Last week was a major accomplishment for my Ruck-specific Nemesis team.ย 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.ย It also vaulted us to ninth place overall (we’re still third among all the Ruck teams, behind the…
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A new look for the Twin Bridges
You know them, you love them.ย 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.ย Back like clockwork.ย 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.ย You get up on a Saturday morning and turn on the television.ย 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.ย Go…
Read MoreThe three waterwishes
Last December, on our way back from a beautiful holiday vacation in New York City, my girlfriend Nicole suggested that we drive through Exit 16 on the Thruway, so she could show me where she once lived.ย I agreed, and off we went through the scenic Hudson Valley. As we drove along the winding roads,…
Read MoreWeek 10 of the 2014 “Catch the Mania” Tournament at the Ruck
We’re still in third place among the Ruck teams in this trivia tournament, and that guarantees us a spot in the finals.ย But we have to maintain at least this third place spot, and keep teams like the Troyale Family, Hammertime, the Uncles and others in our rear view mirror. And last night, we did…
Read More“My Jeep for your wife… deal?”
You can sell nearly anything on Craigslist.ย You can buy nearly anything on Craigslist. And for one enterprising Craigslist user … I guess he thought it would be okay to sell one thing to get another. This Craigslist ad from Huntsville, Texas was posted by a gentleman who offered to trade his 2011 Jeep Grand…
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