Hey there. It’s time once again to showcase the best of the Times Union’s independent and community blogging crew. And can I tell you – there’s some super-awesome writing this week. Seriously super-awesome. But before I do anything, I want to share something a fellow blogger did that ISN’T part of the normal blog spectrum.…
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Running commentary across the aisle
So recently I had the pleasure of attending two amazing concerts at the Palace Theater. The first, a couple of months ago, came when my friend Dan gave me a call. He had extra tickets to the Australian Pink Floyd show, and wanted to know if I would be interested in joining him and his…
Read More“Timeless” episode review: “Pilot.”
The first of the four “time travel” network TV dramas for the 2016-17 television season, the NBC series Timeless, premiered last night. This is the time travel show where a criminal goes back in time to change our present history, and three other time travelers try to go back to undo the damage. I watched the…
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The return of the Nikon Df
For the past couple of months, my beloved Nikon Df camera was on the sideline, recovering from a broken shutter blade. And while I was still able to take pictures with my film cameras, I needed my Df back. I just do. It’s like driving a rental car when your personal whip is in the…
Read MoreRacer disqualified for using ChapStick?
I know that sounds like the worst clickbait headline, but you have to follow along with me on this. In order to qualify for the top triathalon race in the world, the IRONMAN World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, triathletes have to score well in various other triathalon races. If they reach the top level in…
Read MoreJim Rome hooked me on BlackBerry…
My loyalty to the BlackBerry cell phone came from an unlikely source. That source was sports broadcaster and commentator Jim Rome. Yes, that Jim Rome. Van Smack. Host of a very popular radio sports show, and a few stints as host of a televised sports talk show. You know, have a take, don’t suck or…
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And here I am at the Trask, 2016…
And here we are. Thursday night at the old Canfield Casino in Congress Park in Saratoga Springs. And three of my artworks – Vivaldi’s Pond, Backstretch and Dream Window 17: An Adirondack Reflection – are on display, along with the paintings, photographs and sculptures of three dozen other talented Capital District artists. Welcome to the…
Read MoreBest of our TU Independent Blogs, September 29, 2016: Ten for Thursday
And just like that … summer is drifting away. Hard to believe, right? It seemed like summer just arrived three months ago, and now it’s fading off. Ha. But before we start raking leaves and carving pumpkins and reminiscing about the Blizzard of ’87… brrr, just thinking about that makes me chilly … Let’s review…
Read MoreWeek 13 of the Graney’s Stout Summer Trivia League
This is it. The final week. The top four teams, in terms of cumulative aggregate point totals, will receive prize money. After several weeks of being stuck in fifth place, I clawed my way up to fourth place, with a scant 29-point lead over the trivia team Nacho Punch. As for the other teams, Dan…
Read MoreWatch “The Contenders: 16 for ’16.” I mean it.
Last night, I was flipping through my television channels, looking for something worthwhile that wasn’t the same old crime procedural. And once I hit WMHT, our beloved PBS affiliate, I saw a preview for a limited series called “The Contenders: 16 for ’16.” And boy did I get hooked. “The Contenders: 16 for ’16” is…
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