Derek Jeter and my Nikon D70

Let me add my voice to the millions of baseball fans who appreciated what Derek Jeter has done for baseball these many years.ย  He played the game with dignity and grace and fire, he brought pride and class to the Yankees uniform he wore, and if in 2020 there’s a writer who dares not vote…

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Collarworld: A Choice of the Heart

A green sunbeam pierced the blue-white sky above Collarworld, the celestial afterlife waystation where pets wait to be reunited with their masters.ย  All the pets in Collarworld – cats and dogs, rabbits and horses, hamsters and goldfish, young and old, mare and sire, all knew that the green sunbeam was a special moment.ย  For when…

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Best of our TU Community Blogs, February 13 2014: Ten for Thursday

Hi there.ย  If youโ€™ve arrived at this blog via the Times Unionโ€™s page in the print edition, then welcome.ย  Every Thursday, I turn over my blog to showcase ten of the best blog articles and posts from my fellow Times Union community and independent bloggers.ย  I hope you enjoy these blogs, and that they engage…

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K-Chuck Radio: All Colors of the Rainbow

To quote the opening lines from a Walt Disney television show, “The world is a wonderful world of color…” And on today’s K-Chuck Radio, I present to you songs that not only reference color, they also make color part of the lyrical metaphor. DON CORNELIUS AND THE SOUL TRAIN GANG Spectrum The classic voice of…

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“You took a selfie with a cadaver?”

Okay, this is just ten levels of ewwww… According to the website PetaPixel.com, which in turn came from a UPI report, a high school student in Alabama went on a field trip with her classmates to the University of Alabama at Birmingham anatomy lab. It should be noted that the anatomy lab contains several medical…

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