Yes, I know there are plenty of mysteries involving Mike Tyson.ย The biggest one is how he could just put his jaw out there and let Buster Douglas become famous. But I digress. Somehow, over time, the self-proclaimed “Baddest Man on the Planet” has transformed his image from an ear-biting, woman-assaulting convicted felon into a…
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They’re tearing down 309 South Broad Street
309 South Broad Street in Philadelphia is a very famous address.ย I’ve been there a couple of times, and I’ve found it to be a very inspiring and stimulating locale. Maybe you wouldn’t recognize that address among such others as 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, or 2648 West Grand Boulevard in Detroit. but 309 South…
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The Reconnection
In July of 1981, I was one of twenty high school graduates who spent a five-week semester at Hamilton College, prior to enrolling for freshman year.ย The program, known as the “Higher Education Opportunity Program” (HEOP), was designed to provide us an intensive college orientation, it gave us one course credit of the 16 we…
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Everyone needs a blue teakettle
My throat has been bothering me lately.ย Cough cough cough, spit out phlegm, cough cough cough, feel like I swallowed a Brillo pad. I know I have to ride this out somehow, I have to get better somehow.ย I’ve got writing projects on the horizon, another basketball season is starting very soon… and I can…
Read MoreReturn of the AGFA Scala
A few years ago, I tried shooting with AGFA Scala slide film.ย It was the only black-and-white slide film left in existence, and only one lab in the world can process it. AGFA Scala is no longer manufactured, and I haven’t shot with it in about four years.ย In fact, here’s some of the photos…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Bloggers, October 23, 2014: Ten for Thursday
We have some really excellent blog posts from our Times Union community blogging team this week, and I would really encourage you to enjoy every single one of them.ย So let’s not waste time. Jeannine M. Trimboli’s “Real [Fit] Life” blog, “IWTBPL: The Meet (Now I AM a Powerlifter).“ Ken Screven’s blog, “Being the only…
Read MoreHelp the Arc of Rensselaer County, play some trivia!
My friend Kevin Baker – he’s the boss behind the Capital District’s wildly successful “Trivia Nights Live” games – is currently setting up a major trivia match for this coming Thursday, November 6th. This game is a special fundraiser for the Arc of Rensselaer County, who provides services and care to those Capital District residents…
Read MoreIt’s tough to be the first.
In professional sports, much emphasis is placed on someone’s ethnic nationality if they are the first of their race or ethnicity to achieve success.ย I give you some names in that regard.ย Jackie Robinson.ย Roberto Clemente.ย Yao Ming.ย Hideo Nomo.ย They broke through in their sports and became legends. Seiya Ando hopes to follow in…
Read MoreHello, Class of 1964…
It was time.ย All my preparation, all my research, it all came down to this moment. Well, fifteen minutes of moments, to be precise. Last night, at the Shaker Ridge Country Club, I was the guest speaker for the Albany High School Class of 1964 50th reunion banquet.ย I did this gig two years ago…
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How to earn a Guinness world record
As a kid, I remember reading the Guinness Book of World Records and marveling at the lengths to which people would go to achieve being the best, the fastest, the strongest, the first, all of that.ย The tallest man.ย The shortest woman.ย The shortest amount of time necessary to consume a bicycle.ย Yep, that’s a…
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