So last night, I watched the Pittsburgh Steelers completely dismantle the Washington Redskins 38-16.ย After that exciting game was a veritable snoozefest match, as the San Francisco 49ers pulverized the Los Angeles Rams 28-0. About the only exciting thing about that late-night matchup occurred during the fourth quarter, with the 49ers up 21-0, a red-shirted…
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The hecklers who attacked Ryan Lochte on Dancing With The Stars were…
I don’t normally watch Dancing With The Stars, despite the successful appearance of several members of the Pittsburgh Steelers on the show.ย In fact, I had a better time watching Antonio Brown, DeAngelo Williams and Ryan Shazier completely demolish the Washington Redskins 38-16 last night. That being said, I woke up this morning and saw…
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Third place in a one-horse race?
On Saturday, I drove to Syracuse to pick up my award-winning creation The Cathedral of St. Philco, and the blue ribbon attached thereto.ย It was a bright spot in what has turned to be a dim Competition Season 2016, with my entries (outside of Altamont) receiving rejection throughout. But hey, I got a big blue…
Read MoreSome post-9/11 memories…
I have two stories to tell.ย One of the stories took place on the anniversary of 9/11, one only tangentially involves 9/11.ย So bear with me. The first story takes place on September 11, 2004.ย It’s the three-year anniversary of that somber date.ย At the time, I was freelancing for an antiques and auction publication…
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Where do goats and cathedrals go?
By the time you read today’s blog post, I will be on my way to Syracuse, as today is “pick-up day” for my award-winning dollhouse artwork, The Cathedral of St. Philco.ย And a few weeks ago, I picked up my award-winning photo of the three cute little San Clemente Island goats in a poultry shipping…
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Tying up loose blog post ends…
Over the past seven years, I’ve covered thousands of subjects in this weblog.ย Many of them are personal; others are tertiary or tangentially connected to life. And as I blog from day to day, sometimes I lose track of some of my blogging subjects. So today’s post will hopefully tie up some of those loose…
Read MoreRaskolnikov and the Colorizebot
As you can imagine, I’ve been having some fun with this layered-film attempt to photograph a switchback road in the Helderbergs.ย And in doing so, I snagged a great five-layer film shot with my Krasnogorsk FT-2 ultrawide camera (the one I’ve nicknamed “Raskolnikov”). I posted this shot of Intersection 5 on the social media site…
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When “Star Trek” was banned in Albany
On September 8, 1966, NBC aired a new science-fiction television drama.ย The show, Star Trek, went from a humble hour-long drama to a worldwide phenomenon, with spinoffs, sequels, movies, books, with generations of fans and devotees. On that September evening, NBC broadcast the episode ‘The Man Trap,” on a Thursday night lineup that started with…
Read MoreBest of our TU Independent Blogs, September 8, 2016: Ten for Thursday
I hope you’re having a great morning.ย And if you are, then these blog posts by the Times Union’s assemblage of community and independent bloggers will make your day even better. And if you’re not having a good morning, then these blog posts by the Times Union’s assemblage of community and independent bloggers will help…
Read MoreWeek 10 of the Graney’s Stout Summer Trivia League
I’ve got three weeks to go and over 120 points to gain. This is what happens when you’re in fifth place in a trivia league and the final prize money goes to the top four squads. With that in mind, I had to change my strategy and change it quickly. Throw all caution to the…
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