The moon is still high in the sky, a beautiful full moon in all its glory. Meanwhile, I’m scrambling to get to the Empire State Plaza. In the past, I’ve arrived at 330pm and found a line of turkey dinner drivers, all ready to drive Thanksgiving meals to needy families around the Capital District as…
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Best of our TU Community Bloggers, November 26, 2015: Ten for Thursday
Okay, I have to make sure things are taken care of before I go out to deliver Thanksgiving dinners. Yep.ย You know what “take care of” means. It’s time to turn today’s blog over to showcasing my fellow Times Union community bloggers.ย Just because it’s Thanksgiving doesn’t mean that I forget it’s also Thursday. And…
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Liquid Physics: a square watersplash
Some time ago, I found an article on PetaPixel about a photographer who used a landscape beach shot to create a waycool mind-trippy photo image. Ocean air salty hair A photo posted by Jati Putra Pratama (@jatiputra) on Aug 5, 2015 at 12:41am PDT //platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js That’s waycool and mind-trippy. ย And you know I want…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Those funny 1970’s pop hits…
Pop music in the 1970’s was a unique and varied mix.ย There were easy-listening ballads, bouncy disco tracks, classic rock songs.. And then, probably every ninth or tenth song on your radio station’s playlist… was a song that just made you laugh.ย Giggle.ย The song was funny and satirical and you caught yourself humming it…
Read MoreThe evolution of a weblog
Six years ago, Times Union blogboss Mike Huber asked if I wanted to take my little blogspot.com weblog and bring it to the TU blogfarm.ย I think I set a timed record for acceptance.ย And on August 25, 2009, my blog joined the other bloggers at the TU portal. That was over six years ago.…
Read More“Going once, going twice…” “Bark!”
For several years, I freelanced auction recaps and reports for a publication called Antique Week.ย It was a fun time; I found myself covering auctions and sales throughout New York and New England.ย One day I’m in Central New York at a farm estate auction; the next day I’m in New York City reporting on…
Read MoreI can sleep through Jar Jar Binks if I want to…
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… I have made a decision. Next month, I will pull my first ultra-movie marathon – a viewing of all parts of a movie series from morning to night, culminating with the premiere of the newest movie in the series. And yes, that means I’m doing…
Read MoreLet’s play Christmas Song BINGO!!
The other day, my fellow TU blogger Sara Rose Wheeler posted a photo on her Facebook page.ย The page featured the number of times she heard Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” over her day job’s sound system. And a few days earlier, in conversation, someone told me that they’re in a…
Read MoreBob & Ron’s Fish Fry and A Charlie Brown Christmas
I have many memories of good meals and quiet reflection at Bob & Ron’s Fish Fry on Central Avenue.ย Last Wednesday’s news that the restaurant was closing its Albany location kinda hit me hard. I should explain why. //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.jsLike thousands of Albany residents, I grew up on their fish fry dinners.ย I ate at the…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, November 19, 2015: Ten for Thursday
I need some cheering up.ย Yesterday’s news about Bob & Ron’s Fish Fry closing its Central Avenue restaurant has me bummed.ย Another iconic Capital District location ends.ย But hey, we’ve received more chain restaurants like Sonic and Joe’s Crab Shack, right… ๐ฆ Sorry.ย Just me ranting. Maybe the blog posts from the Capital District’s community…
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