How long has it been? Twenty years? Twenty years since the Capital District Islanders skated around the ice of RPI’s Houston Fieldhouse? Yeah. It has been that long. I remember when the CD Islanders came to the area – it was in response to the International Hockey League putting a franchise (the Albany Choppers) in…
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After the week I had, I’m taking today off…
And I don’t care if the former leader of Germany doesn’t like it. So I hope everyone else understands that after what I’ve gone through this week, I just need a day. I’ll be back tomorrow. I promise.
Read MoreOf marriages and weddings, of cabbages and kings…
“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax– Of cabbages–and kings– And why the sea is boiling hot– And whether pigs have wings.” “The Walrus and the Carpenter,” from “Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There,” by Lewis Carroll It started when I woke up…
Read MoreThe day my love for professional wrestling died
Four years ago this week, my love for professional wrestling was silenced. I grew up with a very healthy appreciation for the sport of professional wrestling. Yes, I know it’s about as scripted as an episode of The Bachelorette, and yes I know that the matches are predetermined 98.3% of the time, but for me…
Read MoreHowzabout a camera that focuses AFTER you take the picture?
I saw this the other day on the PetaPixel website, and was intrigued. Intrigued enough to share this with all of you. A San Francisco-based startup company, Lytro, is currently in the process of developing a camera that may allow the user to zoom into focus on an image – AFTER that image has been…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Rocking Central New York
On a previous episode of K-Chuck Radio, someone commented on whether I was a fan of radio station WOUR – because I went to school at Hamilton College in the mid-1980’s and that I referenced two artists that got tons of play on WOUR. Actually, I treated WOUR and WRCK (Rock 107) with equal amounts…
Read MoreCommemorating a Memory of 9/11 in film
This year, the New York State Fair is offering a special category in their photography contest. They want something that commemorates the tenth anniversary of a tragic day in American history. Here’s what the Fair wants, in terms of rules: DIVISION G – 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 Photos with a patriotic theme reflecting…
Read MoreSister MaryEllen Harmon’s Three Families
I arrived at the Teresian House Tuesday afternoon. The last time I visited Sister MaryEllen Harmon at Teresian House was a few years ago. I was working on my history project involving the Street Academy of Albany / Harriet Gibbons High School, and she was more than happy to provide anecdotes and history for me.…
Read MoreA blue star
My daughter Cassaundra called me the other day. We talked for a while, mostly about this and that and the other thing – the stuff that a father and daughter talk about when a 3,000 mile distance is bridged by a telephone call. And then she said something to me that I hoped I would…
Read MoreSummer Bowl II is coming…
And is your trivia team ready to handle the challenge? Here’s the date. Sunday, July 17, at the Recovery Sports Bar and Grille. A select number of “play-in” and “legacy” teams will attempt to win the coveted Silver Shaker, the second-most important Capital District trivia championship trophy (after Trivia Bowl, of course). So here’s how…
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