It’s that time of year – when the temperature drops, when the Christmas music plays on the radio, and my alma mater, Hamilton College, contacts me for financial donations. I’m used to this by now.ย Hamilton never contacts me to ask about how I’m doing, they never contact me to say they liked one of…
Read MoreIn dreams, the Pakistan Blues arrive …
Somewhere in the inky night between sleep, slumber and somnolence, I had a dream.ย And although we all say we remember every part of every dream … in this case, I could only remember fragments.ย Unconnected, dissonant fragments – something about listening to the radio, and hearing George Harrison playing a song called “Pakistan Blues.”…
Read MoreThe true definition of “upstate”
There’s an old but wise statement in life.ย “Everybody is entitled to their opinion … unless you disagree with me, in which case, you are wrong.” ๐ And because of this … we will now get into a spirited discussion in this blog on one of the most contentious topics a New York State resident…
Read MoreSending Utica Club to my Reddit Secret Santa giftie…
I’ve had a love-hate relationship with the social media site reddit for years.ย At times, reddit can be a fantastic resource for information and communication; at other times, it can be a place for harassment, impersonation, cyber-bullying and vulgarity.ย I’ve seen both sides of it.ย Trust me. That being said, every year I participate in…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Christmas songs we no longer need
I definitely appreciate the holiday season, as well as all the great holiday-themed music that bursts through the radios at this time of year. But recently, some radio stations have altered their Christmas playlists to take one song out of rotation – the duet “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.”ย You know, this song. This is the…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday, December 8 2018
It’s Saturday morning, so it’s time to have that first cup of coffee, that first bowl of cornflakes, and your first glance at the blogs and podcasts and photographers I feel deserve your attention.ย One day a week, I take a break and show my fellow bloggers and what they have on their minds. You…
Read Moreโ for Dracourage
Seven o’clock. Time for the eye drops. A little breakfast … nothing major, just an egg and cheese omelet, bachelor cooking at its best. https://www.instagram.com/p/BrDIGulnYSLDlR3spNqSP97nuHwYcer-AzXCCk0/ And then … Let’s drive. Ever since my recent cataract surgery for my right eye (the left eye goes under the knife in January), I’ve been taking baby steps torward…
Read MoreAlbany Patroons announce 2018-2019 home schedule
Okay.ย All is right with the world again.ย The stars are properly aligned. Harmony and peace exists. Why do I say all these life-affrming things? Maybe it’s because I just got my mitts on the Albany Patroons’ home schedule for the upcoming 2018-19 TBL basketball season. Yep.ย The Patroons are back. There’s a few changes…
Read MoreThe BlackBerry Key3 false alarm and the RED HYDROGEN One pipe dream
If you know anything about me, you know that my cell phone of choice is a BlackBerry.ย It’s been BlackBerry for most of my life, going all the way back to the old side scroll wheel and the monochrome LCD screen.ย That’s how I roll.ย And I kept going with BlackBerry ever since – all…
Read MoreCataract Surgery Day 1
The car arrived bright and early.ย A black luxury Cadillac. The eye surgery center provides a custom limousine service to and from the procedure.ย And right now, I’m more nervous than a balloon on a cactus farm. I get in the limo.ย The driver tells me what everyone else has told me.ย I’ll be happy…
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