I’ve heard a hundred different reasons why The Chance and I won’t ever get together. I’ve heard the sympathetic reasons. “You’re too smart, you’ll take all their money.” I’ve heard the encouraging reasons. “There’s only so many spots available, you gotta just keep trying until a spot opens.” I’ve also heard the vicious reasons. “You…
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Jack Taylor jacked up 138 points!
I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of Jack Taylor. Or if you knew he played for tiny Grinnell College, a Division III school in Iowa. That being said, you’re sure going to hear a lot about this kid after today. Jack Taylor is a 5’10” 170-pound sophomore guard for the Grinnell College basketball team,…
Read MoreCollarworld: Bismarck’s Crime
“All right,” said Vincent the tabbycat. “We’re going to settle this once and for all.” “I’m ready,” barked Paisley the pitbull. “I’m going to win this.” “You think so?” woofed Oberon Fortune, the shaggy golden retriever. “They call me a ‘retriever’ because I can retrieve things. And they call me ‘golden’ because – well, because…
Read MoreDrive with me this Thanksgiving
It’s my personal Thanksgiving tradition. And I want you to join me this year, if you’re able. For over 40 years, the Equinox Community Services Agency has hosted and prepared Thanksgiving dinners for Capital District families in need. They’ve provided these dinners for the homebound, the elderly, the infirmed and the needy, providing meals for…
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Why I stay with General Motors cars
We all have our distinct loyalties to certain brands or trademarks. And in shopping for a car to replace Cardachrome, I’ve chosen to make some very tough and personal decisions regarding my choice of vehicle. First things first. I’m a single man. I don’t need an SUV, a crossover, a truck or a minivan. I’m…
Read MoreHow to clean a Cardachrome
It’s amazing how much junk you can accumulate in a car over time. And it’s amazing all the places where you can store your junk. Today is the last morning I will spend with my 2005 Saturn Ion Cardachrome. It’s traveled over 124,000 miles, with at least 60,000 of those miles under my control. Before…
Read MoreThe Hamilton “Cool”
Why was the New York Daily News frantically e-mailing me on Wednesday night? It’s not like I was looking for a subscription or anything like that. The newspaper contacted me because they wanted to use one of my photos of the Hamilton College Chapel for an upcoming story – apparently rock singer Jon Bon Jovi’s…
Read MoreWeek 11 of the $2,000 2012-13 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
Can we wrap the tournament up right now, please? Let’s be honest. There are really only five teams that come to Elbo Room with any reasonable frequency. Four of those five teams are locked in for all intents and purposes, and the fifth team (the Haterzz) are all but mathematically assured of a spot in…
Read MoreThe next chapter in my life…
This is hard for me to say out loud, and it’s twice as hard for me to talk about on the blog, especially when anyone out there who reads this blog – and who has read it for the past three and a half years – might think that everything is going well, and has…
Read MoreThe Metal Treehouse
I’ve mentioned before that my youth involved moving around from one house to another, from one family member to another. I’ve come to grips with what happened in my life, accepting the few good moments and dealing with the tougher times as teaching moments. When you move around so many times, it’s hard to establish…
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