel accommodations in Miami. No airfare, though – I’ll have to…
Read MoreFootball and Faust
If ever I to the moment shall say: Beautiful moment, do not pass away! Then you may forge your chains to bind me, Then I will put my life behind me, Then let them hear my death-knell toll, Then from your labors you’ll be free, The clock may stop, the clock-hands fall, And time come…
Read MoreSupporting Roni’s for Tony
Every one of us knows someone whose life has been changed forever by one form of cancer or another. They’re our loved ones, our friends, our mentors and our heroes. They’re up against one of the most insidious killers of all time. And although there is no “magic bullet” cure for cancer, every year brings…
Read More“If you unfriend me on Facebook, I’ll kill you!”
You think that was a scary headline? It gets worse. Those of us who participate in social media outlets – including having Facebook and Google+ accounts – are very careful about who we friend and who we unfriend. I won’t lie. I’ve unfriended people in the past, and I’ve been unfriended by people in the…
Read MoreThe Dignity of “Mr. Hockey”
You can say Wayne Gretzky was the greatest hockey player that ever lived. You can say the same about Mario Lemieux. Or Sidney Crosby. Or Alex Ovechkin. But you’re not going to convince me that any of them could ever outskate Gordie Howe. The man was “Mr. Hockey.” The man is the reason why Wayne…
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