What’s Up in the Neighborhood, November 21 2020

Good morning, it’s time for another weekly recap of the best blog posts and articles and photos from my personal blogroll. This list includes many former members of the Times Union blogging crew (as well as some who are still on the TU portal, only because they’ve been “grandfathered” over and they’re not staff bloggers).…

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What’s Up in the Neighborhood, November 14, 2020

I don’t know about you, but it’s definitely been one heckuva week. And the only way to make the weekend start nice, is to recap the blog posts and podcasts and video logs of the people on my blogroll sidebar. So let’s do that, shall we? BLOGS FOR THE SCREEN Silvia Lilly in the DelSo…

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What’s Up in the Neighborhood, November 7 2020

Oh, man, is it morning already? Looked out the window. Bright sun in my eyes. Yep. It’s morning. Daylight saving time is over. Blog-writing time is upon us. So let’s go through the blogs on my personal blogroll and see what great articles my fellow bloggers and photographers have created, shall we? Starting with ……

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What’s Up in the Neighborhood, October 31 2020

Hey folks, you know what day it is. It’s that one time in our lives when the kids come pounding on our doors at 7:00 a.m., demanding tricks or treats. This year, I was hoping that the little panhandlers wouldn’t come by… or at least understand that right now, I’m not dealing with the holiday.…

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What’s Up in the Neighborhood, October 17 2020

Good morning, hope everybody had a decent week and is looking forward to a decent weekend. At this point, I could use a little decency, couldn’t you? ๐Ÿ˜€ Plus, after weeks of trying to figure out this new WordPress format, I think I finally got the outline feature straight. So this should make my Saturday…

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What’s Up in the Neighborhood, October 10 2020

So last week, I mentioned that I was currently battling this new WordPress editor that WordPress “volunteered” upon me. Some readers have offered tips and tricks on how to get back to the old classic editor, but after much thought, I decided that I need to make this new editor work. At some point, those…

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What’s Up in the Neighborhood, October 3 2020

This is a tragedy unlike any other. I should not have to deal with this horrible news so early in the morning. And there’s no satisfactory answers online. Nothing on social media that will answer my questions or soothe my concerns. So I’m just going to grit my teeth and say it. Why the hell…

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What’s Up in the Neighborhood, September 26 2020

Good morning everybody, hope you’ve had a restful evening and are ready to enjoy the weekend.ย  That being said, I have some great blog posts for you this morning, as I go through my personal blogroll of worthwhile and enjoyable writers, bloggers, photographers and raconteurs.ย  I hope you enjoy what’s here. Let’s get started, shall…

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What’s Up in the Neighborhood, September 19 2020

Today’s weekly blogroll recap is, sadly, tempered by the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.ย  I would recommend, if you have a chance today, to view the film On the Basis of Sex, and understand the commitment and energy a young lawyer named Ruth Bader Ginsburg brought to this world.ย  What she did…

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