Caught this photo at the Hobby Lobby in Latham. I’ll let you all come up with a nice caption for this one. I was thinking… “Industrial Nutcracker Workers of the World, Unite!” But I’m sure you can think of a better one. 🙂
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Baseball’s little funny moments
Joe Garagiola once wrote a very famous book called Baseball Is a Funny Game, in which he recounted stories about the lighter side of the American pastime. With that in mind, I figured today I would share some funny moments – both on the field and in the announcing booth – that shows that baseball…
Read MoreThe best Mad Max: Fury Road mashup trailers
If you get the hint… I totally heart this movie. Unlike many films, where I paid my money and sat in the theater, and two hours later came out saying, “I spent all that money for THAT?” – Mad Max: Fury Road was worth every penny I spent and more. This coming week, the film…
Read MoreThe blessings of a little help
David Magley, an alumni of the Albany Patroons (he was on the 1983-84 Phil Jackson-coached CBA championship team), is now the commissioner of the National Basketball League of Canada. As part of his duties during the NBL’s offseason, Magley has organized several free agent tryout camps throughout North America. Free agent tryout camps are great…
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Duck-hunting with a Nimslo
My latest camera promises to bring three dimensions to my photography. Let’s see if I can photograph some waterfoul and get that to work for me.
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, September 3, 2015: Ten for Thursday
Labor Day Weekend is coming, and I hope everyone who reads my blog has some great Labor Day plans. Trips. Barbecues. One last chance to lose money at the track. Well, while you’re planning these events… how about a little run-through of today’s crop of great blog posts by a great batch of Times Union…
Read MoreA father’s collection of found poetry.
Bill Winans is a good friend and one of my dedicated blog readers, and when he brought this book to my attention, I felt it was worth sharing with all of you. Bill’s father, Clarence E. Winans, was a man of many talents – he earned degrees in Divinity and Psychiatric Social Work, which took…
Read MorePanera Bread and kiosk mentality
It’s Friday night and I’m looking forward to date night – dinner and a movie. This will be fun. The plan was to stop at Panera Bread on the way, pick up dinner for two, and then get together. Now since I wanted date night to start as soon as possible, and I wasn’t keen…
Read MoreIs a BlackBerry Venice phone worth my upgrade?
Okay, cards on the table. I have been a loyal BlackBerry phone user for as long as I can remember. So much so, in fact, that I purchased my current phone, the BlackBerry Q10, the day it came onto the market (and purchased it at full retail price, so as to guarantee I would not…
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Results from the 2015 New York State Fair
Three pictures entered at the State Fair in Syracuse… how did they do? Smiles or disappointment? And will I need a Defibrillator afterwards?
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