I couldn’t find the beverage, and my flight to Washington State was leaving tomorrow. Damn it. Let me explain. In preparation for my trip to visit my son Kris, I put together a bit of a Capital District CARE package, i.e., foods and treats you can’t get in the Pacific Northwest. Included in the CARE…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday, November 11, 2017
Holy crap, it’s cold outside. Welcome to winter, Capital District. But I have the best tactic for braving the cold. And that is the ability to read blog posts by many of my blogging friends, both the community bloggers from the Times Union and those from my personal blogroll. So get yourself a cup of…
Read MoreIf you can vote … vote for Albany Phoenix
Here’s the deal. The new Albany arena football team needs a name, and four name choices have sprouted up. They’re here at this link. You can pick from the Albany Fire, the Albany Machine, the Albany Phoenix or the Albany Empire. Of the four names on the list … only one makes total sense. Here’s…
Read MoreWeek 2 of the Trivia Unification Tournament
All right, it’s time for the second week of the Capital District’s Trivia Unification Tournament, in which all the area’s bar and tavern trivia companies pick their top teams for a single-game winner-take-all championship. Wait … did I say second week? Yeah, I did. Seems I didn’t realize the qualification tournament started last week. Oops.
Read MoreBachelor Cooking: in a Cast Iron Skillet
I ruined one of my frying pans a week or so ago. Burnt food, and I couldn’t scrape the leavings out. Grr. Tossed away a decent skillet. So I needed a new 10-inch skillet. Time to go shopping… And eventually, I took a chance on buying a cast iron skillet. This from a man who…
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So how did my Washington State film cameras do?
In addition to bringing my Nikon Df camera (as well as my BlackBerry PRIV camera phone) with me on my Washington State trip, I brought three film cameras with me as well – my Leica M3 35mm shooter (“Leica Green”), my Krasnogorsk ФT-2 super-ultra-wide panoramic shooter (“Raskolnikov”), and, just for the heck of it, my…
Read MoreWhere can I watch Wrestle Kingdom 12?
I make no excuses, I am a longtime professional wrestling fan. You know, WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Lucha Underground… But this coming January … I gotta watch this upcoming pay per view. Let me explain.
Read MoreDo you want to be a “target driver” this year?
As long-time readers of my blog will verify, I participate every year in a personal Thanksgiving holiday tradition. On Thanksgiving morning, I’m at the Empire State Plaza with hundreds of other volunteer drivers, and we deliver Thanksgiving turkey dinners to needy families throughout the Capital District as part of the Equinox Thanksgiving Dinner tradition. It’s…
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The Results of BUILT 2017…
Am I ready? You bet your sweet life I’m ready. I’ve been ready since last year, when … well … Let me explain. In 2016, my three entries for the 2016 edition of BUILT – Albany Architecture Through Artists’ Eyes – achieved successful bids and attention at the yearly charity fundraising auction for Historic Albany…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday, November 4, 2017
Good morning all … it’s time once again for my Saturday recap of some of the best blog posts by my friends and fellow bloggers. And I hope you enjoy reading them. As always, I start with seven blog posts from the community and independent (non-staff) bloggers at the Albany Times Union. Check out their…
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