I thought about this the other day. This is the first time in my life, since the day I first reached the age of voting maturity, that there really isn’t a candidate I can vote for in the upcoming Presidential election. Honestly, I’m disappointed with all the candidates. Maybe there’s a reason to vote for…
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Caption Time: Play me a song…
Came across this vintage picture in my archives the other day. The toy itself is extremely collectible, especially when there are four musicians in the set. But if you had a toy like this… what song do you think it might play? And no, “Three Blind Mice” isn’t an option. There’s four of them, don’tcha…
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Now that Google’s Nik collection is free…
Background. Years ago, someone suggested that I tweak one of my photos by purchasing a digital plugin called Silver Efex to make one of my pictures ultra-sharp. I thought about it, and actually considered downloading the Silver Efex plugin – until I discovered that the plugin and its entire software bundle, called Nik, was $500.…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Preach…
Sometimes in this world, you need a motivational song to get you through the tough times. You need something that can be your anthem, your fight song, your rallying cry. You need this like you need oxygen. So here at the worldwide studios of K-Chuck Radio, I’ve assembled a group of songs that, after you…
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He came to Schenectady and broke the damn ring.
I’ve received word of an upcoming independent professional wrestling card at the Schenectady Armory on Friday, April 22. The “Spring Slam Tour,” co-promoted by local pro wrestling federations North East Wrestling and World of Hurt Wrestling, plan to bring several world famous superstars to Schenectady for a night of wrestling action. This is great. I…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, March 24, 2016: Ten for Thursday
You know, the Times Union is running their annual “Best of the Capital Region” survey, in which you can vote for Olive Garden as “Best Italian Restaurant,” Subway as “Best Local Sandwich Shop,” and that woman from the Olde Wicker Mill commercials as “Best Local Personality.” Okay, all kidding aside… One of the categories in…
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Hey telemarketers and robocallers and spambots… I warned you…
A couple of weeks ago, I griped about how telemarketers and ripoff callers and spambots and robodialers have essentially cocked their snoots at the Do Not Call Registry, to the point where they can do whatever they want and call me whenever they like and nobody will or can do anything about it. Not Verizon,…
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Facebook can’t take my BlackBerry away…
The news certainly surprised me. And initially not in a good way. Reports from CNET and from Yahoo! Tech have confirmed that by the end of March, Facebook will disappear from BlackBerry phones. Here’s what I know so far. BlackBerry phones that use the BB10 operating system, or who have the earlier BlackBerry 7.1 operating…
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Ghost signs at night… Chuck’s photo delight.
You know how I found out about that old Uneeda Biscuits ghost sign in Schenectady that appeared when the former Olender Furniture store was demolished? True story – I found out about it from five of my Facebook friends, who posted the article that the Schenectady Gazette wrote about the discovery. Nice. Uneeda Biscuit ghost…
Read MoreRollergames versus Rollerjam
The Times Union’s blogfarm features a set of blogs written by the Albany All Stars Roller Derby team and the Hellions of Troy Roller Derby team. It’s really good stuff and it gives a great insight into the world of flat track roller derby. Roller Derby has been part of the sporting scene for generations. …
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