Wait until he finds out those crypto coins are worthless.

I get it. Brandon Brown is a struggling race car driver in NASCAR’s Xfinity series, one level below the top Cup level of motorsports. He’s been driving for a few years, mostly in underfunded rides. But by sheer skill and luck and glory, the racing gods blessed him with his first win, a checkered flag…

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She came in and caught me sleeping on the couch.

We’re going to spin the clock back to 1982. I was a reshmen at Hamilton College, and inbetween actually studying for classes and trying to actually garner an education, I finally scored my first recurring radio slot on the campus radio station, WHCL. Understand that at the time, the good prime radio slots were claimed…

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To love the Three Stooges is to love America.

My blog buddy Roger Green recently wrote about the Three Stooges, specifically, one of their classic stage routines, the iconic “Niagara Falls” bit. Also known as “Slowly I turned, step by step, inch by inch.” Here’s the clip in question. Crazy thing about this clip. It wasn’t originally filmed as part of the “Gents Without…

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The Passage of Peace memorial

This would be my final weekend to capture this monument. And last Sunday … I got it. Let me explain. In 2021, the Oneida Indian Nation erected a series of nine giant tipis along the New York State Thruway, as part of an art project and memorial called “Passage of Peace.” The tipis represent unity…

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Xavier Moon gets 10 days and a dream fulfilled

It’s absolutely fantastic when you can celebrate someone achieving their life goal. And for Xavier Moon – he reached it yesterday, and has a chance to cement it in the next ten days. For those of you who remember Xavier Moon as a member of the Albany Patroons during the Pats’ 2018 season, you saw…

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Chuck’s best blog moments of 2021

It’s time once again to look back at the preceding twelve months. 2021 has been a rather interesting year, and as one college professor once told me, “‘Interesting’ is the weakest word in the English language.” Well, I’ll take what I can get on this. So there. And with that in mind, here are ten…

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What’s Up in the Neighborhood, December 25 2021

It’s Christmastime, and after you’ve opened up the gifts, guzzled down a shot of egg nog or some other type of nog, it’s time to look over this list of great posts from the bloggers and podcasters and photographers that populate my personal blogroll. So let’s get started, shall we? BLOGS FOR THE SEASON Roger…

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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for December 24, 2021

The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM.ย  The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. This episode is a special Christmas-themed episode, featuring songs that celebrate the holiday season. Time Artist Song Release Label 8:00 PM ’63…

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I did a kindness at DePaula Chevrolet.

Update on the condition of Dracourage. Recently, my beloved 2013 Chevrolet Cruze emitted a foul, oil-burning stench. I initially thought it was residual oil that had spilled when DePaula changed the car’s oil a few weeks ago. But the stench festered, and it became so foul that it actually ruined a romantic date. I nursed…

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