So I found a very interesting piece of the Times Union’s history. And I have absolutely no idea what it’s supposed to represent. It’s a copper, coin-shaped object about the size of a penny. On the obverse are the words “Buddies Ambition Club,” an inkwell and feathered quill, and the words “Albany Times Union.” The…
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K-Chuck Radio: Customize your hits!
What you’re about to hear is something really intriguing. What if the one version of a song that you’re used to hearing was actually a song that was designed only for your home town or your home city? Yep. It happened, at least more than once. And I have some examples on today’s K-Chuck Radio…
Read MoreTrivia night at Big Brothers Big Sisters
My Street Academy trivia team has participated in the annual Big Brothers Big Sisters “Big Brains” trivia tournament for the past three years. In doing so, we’ve raised a lot of money for the organization, and we’ve had a great time in doing so. Last night, my team – which included my friends Donna and…
Read MoreMy Tuesday nights are protected by Lebanon Levi, starting February 10th…
One final season. One last episodic run through the crazy lives of the most over-the-top, couldn’t-believe-it-if-I-tried reality TV show of all time. Yep… it’s time for the final season of Amish Mafia, which will premiere its last episodes on Tuesday, February 10 on the Discovery Channel. Now for anybody who’s unaware of this little program,…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Bloggers, January 22, 2015: Ten for Thursday
So what can I say about this week’s collection of community blogging? There’s some great stuff here. Honestly. And you need to read it. So what are you waiting for? Anyway… this week’s batch of fantastic fun from the independent blogging community of the Times Union include: Rev. Sam Trumbore’s blog, “Satire and Faith.“ Assemblyman…
Read MoreYes, the Cohoes Falls are that cold right now…
This is what happens when I get bored. In my cabinet of leftover film stock is a roll of Kodak Plus-X 125 black and white film. I have no idea what its expiration date is. I don’t even remember where or when I acquired it. No matter. I’ve been funneling a lot of leftover 35mm…
Read MoreIt’s still cold at Hoffman’s Playland…
Remember back in the day when you had a camera full of film and you had to “finish off the roll,” take a few pictures here and there so that you could have the film developed? I did that yesterday. Background. On my way home from Dutchess County a week or two ago, I took…
Read MoreJust packed up Cassaundra’s Christmas gift…
Yes I know how to use a calendar. Yes I know that the holiday happened last month. Yes the headline is correct… However… I gotta explain. In December, I saw the WMHT “Memories of Hoffman’s Playland” documentary. And man it was good. Really, really good. So I figured I’d get my daughter Cassaundra a copy…
Read MoreThe $10 gouge from Allstate
It was a nice day yesterday. I took some pictures of the frozen Cohoes Falls with my Russian ultrawide camera, I won $45 by picking the superfecta in the first race at Laurel Park (it kinda helped that one of the horses I didn’t bet on tossed his rider and was DQ’d), and other things…
Read MoreWhat I believe.
I have absolutely no idea why people delight in asking me these types of questions. Let’s start with the basics and the history. I was born into, for all that it means, a family with two religions. My father and his side of the family were Jewish (Conservative Jew, to be more precise); my mother…
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