Last Saturday, inbetween running errands in the morning and getting ready for the Damien Center auction, I saw that there was still an opportunity to capture some fall foliage colors – and this time, it was in my home locale, the Town and Village. Got this at about 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. As all of…
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My first “Dream Window” found a new home.
There it went. With the etch of a pen upon a silent auction bid sheet, my first-ever Dream Window, “The Dream Window of Kenwood Avenue,” would receive a new owner and a new location. Background. Yesterday, I attended the “Art for AIDS’ Sake” art auction at the First Unitarian Universalist Church in Albany. The Damien…
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Greek soccer team gets brothel sponsorship
Many years ago, when I was covering minor league hockey for the monthly print publication Hockey Ink!, I was told an anecdote about a front-liner in the American Hockey League who had a special “incentive plan” to improve his goal-scoring. Every time he scored at least one goal or two assists in a game, he…
Read MoreWeek 7 of the $2,000 2012-2013 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
“Why won’t you print our proper name in the blog?” This was a paraphrased e-mail that I received from Kit, the captain of a team I’ve listed in the standings as Team Bush. Well, there’s the word “Side” that’s supposed to be in front of the word “Bush,” but … well … “I can’t print…
Read MoreResults of the 2012 St. Agnes Cemetery Photo Contest
So here it is. Wednesday afternoon, October 17, and I’m at the Colonie Town Hall with dozens of other photographers, all waiting for the big news – who among all of us have taken the pictures that will win this year’s St. Agnes Cemetery Photo Contest? The rules of the competition were simple. Photographers are…
Read MoreThe 99-cent accounting trick
Some time ago, one of the Times Union-employed bloggers posted a donation link for a charity. There were opportunities to donate $25, $50, whatever amount one wished to donate. Normally, I’m very choosy about which charity I donate to – but this time, I felt that the charity deserved some of my funds. So I…
Read MoreFirst photo from the 2012 Albany earthquake
Yeah, the earthquake caused plenty of damage around the Town and Village… Oh well… luckily, the damage wasn’t so bad that I have to replace the bottle. Hee.
Read MoreCould this license plate frame beat a ticket?
So here’s the deal. According to this article on PetaPixel, a man named Jonathan Dandrow has a major disdain for traffic cameras, especially the ones that take pictures of your license as you run a red light, speed past a stop sign, or try to break the sound barrier in a 55 mph zone. To…
Read MoreLooking for the Tinkle Shop
A couple of years ago, one of my friends asked me, “Chuck, I know you do a lot of research about Albany history… what’s the chance that you can find anything about the Tinkle Shop?” The Tinkle Shop? Okay, I’m going to refrain from any wee-wee jokes for now… “The Tinkle Shop,” he told me,…
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