So I’m curious … did you take care of all your holiday shopping yet? Did you make that last-minute online purchase? Have you made sure to send off that extra-special parcel to that loved one so far away? Good. If you’ve done that, then you deserve a break. Sit down and enjoy these blog posts…
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The Dracourage Snow Test
To own a car in upstate New York, one must understand that the four seasons are pre-winter, winter, post-winter and heat wave. And in those three seasons where the sun isn’t beating down mercilessly on us, we have to work with vehicles that may or may not be able to handle things like snowstorms, icy…
Read More“Bohemian Rhapsody” – the violent crime drama
The first 45 record I ever bought with my own money – or at least the first 45 that didn’t have the words “Disney” or “Cricket” on it – was the 45 of “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen. I’ve blogged about this before, about how I went to the Blue Note Record Shop in downtown Albany…
Read MoreRoyce White: Breaking through anxiety like a bolt of lightning
If you’re a pro basketball fan, you might have heard of Royce White. He was drafted in 2012 out of Iowa State by the Houston Rockets (first round, 16th overall), who hoped that the 6’8″ power forward with gigantic hands would help build the team for years to come. Unfortunately, Royce White was dealing with…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Forgotten AOR Rock and Roll
Back in the day, when I was a college student and worked at the college radio station, our main broadcast competition wasn’t the other college stations in the area. Trust me, WHCL could kick WPNR’s tuchus just as easily as Hamilton College used to kick Utica College’s rear in basketball. No, we had to go…
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Speaking for the Boreas Ponds
Last Wednesday, I attended a public meeting at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The meeting was designed to gauge public opinion and discussion regarding the State’s newly-acquired Boreas Ponds tract in the Adirondacks, and the level of available access to the land. There were several proposals on the schedule, including determining the…
Read MoreBest of our TU Independent Blogs, December 8, 2016: Ten for Thursday
You know you’ve been waiting for this all week. You wait for this like you wait for a brand new episode of your favorite TV show. And yes, it’s time for another weekly recap of the Times Union’s best independent bloggers, the community writers and the raconteur eloquence. So let’s get right to it. This…
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Neon dancing in Colonie
I’m going stir crazy. This broken foot of mine is really cramping my style. I need to take more pictures. Something stylish and inventive. And I’m thinking about doing a “neon pirouette” photo, in which I rotate my camera on its tripod (while the shutter is open) and create a beautiful neon-colored bloom. You say…
Read MoreSweet smoked meats for a holiday treat
One of my annual holiday traditions encompasses the social media site reddit and its “Secret Santa” gift exchange. Every year, over 150,000 redditors participate in this swapping of holiday gifts. Person A sends a gift to Person B, who in turn sends a different gift to Person C, and so on and so forth. Besides,…
Read MoreThe Force is not strong with this one, officer…
I’ve written before about my love and appreciation for the Star Wars movie franchise. I stood in line at Northway Mall way back in 1977 at the old Cine 1-2-3-4-5-6 to see the first movie (now known as Episode IV), and last year I did the entire six-movie marathon at Regal Crossgates 18 before seeing…
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