If you follow my Facebook feed, you might have seen some recent videos and clips on my page that honor the celebration of Black History Month.ย For this year, I am posting – once a day – a video or a photo or a remembrance of those leaders and innovators and creators and legends who…
Read MoreThe return of the Twilight Zone – six years after I heard it was returning
Six years ago, I wrote a blog post about the return of a fifth iteration of the Twilight Zone, the Rod Serling-hosted anthology series of science fiction and fantasy. A quick recap.ย The original Twilight Zone lasted for five seasons and received much acclaim.ย The show was resurrected in 1985 as an hour-long CBS anthology…
Read MoreI need them and I can’t walk away
“Which is better?” she said to me.ย “One? Or Two?ย One … Two…” “Two,” I said. This went on for about three or four minutes.ย A few moments later, the procedure repeated. Essentially … I’ll have new glasses in about two weeks.ย That “one and two” was an eye exam. After five decades WITH glasses…
Read MoreBlack Mirror: USS Callister on the Royale with Cheese Movie Club
I had no desire to watch the Super Bowl yesterday.ย Hell, I don’t even know who won, although I suspect that with all the memes on Facebook this morning, I wouldn’t have been happy with the results.ย Something about the refs giving the victory to the Patriots.ย That, and Maroon 5 doing the halftime show.ย …
Read MoreThe Results of Trivia Bowl XV
Definitely a surreal moment. I’m at Trivia Bowl XV … and I’m not playing the game. And I’m okay with this. See, because of scheduling conflicts – I had a 5pm start for the Albany Patroons game Saturday evening – there was absolutely no way I could stay for the trivia tournament and get to…
Read MoreAlbany Patroons go 6-0 (3-0 when I sing the National Anthem)
So last night, the Albany Patroons held off a surging Jamestown Jackals to take a 97-94 win, improve their record to 6-0 on the season, tying them with the Kansas City Tornadoes for first place in the TBL. This is good. Alonzo Murphy, one of the Patroons’ entry draft picks, popped a double-double of 21…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, February 2 2019
If the groundhog sees his shadow in this weather… the shadow’s probably frozen to the ground until the spring thaw.ย Just sayin’ is all… That being said, you’re not looking for frozen shadows today.ย You’re looking for the recap of the bloggers, podcasters and photographers from my personal blogroll.ย And I’m happy to provide same.…
Read MoreAlbany Patroons move to 5-0 with 97-86 win over Jamestown, and I go back to a recent technique…
This was a great game and it felt good to move to 5-0. The Albany Patroons took a tough Jamestown team and ran the score up to a 97-86 win. The victory helps keep the Patroons on pace with the Kansas City Tornadoes as the only two unbeaten teams in the TBL. Jamestown falls to…
Read MoreTrivia Bowl XV is tomorrow…
Hey, you know what’s happening tomorrow?ย Yes, it’s the fifteenth annual Trivia Bowl, the showcase of top trivia talent in the Capital District, as 40 teams compete and one team walks out with the Trivia Bowl trophy. And the Street Academy trivia team … a two-time Trivia Bowl winner … Is sitting this one out.…
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Albany Patroons 122, Tampa Bay Titans 95 – Pats dominate second half, move to 4-0
One of the biggest opponents for a basketball team is inactivity.ย A team should have a steady schedule without too many interruptions. Well, the Albany Patroons nearly went two weeks without an opponent.ย Their road game against the New York Court Kings was postponed due to travel conditions; and their road game against the Owensboro…
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