I was at my girlfriend’s house over the weekend. She has a couple of bird feeders in the backyard, and I’ve found that her songbirds absolutely love this super-hot birdseed that’s mixed with hot chili sauce. The birds have no salivary glands, so they just eat the seed like it’s a normal day. But the…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, May 3, 2025
Here we are, back together again this weekend for another recap from my personal blogroll of the bloggers, writers and photographers that you should check out and experience. Let’s gets started right now, shall we? Have a great weekend, everybody!
Read MoreEverybody wants Lightning’s Girl
I mentioned before about how my local car dealership was hitting me with “buy a new car and we’ll lock in pre-tariff pricing.” Well, now the tactic has changed. I’m now getting messages from not only my local car dealership, but from ANY car dealership whose paths and i have previously crossed – and, one…
Read MoreI miss you already, Frieda.
Frieda Tillman was one of my first connections in high school. She was my first true friend, and we remained friends throughout our high school years. We took many classes together, we participated in several extracurricular activities together, and we were both champions on the WRGB Answers Please quiz show from 1981. On Monday, I…
Read MoreIn honour of wins by Mark Carney and the Sudbury Five …
As you probably heard by now, Canada recently had a major election, and Mark Carney – who ascended to the Prime Ministership after Justin Trudeau stepped down – won a full term as the country’s leader. Basically, he rallied the country with a campaign that was part “elbows up” and part “we’re not America’s 51st…
Read MoreVision On – was this the first truly inclusive children’s show?
Today’s blog post will feature a very unique and sweet children’s TV show from the 1960’s-1970’s era – a British program that featured art, surreal humor, and all sorts of wonderful imaginative diversions. Oh, and it was designed so that hearing-impaired children could enjoy it just as much as their hearing-abled friends. Welcome to Vision…
Read MoreThe New York State Department of Transportation goofed. TWICE.
Okay, I’ll admit it. I notice things. Probably things I shouldn’t normally notice. But hear me out. If you travel on any route-marked highway, you’ll notice some distinct nomenclatures about road route signage. There are state routes that only run from one part of the state to the other, and the route signs would look…
Read MoreI can now add “operating a scoreboard” to my Bingo card.
When it comes to the Albany Patroons, I will do whatever is needed for the team, short of playing small forward. It’s a community team, you help where you can, and the reward is that the team lives on and thrives and you feel pride in your small part of the process. Sing the national…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, April 26, 2025
Yep, today’s another early morning rise and shine blog post, because after I get this posted, I’m on the road to the North Country for a photo shoot. But since you’re already up – and you’re expecting the Saturday blog post that recaps the wonderful people on my personal blog roll – well, that’s why…
Read MoreWhen Trumpflation becomes a marketing gimmick.
Trumpflation makes me sick. The whole idea that Donald Trump can just wave his hands and suddenly we’re paying surcharges and penalties because he drops massive tariffs on countries who manufacture products that we need – drives me up the wall. And now I’m seeing advertisements for “buy now at pre-tariff prices” sales. In other…
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