College students often are part of the chronicles of change.ย They march.ย They protest.ย They remove social errors and bring forward their own belief in a better world. //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js In my time at Hamilton College, we students helped to bring around a change for the college.ย At the time, Hamilton was one of many colleges…
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Dream Window #17: An Adirondack Reflection
I still love finding salvageable Queen Anne windows and Tudor windows and ultra-long transom windows, and I still love turning them into something artistically amazing. And when I saw a church window available as part of a five-pane set on eBay, I could not resist.ย Four of the five windows at auction went through some…
Read MoreStevie Wonder’s “Hotter Than July” is an Album I Want to Be Buried With
The other night, I had a pleasant surprise.ย Up popped a commercial for some Apple product or whatever, and I saw – good Lord, it’s Stevie Wonder! Wow.ย Stevie Wonder still sounds great.ย And since his first hit, “Fingertips (Part 2)” was #1 on the pop charts the moment I popped ONTO the hospital chart,…
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The Pew of Holy Innocents
Last spring, I drove down North Pearl Street, minding my own business, when I passed the old abandoned Church of Holy Innocents.ย You know, the church at the corner of North Pearl and Colonie, the church that’s covered in creeping ivy and creeping ennui… I did a blog post about the building’s tenuous state… But…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Bloggers, December 3, 2015: Ten for Thursday
I swear, the TU blog page is growing faster than anything.ย Turn around, and new people are joining the blogfarm.ย And that’s a good thing.ย New voices, new ideas, new concepts. That being said, I’m pleased that there are new people joining, just as I’m pleased that there’s still the veteran community and independent TU…
Read MoreHey “Geeks Who Drink,” thanks for the slap in the face
Three months ago, the trivia company Geeks Who Drink offered a solicitation in the reddit form r/albany, asking for people who might be interested in hosting games for their company. A bit of background.ย Geeks Who Drink hosts trivia games nationwide, and they even have a cable television show.ย And even though I have a…
Read MoreMy #givingtuesday message to you
The legendary psychiatrist and humanitarian Elisbeth Kรผbler-Ross once said, “The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths.ย These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness,…
Read MoreCollarworld: The parting of Torch
Among the many realms and lands in Collarworld, the afterlife waystation for all pets who cross the Rainbow Bridge, the Ashen Forest evolved as a lonely, desolate region.ย Most animals avoid traveling through the Ashen Forest at all costs, lest they incur the wrath of the gang of feral cats who patrol the area. But…
Read MoreSpeedway gas stations and Common Core math
I’ve had mixed feelings agout the takeover of the old Hess stations in our area by Speedway.ย On the positive, many of the stations have undergone nice upgrades; and that moon crater that doubled as a parking area at my local Speedway has finally undergone a repaving. Speedway also offers a loyalty card, and depending…
Read MoreThe Auto-niversary
Three years ago, I acquired a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS.ย The car, later nicknamed “The Blackbird,” has been my prime automotive chariot ever since. I’ve already eclipsed 100,000 miles on the odometer, and I’ve maintained all the car’s necessary maintenance – oil, tires, shocks, brake pads, etc. Now, as I complete my third year of…
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