Man, it’s been a while. It’s almost as if I hadn’t played team trivia at Elbo Room for the last three weeks. Oh wait… I haven’t played trivia at Elbo Room in the past three weeks. Well, it’s good to be back in the mix. Last night’s game was a close battle, as several trivia…
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When your credit card provider puts non-existent charges on your card
Like so many people with credit cards and private accounts, the threat of personal identity being compromised is scary. I scrupulously check my credit card statements online, and if anything comes up that doesn’t ring a bell, I call my credit card provider and we discuss whether the purchase was real (for example, if I…
Read MoreLifetime free admission to the Baseball Hall of Fame
Yeah, I thought that headline would capture some attention. But it’s true. I currently hold a card called a “donor’s lifetime pass,” which allows me free admission to the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. I received it in 1985, just after I graduated from college. I was a creative writing…
Read MoreThe Return of August Cove Resorts
Okay, here’s the deal. I’ve got an hour before I head off to Revolution Hall and play competitive team trivia. I’m trying to download a software program for the Premier Basketball League and learn how to use it. My car still has a rocksalt glaze all over it from my blizzard trip over the weekend.…
Read MoreFrom Manchester, New Hampshire to home
Sunday morning, 6am. I’m waking up from a comfortable sleep at the Clarendon Hotel in the center of Quebec City. I look at my wristwatch. It’s time to get out of bed – and drive another 7 hours. See, when I schedule PBL games to photograph, I can’t just do one game and spend the…
Read MoreFirst PBL Game of the Season – Buffalo v. Quebec
Saturday morning. Loaded up the Pontiac 6000 with my camera equipment, my laptop computer, and myself. Destination – Quebec City, home of the Quebec Kebs of the Premier Basketball League, who with the demise of the Continental Basketball Association are now one of the only independent minor league hoops circuits. It’s the PBL and the…
Read MoreMy Realistic New Year’s Resolutions
Around this time of year, everybody makes grandiose New Year’s Resolutions that they hope to keep throughout the year, but most likely will completely forget about by January 8. I’ve been guilty of this as well. Don’t get me wrong. Last year I had a resolution to win the Elbo Room Trivia Tournament, Trivia Bowl…
Read MoreMy Best Photos of 2009
I’ve had some great experiences with my camera this year, both in working with the Premier Basketball League, and in personal shots. In July, I ditched my 5-year-old Nikon D70 for a more powerful Nikon D700, and have added more camera lenses and glass for my photographic arsenal. So just for a lark, I looked…
Read MoreTrivia Bowl 6 is coming…
February 6, 2010. The day before the Super Bowl. The day before the big game, there will be the “big game” for the best trivia teams in the Capital District. Yes indeedy doo, it’s the sixth edition of the legendary Trivia Bowl, and this year it will be at the new Wolf 1-11 restaurant and…
Read MoreDonating to the Albany Museum of History and Art
I couldn’t believe that I had accumulated all this stuff over the years. Every time I went to a local sports contest, I would buy a game program. That’s a lot of programs, especially when I went to almost every Patroons game, River Rats contest, Albany-Colonie Yankees and Diamond Dogs matchup, etc., etc. I saved…
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