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By the time you get a chance to read this, I’ll be on the road.  Essentially, I’m on my way to Syracuse for the opening day of the New York State Fair, and to find out how my mixed-media dollhouse The Cathedral of St. Philco did in its competition. And before I go any further,…

Man, will this super-hot summer heat wave end? Yes, six months from now I’ll probably post one of these and ask … “Man, will this super-cold winter end?” It’s called balance. Balance also means that you have time to enjoy some great independent blogs by the Times Union’s crew of community bloggers.  These are the…

So what happens when you need a little bounce in your life?  What do you do? I’ve got a recommendation for you. Scroll through this list of Times Union community and independent bloggers, and have a great read.  You’ll be glad you did.  It’ll put a spring in your step and a bounce in your…

If I’ve learned anything from my nearly seven years in blogging for the Times Union, it’s that the independent and community bloggers have arguably the most intelligent and informative blog posts out there.  And it doesn’t matter whether they blog on their own link, or as part of a community link… they’re definitely worth reading.…

How’s your week going?  Do you need some inspiration in your life?  Do you need some positive motivation, some intelligent discourse, some reinforcement of the belief that there is great blogging out there? Look no further than the Times Union’s crew of independent and community bloggers, all of whom have great stories to tell and…

Before we start this week’s roundup of the best blogging from the TU’s community and independent blogs, I need to pass along a shout-out to fellow TU independent blogger Rob Hoffman. In addition to running his popular “Hoffman Files” blog on the TU, Rob Hoffman has just released his first published book.  “The Hoffman Files:…

Something to share before we start our weekly TU blog recap and review. Yesterday, the Times Union added the first of what I hope will be a continuing series.  On the front page of timesunion.com, they list a feature called “What are Times Union bloggers writing about?”  And from this, they showcase almost two dozen…

How are you dealing with the summer heat?  Are you cranking up the air conditioner to Spinal Tap levels?  Are you bathing in blocks of melted ice?  Are you taking cold showers for no specific ulterior motive? Well, hopefully you will enjoy these cool blog posts from the Times Union’s best community and independent bloggers. …

I want to share something with you. Many years ago, one of my features in my blog involved rewriting and serializing an old college writing project.  I spread the novella over several different blog posts, scheduling chapters to appear three times a week.  It was a personal challenge for me – to not only update…

One of the things we get to enjoy about blogs are those moments when we can celebrate great events.  You know – events where the blogger can cross #17 off of their life achievements list.  Or when a blogger can celebrate a time of change or a time of improvement.  Sure, it’s easy to kvetch…