This morning, while working on an unrelated blog post, I decided to check my Facebook feed. And at that point, I saw this post from my daughter Cassaundra. And she wasn’t happy. I was told I was um-compassionate to animals because I chose to eat their flesh when all they wanted to do was live.…
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Best of our TU Community Blogs, December 12, 2013: Ten for Thursday
Back again with another ten blogs from the Times Union’s team of community and independent bloggers. Read. Re-read. And enjoy. This week’s collection includes: Peter Bowden’s Gardening blog, “Yes Virginia there really is a Santa Claus.“ Walter Ayers’ “Faith in the Public Square” blog, “Senator Schumer and food stamps.“ Sonja Stark’s “Pilotgirl” blog, “Pig-Bladder Balls…
Read More“Amish Mafia” Episode Review: “A Very Amish Christmas”
Time to start rocking around the Christmas tree down in Lancaster County, Pa. And just so we’re all clear… this is NOT what I’m talking about when I suggest having a Very Amish Christmas. ‘K? No, kids. We’re talking about everybody’s favorite plain folk… the wacky tale of folks in Lancaster County, Pa. (and Holmes…
Read MoreWeek 6 of the 2013-14 “Catch the Mania” Trivia Tournament
This is not what I expected. Six weeks into this 16-week tournament, and even after my Ruck-specific team of “We Are Your Nemesis … Fear Us!” had a strong showing in Week 5, our team has only clawed its way up from 16th to 14th place among all trivia teams in all “Catch The Mania”…
Read MoreThe Earrings
For weeks, I planned this vacation. A New York City holiday weekend with my girlfriend Nicole. Would we have time for this? Yes. Would we have time for that? Maybe. Can we get from Point A to Point B without hopping three subway cars? Possibly. And among all the plans that day was a trip…
Read MoreThe feel-good story that lied to you
Wow, there’s the story of someone who wrote a message on the tip line of a credit card slip. What is it? A message about how the diner won’t leave a tip because the waitress leads a lifestyle of which the customer doesn’t approve? Or is it a tip of over $5,000 as part of…
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K-Chuck Radio: Blame it on…
Have you had a rotten day? Are things just piling up and you feel like your head is about to explode like that one scene in Scanners? Well, don’t blame yourself. There’s others that can deserve the blame. And on this edition of K-Chuck Radio, we have some candidates for scapegoatism. JOHNNY JOHNSON AND THE…
Read MoreTopless woman chases gutless man through Kohl’s Department Store
I always wanted to write a headline like this. Okay… Let me introduce you to Jeremy Bradley. Bradley was at a Kohl’s Department Store in Kansas City, where he decided to do some “shopping” of his own. And by “shopping,” I mean that this gutless wonder sneaked into one of the changing rooms at Kohl’s,…
Read MoreJust in time for Christmas… it’s the Amish Mafia!!
Oh boy oh boy oh boy they’re back… this Tuesday night at 10 eastern. You can keep your Duck Dynasties and Honey Boo Boos… But Christmas just can’t be Christmas without Lebanon Levi King Stoltzfus bringing Esther Freeman Schmucker a goat… without Jolin Zimmerman, the moody Mennonite, showing that all he wants for Christmas is…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, December 5 2013: Ten Twelve for Thursday
I can’t resist doing this… I mean, the holidays are coming up… And normally I would do a “Ten for Thursday” blog post here. But today… I’m feeling frisky enough to do a “Twelve for Thursday.” And I’m going to sing about it. That’s right, folks, Chuck’s doing some karaoke to support the TU’s community…
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