I knew it would arrive at some point. The Capital District has suffered from generification for decades – when the locals go crazy for the first appearance of a national chain store or restaurant at the expense of local product. I still remember the crazy-long lines along Route 7 in Latham when the first Sonic…
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Happy birthday to this blog and to …
Although I had furtive spurts and stops and starts with blogging, I consider August 25, 2009 as the birth date of this blog. 13 years ago today. That was the “Hello world” post 13 yeas ago – the blog was hosted by another entity, and transferred to an independent portal in 2017. And it’s posted…
Read MoreWhy did Republicans vote against legal condom use?
Yesterday, Congress voted on House Resolution 8373, codifying the right to contraception and birth control. All Democrats and eight Republicans voted for codification, protecting the right for Americans to make their own personal decisions on family planning. The remaining Republicans voted against this bill. That included the the usual cross-eyed MAGA chuds from the Congressional…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, June 25 2022
I’m still blisteringly numb over this week’s s Supreme Court ruling. The fact that the Court basically said that a woman’s right to control her body must be left up to the states, but states could not rule on concealed-carry gun rights … just makes me sick. And if you don’t think that abortion rights…
Read More“You’re on a 2,000 day streak on Chuck the Writer!” (Well, more than that…)
WordPress has this little quirk where, after I post my daily blog, it’ll send me a message saying that I’m on a very long consecutive posting streak. Yesterday, on July 23, 2022, after I posted my blog about reviewing the new Stewarts’ “Sunshine Shake” refresher beverage, WordPress alerted me that I had achieved 2,000 days…
Read MoreLady Ruby > Crazy Rudy
They were just election workers doing their job. Doing it the same way for years and years. That’s all Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Shaye Moss, did that day. But in an effort to try to find some conspiracy, some secret sinister sliminess to secure a spurious suggestion that the voting results in Fulton County,…
Read MoreIn Praise of Nathalie Jacoby
Long-time readers of my blog know that I vote blue. That’s how I roll. And my Twitter page shows that I follow several progressive and liberal accounts, including New York members of Congress Alexander Ocasio-Cortez and Paul Tonko; many MSNBC reporters and anchorpeople (not Chuck Todd, though – any time he trends on Twitter it’s…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, June 11 2022
Good morning, wonderful blog readers. I’m up here on the campus of Hamilton College, it’s going to be a fun Saturday during my reunion, but I need to take a moment and update everyone on the great blogs and photos and posts by those on my personal blogroll. And one special blog that closed down…
Read MoreFor the men who don’t support Roe v. Wade, here’s some news for you.
Let’s start off with a few basic facts. 100% of unwanted pregnancies are technically introduced by men. Women aren’t capable of accidentally impregnating themselves. So whether it’s a broken condom, failed birth control methods (whoever told you that “pulling out” actually works is full of shit), or copious amounts of judgment-clouding alcohol, something’s going to…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, May 7 2022
It’s Mother’s Day weekend, it’s Tulip Fest weekend in Albany, and it’s a great day to go out and smell (photograph) (be seen smelling and photographing) the tulips. And with that in mind, let’s take a gander at this week’s blog posts, photos and recaps from my personal blogroll. Hope you enjoy. BLOGS FOR HEALTH…
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