A few days ago, my girlfriend Nicole and I went out for a tasty meal together.ย She ordered the chicken Parmigiana, while I had a nice plateful of seafood Alfredo.ย ย She had the endless salad, while I enjoyed a very delicious soup.ย We feasted on the restaurant’s breadsticks, and all in all it was a…
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More on the Ottawa Tomahawks name gaffe
Well, I figured someone had to make a joke about the NBL’s Ottawa Tomahawks nickname, so why not let it be Rick Mercer, he of the “Rick Mercer Report,” a Canadian comedy-news show similar to the Colbert Report here in the States. To recap: The new Ottawa expansion franchise in the National Basketball League of…
Read More“A Dream in the Dash” – first artworks picked for the show
If you haven’t guessed by now, I’m ultra-excited about my first solo gallery art show this May at the St. Agnes Cemetery’s new art gallery and meditation room.ย And in going through several years of archived photographs and images, I’m still trying to wrap my mind around how far I’ve come in my photography –…
Read MoreA once-in-a-lifetime vocal concert – for charity
My friend Tim Hauser is part of the jazz vocal quartet Manhattan Transfer, and he’s also a really great guy. Which is why I’m passing this message along, in the hopes that some of my readers, whether from the Capital District or worldwide, would be interested in supporting this effort. Read on, and whatever you…
Read MoreTwo engagements, an anniversary and the playoffs!
Those of you who follow my blog know that I have a solid core of friends who are part of my Street Academy trivia team. They include my best bud Jeremy McNamara – who has been part of my team for longer than any other teammate I’ve ever had – as well as his friend…
Read More“School of Thrones” – prom night is coming…
Okay, only a few weeks to go before we see the debut of the third season of the HBO series Game of Thrones. Everybody psyched? Yeah, me too. Which is why I got a kick out of this. Someone created a webseries in which the entire Game of Thrones universe is condensed into a high…
Read MoreAdieu, James Harrison.
Although I consider the Pittsburgh Steelers’ “Immaculate Reception” the greatest touchdown in team history, I will defend to my dying day that the greatest touchdown ever scored in the Steelers’ Super Bowl history came in Super Bowl XLIII. See, that was the day when the Arizona Cardinals, led by future NFL Hall of Famer Kurt…
Read MoreThis May, come to “A Dream in the Dash”
I haven’t been able to announce the full details of this just yet – most of what has happened has involved “behind the scenes” negotiations and the like – but today, I definitely want to share some of the good news with all of you. A few weeks ago, I was contacted by Kelly Grimaldi,…
Read MoreFortune cookie philosophies
The other day, I brought some Chinese takeout food over to my girlfriend Nicole’s place.ย It was the usual fare for a Chinese restaurant – entrees, egg rolls, and some fortune cookies. She told me she had previously enjoyed Chinese food over at P.F. Chang’s in Colonie Center, and that she was searching for a…
Read MoreCollarworld: Protecting Squee
Time flows slowly in Collarworld, the afterlife waystation for deceased pets who wait for the eventual reunion with their masters.ย But for Butterscotch, the calico cat, every day felt like a million years without her master. Butterscotch arrived in Collarworld when she climbed on a table, knocking over a candle that caused a housefire.ย Both…
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