Welcome to the weekly recap of the Times Union’s best and brightest, the independent and community bloggers who give their time and their talent to entertain you every week. These are the bloggers who write what they want, when they want, to bring you intelligent thoughts, interesting topics, and provocative ideas. And right here, every…
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Toll Gate Ice Cream in 3-D
The Toll Gate Ice Cream restaurant in Slingerlands has always been, for me, a mental recharging station. I’ve enjoyed their burgers and fries on my trips to Thacher Park; I’ve noshed on their grilled cheese sandwiches when I’m trying to think of a new photographic concept. And with that in mind … I tested out…
Read More“These numbers might not be good enough for surgery …”
I had expected this gall for days. Prior to my foot surgery next week, I was to receive a call from an intake nurse who would ask me several questions about my medical history (past and current), to make sure I was healthy enough for surgery (ha ha, healthy enough for surgery – if I…
Read More“These numbers might not be good enough for surgery…”
I had expected this gall for days. Prior to my foot surgery next week, I was to receive a call from an intake nurse who would ask me several questions about my medical history (past and current), to make sure I was healthy enough for surgery (ha ha, healthy enough for surgery – if I…
Read MoreChris Boswell 18, Kansas City Chiefs 16
I’ve blogged about this topic before. During the regular season, Chris Boswell scored nearly all the points in a Pittsburgh Steelers victory over Cincinnati with his right foot. Last night, however, Boswell was responsible for all 18 points the Steelers scored in their playoff victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. Even when Pittsburgh couldn’t get…
Read MoreNBC’s “Emerald City” surprised me … for all the right reasons!
A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about this new show on NBC that purports to take the Wizard of Oz story and update it for television. The show, Emerald City, airs on Friday nights and has an abbreviated 10-episode first season. And after watching the first three episodes, I’m thinking … RENEW THIS SHOW…
Read MoreL.L. Bean, Donald Trump, and my wallet
I enjoy shopping at L.L. Bean. Most times, I’ll just window-shop through the Colonie Center store, I’ll eyeball all the clothing and fishing and hiking accessories, and then maybe I’ll purchase a flannel shirt or two. Nothing major, but I do shop at L.L. Bean on occasion. And I had a plan for 2017. After…
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A new life for Frontier Town in 2017
You might have missed it when Governor Andrew Cuomo issued his recent “State of the State” addresses, but buried on page 102 of the adjoining “State of the State” budget report is a $32 million plan to revitalize what was once the Frontier Town amusement park into a new type of tourist attraction. The plan…
Read MoreRepairing The Switchback
One of the essences of creativity is that you have to reconstruct your ideas when you’re not happy with them. And another part of creativity is knowing when to ask for help when you can’t get something to look the way you want it to. Case in point. My 2016 multi-image shot, The Switchback. This…
Read MoreBest of our TU Independent Blogs, January 12 2017: Ten for Thursday
This is what happens when you can’t sleep. You wake up, you write a blog and you go back to bed. I do this on occasion. I mean, what else can you do at 2:30 in the morning? And since it’s Thursday, I figured I’d take care of this week’s blog recap of the Times…
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