I’ve participated in almost every Trivial Bowl, the Capital District’s preeminent team trivia championship.ย My Street Academy trivia team has claimed Trivia Bowls III and VI, for which my team became only the second of three trivia teams to claim the coveted trophy multiple times (Lynch’s Mob and Stern Fans also claimed the trophy more…
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Death, taxes, and Time Warner Cable rate increases
They are the only three things you can count on in this world. You know where this is heading. You know what this entails. Time Warner Cable, the entertainment service provider monolith whose logo bears a striking resemblance to the Egyptian symbol of Osiris, has announced yet another rate-jack for January 2016.ย Of course, they…
Read MoreCollarworld: Pathetic and Worthless
“Get out here, Vincent!” Vincent the tabbycat, hearing his name, walked around the meadow tree to answer.ย Then he saw the visitor.ย Vincent’s paws tensed up, anticipating a fight. “Mourire… what do you want?” “You’ve got a lot of nerve for what you did to me,” the feral black cat snarled.ย “What did you tell…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, December 24, 2015: Ten for Thursday
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse, The bloggers were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of blog comments danced in their heads… When what to my wondering eyes should appear But a brand new blog post by the ones you…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: More Forgotten 70’s Hits
Every so often, I find that the songs of my past have disappeared from oldies radio.ย Even the ones that made the Top 10 have somehow, unexpectedly, disappeared into the audiophonic ether. With that in mind, here’s a batch of 70’s hits that are still bouncing around in my memory, even if I don’t hear…
Read More“That’s lower case ‘m’, lower case ‘o’, lower case ‘e’, period.”
The other day, one of my Facebook friends and former editors of the music magazineย Goldmine, Wayne Youngblood, went on a screed about the use of two spaces after a period.ย He was editing his latest magazine, a stamp collecting guide calledย Topical Time, and posted this: Time to vent: Typographically speaking, two spaces before the start…
Read MoreWanna buy a “Fish Fry” sign?
If you want to own a piece of Albany’s cultural history, now’s your chance.ย Get your disposable income ready. You could own a fish fry sign. Collar City Auctions has consigned to auction off the entire contents of Bob and Ron’s Fish Fry, including tables, chairs, a couple of fryolators, serving trays, everything but the…
Read MoreNBL Canada: Back to work for Year 5
Next Saturday, the eight basketball teams of the National Basketball League of Canada will inaugurate the league’s fifth season. This is nice.ย I’m back to work again, back handling statistics and player clearances and other stat-rat behind the scenes stuff.ย For me, this is fun – and I get paid for having fun. For the…
Read MoreThe Force is strong with Sian Welby
Sian Welby is a television presenter and weather forecaster for several British television networks and shows.ย She also seems to be blessed with a good sense of humor. So why do I care about a weather forecaster for a British television network? Check out her recent forecast.ย You can tell that she’s having lots of…
Read MoreSeven Star Wars movies in one day.
I said I was going to do it.ย No matter what it took or how much punishment was inflicted on me. I had a ticket for seven Star Wars movies, all in storyline order from The Phantom Menace to the new The Force Awakens, all showing at the Regal Crossgates Mall cinema in one full…
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