No, I don’t need to live on an island in the South Pacific. No, I don’t need to live in a studio home with a bunch of other contestants / bachelors / MMA fighters. No. I’ve watched enough reality television in my life to know that if I had the opportunity, if I had the…
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One Thousand Consecutive Days! YAY!! PAR-TEEEE!!
It’s August 25, 2009, and my first blog post hits the Times Union blog portal. And for every day until that moment, there has always been at least one new blog post from me – one new blog post a day, up and ready. And today, the streak continues. This post marks over two and…
Read MoreMay 30: This year’s Relay for Life Trivia Game!
As much as I enjoy playing competitive team trivia, I really really REALLY enjoy it when playing trivia helps raise money for a worthy cause. And this year, that means participating in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life Trivia game. Get your friends and co-workers together, as the top trivia minds in the Capital…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Forgotten 1990’s Hits
My feelings about CRUSH FM radio are thus. I will listen to CRUSH FM until they play Blackstreet’s “No Diggity.” That means I’m listening to CRUSH FM for about ten minutes a day. And for a station that prides itself on playing the “hits of the 90’s,” I’m surprised that CRUSH FM hasn’t opened their…
Read MoreGod’s Rays
It’s that straight shaft of light that emanates from the clouds to the ground. They’re known as the sun’s crepuscular rays; they’re also known as “God’s Rays.” Background. Last Wednesday, as I headed home to my apartment in the Town/Village, I saw a storm brewing to the north. The clouds were black and angry. But…
Read MoreTetrameter, the Bear that’s Trapped in a Tree
One day I walked along the street The concrete sidewalk below my feet When up in a tree – just right over there I saw him – a great big old black bear I said, “Hi bear, what are you doin’? We don’t get visits that often from bruins.” He said, “I’m lost and I…
Read MoreHappy Upstate New York Day!!
You didn’t know that May 18th is Upstate New York Day? How could you have missed it? Were you not looking at the calendar? Did Siri not remind you? Wow… Yeah, May 18th is Upstate New York Day. It’s not celebrated in Utica or Syracuse or anywhere west of there; and don’t look for it…
Read MoreRest in peace, Principal Clement. Thank you.
He was a gentle giant. Six foot eight and a smile that could light up a room, with a presence that let you know that he was in charge. He was an educator and an administrator and a friend to everyone he ever met. And now he’s gone. At 47 years young. The Albany City…
Read MoreSaving a family from war-ravaged Mali
Last year, Modibo Diarra played for the Saint (N.B.) John Mill Rats of the National Basketball League of Canada. He helped the Mill Rats make the playoffs, and he’s one of the team’s most popular and community-oriented players. This offseason, however, the 6’10” center from the University of Memphis is s trying to achieve more…
Read MoreLight up the Man Candles
I really do appreciate the scents and aromas of Yankee Candle’s line of candles and oils. There’s nothing like that “Balsam and Cedar” fragrance that makes a room feel like it’s Christmas time – and by the way, are you aware that “Balsam and Cedar” is nearly Cabbage Patch Kid impossible to find during the…
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