How’s your day going so far? Are you still nursing that first cup of coffee? Have you had a little breakfast yet? Are you checking your wristwatch to see if you have a few minutes to spare? Of course you do. You have plenty of time to spare. So sit down and enjoy this week’s…
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A walk through Huck Finn’s Playland with Leica Green
Last week, Huck Finn’s Playland had its “soft” opening – the kind where everybody gets to go on the rides and have a great time, while the ride operators and organizers double-check everything and make final tweaks before the big super “official” opening. And since I had just received my fully restored Leica M3 back…
Read MoreWanna go on a TV game show?
So here’s the deal. After years of trying out for The Chance, I’ve decided to take a step back and reassess my strategies. Or, as I like to put it, my quest to appear on a big money quiz show is “taking a break.” That doesn’t mean that I’ve lost my drive; it just means…
Read More“Love Child” – a television drama about forced adoptions
If you’ve ever watched the MTV television series Teen Mom, you’ve enjoyed the trashy ups and downs of unwed teen mothers and what they’ve done with their lives and their careers and their boyfriends and their baby daddies … and sometimes what they’ve done with their babies. Now what if a series like Teen Mom…
Read MoreHelen of Troy, New York
It has been said that the legendary Helen of Troy had a face that launched a thousand ships to war. And hopefully, if fellow Times Union community blogger Don Rittner has his say, “Helen of Troy, New York,” a revival of a 1920’s Broadway smash play, will be a performance that will launch a thousand…
Read MoreA Gift for Sheridan Hollow
There will come a day, some day in my life, when all the gifts and skills I have received in my lifetime, I must use them to give back. And thus begins a new day and a new project. Follow along with me on this; I think you’ll enjoy it. It’s one thing to move…
Read MoreCrossing fingers for Just Vic
On April 26, 2015, I was photographing the horses at Saratoga Casino and Raceway (sorry, I still call it Saratoga Harness), when I discovered a horse named Just Vic. I didn’t have money on him in that race; but by the end of that race, he was the only horse I could think about. Just…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, June 25, 2015: Ten for Thursday
And now it’s time for this week’s recap of last week’s independent community Times Union blog greatness. Hmm. Just enough time for a recap of last week’s blogs. Sorta makes me sound like John Oliver. All I need to do now is gripe about FIFA for 30 minutes to complete the effect. So you’re not…
Read MoreThe TU’s Best of the Capital Region: Community Bloggers First-Team 2015
If you read my blog for any precipitous amount of time, you know that I am fiercely loyal and supportive of my fellow Times Union community and independent bloggers. I’ve championed their top-quality writing and blogging and observations and repartee. I’ve laughed at their words, cried at their thoughts, and came back feeling better for…
Read MoreCirclePlus.co – a new website by women, for women
We need to take a moment, as a society, and celebrate diversity and all that it brings. We need to celebrate different points of view. We need a moment to celebrate the achievements of all of us. Which is why I’m taking this moment to introduce you to a brand new website, CirclePlus.co. This is…
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