True statement. I have enjoyed Coca-Cola products for decades. Right now Diet Coke is my drink of choice, but I used to love regular Coke, the “new and improved” Coke, and the various flavored Cokes – Cherry Coke, Diet Coke Lime, etc., etc. And when Coca-Cola announced their “share a Coke” promotion, where millions of…
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“Is that okay?”
These are true stories – and sometimes truth is harder to believe than fiction. And if you hear someone saying to you, “Is that okay?” when they take your order or monitor your purchases, be prepared to scratch your head in disbelief. Case study #1. I was at Home Depot last Saturday morning, purchasing some…
Read MoreA peace pipe with Allstate
I’ve had auto insurance with Allstate for many years. It started back in 2004 when I acquired my sainted Grandma Betty’s Pontiac 6000 (as I’ve said before, nobody in their 90’s with a valid Massachusetts driver’s license and cataracts should be allowed behind the wheel). The coverage remained through my 2005 Saturn Ion “Cardachrome,” and…
Read MoreThe White Tower Computer: 2007-2015
It officially suffered a crippling blow on Wednesday evening, when it encountered some virulent malware. My homemade computer, which I built in 2007 with a Windows Vista operating system (which it still had and worked well with) has finally fallen to dust. By the time it reached its eighth birthday, my “white tower” had its…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, July 30, 2015: Ten for Thursday
Good morning, hope you’ve had your fresh coffee and breakfast. And with that, it’s time for today’s edition of the best of the Times Union’s community blogging team, for Thursday, July 30, 2015. Ready? Set? Here we go. This week’s ten amazing blogs by ten amazing community bloggers includes: Roger Green’s “Information Without the Bun”…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: What’s in that 1960’s garage?
The best thing about 1960’s and 1970’s garage and psych music is that, once everything hits at the right time and in the right place, you’ll hear an amazing two-minute gem. It might be the best thing the band ever recorded, or it might be a small prelude to something they’ll make in the future. …
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The Moonshot Testshot
September 28th is coming up quickly. And I need to test out this year’s photographic experiment. Because if I don’t have everything dialed in perfectly by September 28th… Suffice it to say, defeat is not an option. Last night, at around 10:00 p.m., I set up the Nikon Df camera, along with my steady tripod,…
Read MoreCollarworld: The Battle of the Silver Forest
A brilliant yellow sun rose through the horizon in Collarworld. Gentle breezes wafted through the trees and along the blades of grass. If paradise had a description, this was it. In a small clearing tucked deep in a realm known as the Silver Forest, a sullen German Shepherd rested among the sun-kissed green. The clearing…
Read MoreThe Results of Summer Bowl VI
Saturday afternoon. Over two dozen teams at the Holiday Inn Express in Latham for the sixth annual summertime trivia championship. And I had to make sure that a pattern didn’t continue. See, the Street Academy trivia team has won three of the previous five trophies – all in odd-numbered Summer Bowl events. And then we’ve…
Read MoreSummer Bowl VI is today…
Every year, the competition for the Capital District’s trivia elite becomes more and more acute. And there are only two trophies worth winning for the bar and tavern trivia teams – the big bowl from February’s Trivia Bowl, and the summer classic “Silver Shaker” of Summer Bowl. And today is the day for Summer Bowl,…
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