When you make a prediction in your NCAA brackets, or you pick a team to win the Super Bowl, there’s a distinct possibility that you’re not going to have a correct pick.ย And you throw your hands in the air and say, “Well, my bracket got busted, there’s always next year.” Then again, you’re not…
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And he finished without handlebar streamers or a banana seat…
Came across this news article this morning, and it was too good not to share. Have you ever seen that television cop show where the crooks try to make a getaway, and the cop’s car is disabled in some way, so that the cop flags down a passing motorist and grabs that motorist’s car to…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, May 5, 2016: Ten for Thursday
How’s everybody doing this morning?ย Feeling good?ย Feeling energized? Well, I have a nice collection of Times Union blogs from the many independent and community bloggers who deserve your time and attention.ย If you’re feeling low, they’ll make you feel good.ย If you’re feeling good, they’ll make you feel great. Ready to read? Let’s get…
Read MoreA star for Lillian Tillman-DeWitt
This is a commitment.ย And I undertake it every year. The commitment is to find a way to nominate – and hopefully achieve induction of – various students and faculty from my high school, Street Academy of Albany (later Harriet Gibbons High School). So far, besides myself (Hall of Fame Class of 2011), I’m pleased…
Read MoreThe 2016 World Tavern Trivia Championships … Conclusion
Monday night.ย Several of the trivia teams are participating in a post-tournament banquet and dance party.ย And the cool thing about this is … I’m having fun. Look, I can have fun at nearly every trivia tournament out there.ย This time, however, was different.ย I wasn’t the one-man-wrecking-crew Street Academy trivia team, nor was I…
Read MoreThe 2016 World Tavern Trivia Championships … Part 4
So here’s where we’re at.ย Six ten-question rounds.ย Point values are doubled.ย And we’re in a heated battle with several other teams, including squads called “That’s What She Said” and “Mac ‘n Cheese” and a few others. We’re ready.ย Tim, Tom, Nick, Leah, William and me.ย In 48 hours, we’ve cobbled together the team Stir…
Read MoreThe 2016 World Tavern Trivia Championships … Part 3
Monday morning.ย And the Stir Crazy trivia team is walking around the casino, our blue-white T-shirts in full view, and we’re asked by every other person who sees us, “Where are you from?” “What bar did you play out of?” You know… questions like that. And now it’s time for the third quarter.ย Another batch…
Read MoreThe 2016 World Tavern Trivia Championships … Part 2
It’s Sunday evening, and my Stir Crazy trivia team must now participate in the second quarter of the two-day World Tavern Trivia Championships.ย The event, being held in Atlantic City, has gathered over forty different bar trivia championship teams to determine the best of the best.ย And right now, after one quarter of play, we…
Read MoreThe 2016 World Tavern Trivia Championships … Part 1
Sunday morning.ย It’s raining in Edison, New Jersey.ย And I just woke up. I’m in Edison, which is my halfway driving point to Atlantic City for the 2016 World Tavern Trivia Championships.ย Some of my Hudson Valley bar trivia readers have invited me to join their Stir Crazy team, and I accepted. A text message…
Read MoreMy 2016 National Basketball League of Canada playoff picks
Yep, it’s that time once again. The National Basketball League of Canada has just finished its fifth regular season, and is now headed toward its postseason.ย This year, all eight teams – four in Ontario, four in the Maritimes – will participate in the playoffs. And since I don’t participate in the NCAA basketball bracket…
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