If you have any nature artworks, including sculpture, painting, photography, carving or what have you, don’t wait – you need to enter your pieces into this upcoming art exhibit. Read today’s blog and find out what I’m entering, and what you can enter as well!!
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The Fagbug was in a car accident…
This is not good. You know that I am a big fan of Erin Davies and her Fagbug car. This car has gone from being just a mode of transportation to a symbol of intolerance and acceptance. Well, apparently somehow, at some point in time yesterday, the Fagbug was in a car accident. Details are…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Let’s Dance, Morticia and Jeannie and Samantha and Mrs. Peel…
I couldn’t resist this. And you can’t, either. A while back, I posted some YouTube clips in which the soundtracks to classic motion pictures were replaced with pop songs, causing such incongruities as Laurel & Hardy dancing to the music of Santana. Now, I’ve found a collection of television shows in which the characters are…
Read MoreWeek 11 of the 2014 “Catch the Mania” trivia tournament at the Ruck
Last week was a major accomplishment for my Ruck-specific Nemesis team. Out of a possible 90 points, we achieved 82, which tied for the most points last week against all of the “Catch the Mania” trivia teams. It also vaulted us to ninth place overall (we’re still third among all the Ruck teams, behind the…
Read MoreA new look for the Twin Bridges
You know them, you love them. The Thaddeus Kosciusko Bridge, also known as the Twin Bridges, the structure that spans the Mohawk River and allows us in Albany to visit Saratoga Springs in enough time to bet on the third race and return home before the fourth race results are posted. It’s Sunday afternoon and…
Read MoreWarning: Do not use Nike Air Jordans to beat someone to a pulp
The classic example of chutzpah is the story of a man who killed both his parents and, upon his arrest, begged for mercy from the court because he’s now an orphan. Well, we may now have a brand new example of chutzpah, thanks to a man named Sirgiorgiro Clardy. The happy-looking man you see here…
Read MoreThe dirty dollar
What do you do when the dollar bill in your wallet has seen better days, and is barely holding itself together? You write a blog post about it, of course.
Read MoreTrivia Bowl X. Get ready.
It’s back. Back like clockwork. Back like the sunrise. The tenth addition of the Capital District’s most prestigious team trivia championship. That, of course, is Trivia Bowl. Hosted by Kevin Baker, the host and creator of Trivia Nights Live, the Capital District’s top trivia championship will take place at 1:00 p.m. on February 1, 2014…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, January 9 2014: Ten for Thursday
It’s Thursday, so here are ten blogs from my fellow Times Union community bloggers. Hope you enjoy them!
Read MoreSaturday morning’s cartoon cavalcade of superheroes
It’s the late 1960’s. You get up on a Saturday morning and turn on the television. By the time the set warms up, you’ve already fixed yourself a bowl of Frosted Flakes and are ready to watch four or five hours of television before your parents enter the living room and chase you outside. Go…
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