I think I can credit that patch of grey hair on my head to yesterday’s Pittsburgh Steelers-Detroit Lions football game. Let me explain. As a longtime Black and Gold fan, I know that one more win gives the Steelers their 21st consecutive season without a losing record. It also increases their playoff hopes, especially with…
Read MoreNot one single tear for Elise Stefanik
Over the weekend, news broke that New York’s Congressional representative Elise Stefanik is dropping her run for Governor of New York. She’s also not returning to Congress when her term ends, claiming the desire to spend more time with her family. And with that … hopefully … New York’s elected cancer may finally go away.…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, December 20 2025
Hi everyone, this is the last blog recap post before the holidays. It’s also the second-last blog recap before the new year. But I’m still taking care of business on a Saturday, so let’s see what the bloggers and photographers and thinkers and creators have in store on my personal blogroll, shall we? Have a…
Read MoreGil Gerard passed away, and I didn’t even realize it…
If the name Gil Gerard sounds familiar to you, it might be because of his most memorable television series. It was a show that lasted for only one and a half seasons, and that second season was just straight-up dreadful. But when it debuted back in the day … it was an extremely popular science…
Read MoreAlbany Patroons to sit out 2026 season … I still can’t believe I typed that headline.
The Albany Patroons have a very long history. The team began in 1982 as an expansion franchise in the Continental Basketball Association. During their time in the CBA, the Patroons won two championships (1983-84 and 1987-88), and provided a pathway for several players and coaches to matriculate to the NBA. Then, in 1992, the Patroons…
Read MoreChristmas in Iverhill: Santa Claus is Cool
Saturday, December 15, 1973. “I can’t find them, Ann, I can’t find them!” “They have to be where you last left them last,” Ann called out. “Did you check your dresser drawers?” “No, they’re not there,” replied Gordon, frantically searching throughout the bedroom. “I can’t find them. This is terrible, and I need to get…
Read MoreHere Comes Santa Claus, right down George Street …
The Town and Village of Green Island still enjoys several community and municipal benefits – band concerts in the summer, parades on Memorial Day, a monthly newsletter with a hand-typed letter from the mayor. One of those town and village traditions is the annual visit for Santa Claus. Santa and his wife travel through the…
Read MoreFourth Cone Restoration and the art of saving posters
I don’t know how it came up on my YouTube algorithm, but I’ve enjoyed watching these videos. And you will as well. Fourth Cone Restoration is a Los Angeles-based company that specializes in restoring old posters, photographs and advertisements for collectors and historians. Each video shows the poster as it arrives, along with all the…
Read MoreA little bachelor laundry and a good deed
I’ve pared my laundry routine down to a science. Put a bag of clothes in my car before I go to work, so that on the way home I can stop at the laundromat and launder my laundry. A separate tote bag for my detergents, my fabric softeners and my dryer sheets. And if I…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, December 13 2025
I added a new blog to the blogroll today, the writings of Paris Buttfield-Addison, a writer and professor from Hobart, Tasmania, Australia who is heavily involved in game development and technology. I saw one of his blog posts in my Mastodon feed, and was impressed enough to share his texts to my blogroll for all…
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