So yesterday was another date night.ย Dinner and a movie.ย We saw A Star Is Born, yeah there’s going to be some Oscars distributed with that film attached to the statues.ย No question. Before the movie, we stopped at the l9ocal Johnny Rockets retro diner in Crossgates Mall for a nice little late afternoon /…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday, October 13, 2018
Time to wake up, rise and shine, up and at ’em, have that cup of coffee and bowl of Frosted Flakes, and enjoy this week’s wrapup of some great bloggers, photographers, podcasters and writers. As regular readers know, on Saturday I step away from my blog and showcase the talent that is part of my…
Read MoreThe trainwreck at the charity trivia event
Yesterday, I participated in a charity trivia fundraiser with a team from Trinity Alliance of the Capital District.ย We’ve won this event before, we’ve raised some money for the charity, and this most likely is our last go-round in this tournament. Partially because the very qualified and dedicated director who organized these teams, Kat Brown,…
Read MoreHow to stand out if you’re a bass player in a band full of women
I’ve often joked that there were times in my life where I felt about as out-of-place as a second trombone in a string quartet.ย But that being said … This musical clip will make you smile.ย Trust me. I received this clip from a friend of mine, Paul Rapp (local music lovers might know him…
Read MoreThe Debut of Girl Gone Smart
Normally I would save news like this for Saturday’s “7 and 7” blogroll recap. Yeah… this is too good to keep silent until Saturday. Heather Fazio is a good friend of mine.ย She’s a great writer, an astute blogger, and she speaks her mind no matter what the consequences. I can dig that. The problem…
Read MoreHow to stay motivated and complete your projects
One of the things in which my blog has helped me has been its ability to keep me focused when I work on various art and/or photography projects.ย By the time I’m done with the project, it looks great.ย And I chronicle everything from idea to completion in this little weblog. Today, I’m sharing some…
Read MoreSome Star Trek stories to hold you over until the new Discovery season…
Last year, I got hooked on the new CBS All Access iteration of the classic Star Trek series, a show called Star Trek: Discovery.ย The program had its quirks – the storty seemed more episodic rather than self-contained, some plotlines required an intense knowledge of Trekkie history, and the show’s characters – while themselves the…
Read MoreThe Life Saver at the 1968 Reunion
You can prepare and prepare and prepare all day and night for an event. And the last thing you expect – the one thing that could derail your entire event – could happen right then and there. It happened yesterday morning.ย And it threatened to screw up an event I was scheduled for that night.…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday, October 6, 2018
Good morning all.ย I hope you have a great three-day weekend, the foliage in the Adirondacks is starting to change and you should get some great photographs if you can. Me?ย I’m going to spend my Saturday mornings the best way possible – by sharing the blogs from my blogroll so that you can read…
Read MoreThe Evolution of Frontier Town, 2018
Regular readers of this blog will know that I have an affinity for the legacy of the long-shuttered amusement park Frontier Town.ย The Wild West-themed park, off Exit 29 on the Northway, was a waycool location for fun and adventure. But in recent years, Frontier Town has gone from treasure to eyesore.ย The long-shuttered park…
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