Best of our TU Community Blogs, September 7 2013: Ten for Thursday

Thursday morning. Yawn. Get out of bed. Rise and shine. And since it’s Thursday… I can’t forget the most important part of the morning.  Making sure to post links to ten blogs from the Times Union’s crew of bloggers and writers, ten fantastic articles from the community bloggers.  This is a chance for me to…

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More adventures with the spambots

Apparently the spambots who populate my blog haven’t gotten the hint that they’re about as welcome as a cheese grater exfoliant. Every so often, I check my spamfilter.  Sometimes one of my beloved blog readers gets caught there, and I have to click “This is not spam” to approve their comment.  But 99.34% of the…

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Best of Our TU Community Blogs, October 17, 2013: Ten for Thursday

Always remember that no matter what you do in this world, always do your best and you’ll never regret the day. That being said… let me bring you some of the best blog posts from the TU’s family of community and independent bloggers. They include: Jason Purvis’ “Daddy” blog, “She is / He is.“ David…

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Best of our TU Community Blogs, October 3 2012: Ten for Thursday

Up and at ’em, rise and shine, fire up that web browser and check out these ten Times Union community blog posts, they’re definitely worth your attention. Don Rittner’s blog, “You better run for you life.“ Teri Conroy’s “Farmlife” blog, “Farm.  Why I Look This Way Now.“ Gina Peca’s blog, “Life goes on.“ Christine Benedict…

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Best of our TU Community Blogs, September 26, 2013: Ten for Thursday

Are you enjoying this feature in my blog? Are you reading my fellow Times Union community bloggers and enjoying their posts and articles? Do you come back here every Thursday to see what the cadre of bloggers has created for you? Do you wonder why the Times Union still hasn’t bothered to feature these same…

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Tap-dancing with LinkedIn’s spam and zombie e-mails

Like millions of us, I have a LinkedIn account.  I don’t use it or check it often, I’ve really never felt that it’s been THAT beneficial to me.  Lots of times, I just want to cancel it.  I don’t care if it’s supposed to “build my brand.”  I’m not a brand.  I am a free…

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Best of our TU Community Blogs, September 19, 2013: Ten for Thursday

And now, once again, for your reading enjoyment, I want you to check out ten of the Times Union’s community bloggers’ best blogs. You’re probably wondering to yourself… Chuck, why are you still doing this? Because you need to read these bloggers and enjoy their work. And besides, why can’t the TU put its’ “Best…

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