What’s Up in the Neighborhood, May 6 2023

Good morning, my wonderful blog readers. Looks like we’re getting a great weekend, so step on out and enjoy the brilliant sunshine and beautiful weather. Oh, and before you go, at least check out this week’s blog post collection from my personal blogroll. I hope you enjoy. Have a great weekend, everybody!

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My new customized View-Master reels arrived. Wow.

I’ve been on a three-dimensional photography kick of late, now that I’ve combined two Nikon Df cameras with a synchronized shutter. And as I continue this process, each time that I get a decent set of stereoscopic photos, I keep going on a theme until I achieve seven distinct photo sets. Then I send the…

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Antonio Brown and the Peter Principle

There’s a thing about Albany-based sports leagues and teams. If you do right by the fans, if you treat your players and your organization with respect, if you pay your bills, and at least put something competitive on the field or on the diamond or on the pitch, this area will support you. But if…

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K-Chuck Radio: Gordon Lightfoot, the troubadour of Canada, is gone.

Last night, the world lost one of the greatest songwriters and storytellers of our generation. A simple singer from Orillia, Ontario, who brought us some of the greatest love songs and ballads and stories in contemporary music. And if you’ve never heard of Gordon Lightfoot … let this blog post be a refresher course. I…

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The bed linens with a money-back guarntee.

Before I tell this bed-linen story, I must tell another story. During the years when I blogged for the Albany Times Union, I had many extensive personality conflicts with the TU’s social media strategist and self-appointed blog snitch, Kristi Gustafson Barlette. She always sent me unwanted notes about how I could improve my blog to…

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Why I’m boycotting the Yellowstone TV show (and so should you).

Zooey Zephyr is a duly elected representative for the Montana state legislature. And she has spoken out against transphobia in the state legislature, including debating AGAINST those who would ban gender-affirming care to minors. In other words … Montana is voting against the rights of trans people. And for that … Zooey Zephyr’s legislative microphone…

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