The venues are still being set up. The organizations are still partnering. But if this happens… Hell YES I’m participating.
Read MoreCollarworld: One Horn
One of the joys of Collarworld – the afterlife waystation where pets wait until they are reunited with their masters – is the Morning Reception at the Meeting Place. On the mornings when blue sunbeams gleam in the sky, the animals gather at the Meeting Place, as St. Francis of Assisi – the patron saint…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Edison Diamond Discs
What I have for you today are some very rare and very intriguing recordings from the 1920’s. They were produced by Thomas Edison’s phonograph company, and were manufactured on records that could not be played on standard phonographs. Such were the Edison Diamond Discs, a flat disc phonograph that promised better fidelity than the standard…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday, October 21, 2017
Well, this will be a very interesting “7 and 7” today, won’t it? Okay. Every Saturday, I’m proud to share seven blog posts from the community and independent blogging team at the Albany Times Union, and then I go to my blogroll and show off seven more blogs from my friends – both those in…
Read MoreTo all the goats I’ve loved before …
I have a problem. I want to take great photographs, for sure. I want to come up with shots that stun the judges and the audience. And I take what I think are fantastic photographs … and I completely forget about them. Argh. Let me explain.
Read MoreHeather Fazio’s exodus from the TU blogfarm
As you know, Heather Fazio was one of two Times Union community bloggers who had their personal #metoo blog posts removed from the TU blog portal. Not only were her posts removed, but she was suspended from her blog. As of today, she has acquired her Times Union blog posts and archives – both from…
Read MoreThe Times Union’s suspension of reality
Please bear with me as I write this post. Because something happened to two of my friends yesterday. And even this morning, I’m still seething over what happened to them, and why it happened in the first place. Background.
Read More#metoo – a guest post from Heather Fazio
My friend Heather Fazio is a longtime writer and blogger. She writes both for the Times Union’s books blog and for her own personal blog. Today she wrote a very important and dedicated piece, a personal recovery from personal tragedy and pain and horror. She posted it on her Times Union blog – only to…
Read More#metoo – a guest post by Fran Rossi Szpylczyn
My friend Fran Rossi Szpylczyn is a longtime writer and blogger. She writes the very popular “There Will Be Bread” religious blog for the Times Union. . Today she wrote a very important and dedicated piece, a personal recovery from personal tragedy and pain and horror. She posted it on her Times Union blog –…
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Crossing past my failures
It’s one of my worst traits. It’s also one of my biggest failings. And it’s something I’ve been working on and dealing with for nearly 55 years. And by talking about it in the blog today, I’m hoping that I also shine a light on this problem – and if you’re either suffering from this…
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