Take a deep breath.ย Inhale. Exhale. Ballpoint pen in my left hand. I look across the table.ย My teammates Jeremy and Katie are ready. From the corner of my eye, I can see the other teams.ย Woo Hoo a Go Go in the corner.ย Team Fist over by the fireplace.ย The Bush team near the…
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The next step… ring ring ring…
My girlfriend Nicole and I have been dating for a couple of months now, and in those couple of months I’ve been happier than ever before.ย I like this relationship and I like how it’s progressing. So I need to take the next step. You might think I’m going too fast, that I shouldn’t be…
Read MoreThe $700 iPhone / BlackBerry 10 project
After searching around and trying to find some sort of loophole – ANY sort of loophole – unfortunately, there seems to be no way to keep my Verizon Wireless unlimited data plan when I upgrade, UNLESS I purchase an iPhone at its $700 full retail price. But you think that’s going to stop me from…
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Is that a Blackbird or a Snowbird?
Yawn.ย It’s morning in America.ย Gotta get up.ย Rise and shine.ย Feet on floor.ย Toothbrush in mouth. Last night I played a game of trivia over at Brown’s; apparently the team A Few Cards Short of a Deck just nabbed their sixth consecutive trivia win, much congrats to them.ย As I drove back to the…
Read MoreTBIX is coming…
It’s this Saturday.ย February 2.ย 2013.ย Wolf’s 1-11. TBIX. No, it’s not some new alt-emo rock group with their new hit single on the Pop Crush radio station. TBIX is a gathering of the strongest and most dedicated trivia teams in the Capital District, in the biggest championship game in the area. In other words……
Read MoreTime for a Social!
Last Friday, I took my girlfriend Nicole to the opening of the Troy PhotoCenter’s “One Day: 12-12-12” gallery opening.ย The photos on display were all taken on December 12, 2012 – ergo, the 12/12/12 motif – and she totally enjoyed the show and the artwork on display.ย By the way, the gallery show will run…
Read MorePep Boys’ Redemption
Pep Boys and I have a very bitter past.ย Years ago, when I had my Pontiac 6000, Pep Boys tried to do some repairs to it that actually made the car worse. So with that in mind, I’ve been reluctant to go back to Pep Boys to purchase anything more than an air freshener. Yesterday,…
Read MoreThe first time at SPAC
Last night, Nicole and I went to Brown’s Brewing and had a fantastic meal together.ย We talked about many things during our dinner – music and family and what makes us both happy. “Do you like going to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center?” I asked her. “Yes.” “Amphitheater or lawn seats?” “I’ve been to both,”…
Read MoreWeek 20 of the $2,000 2013 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
I think it was five years ago when the Elbo Room became the first Capital District bar / tavern / restaurant to offer a big cash money prize for a trivia tournament.ย And everybody came out to play. And over time, the Elbo Room tournament became a battle royale, as teams fought week to week…
Read MoreTV Cliche #41: the game show episode
Every so often, characters from your favorite TV shows will invariably end up on one game show or another. More often than not, the characters will find themselves with boatloads of money, only to either blow it on the final question, or get disqualified for some obscure rule violation. And in the end, they receive…
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