I’ve written before about my love and appreciation for the Star Wars movie franchise. I stood in line at Northway Mall way back in 1977 at the old Cine 1-2-3-4-5-6 to see the first movie (now known as Episode IV), and last year I did the entire six-movie marathon at Regal Crossgates 18 before seeing…
Read MoreFlannel sheets to put me to warm sleep
I haven’t had a good night’s sleep in a while. Mostly I think it’s because of my injury; other times I think it’s because of my emotional state. I need a change. So yesterday I drove over to Colonie Center, as I had a $10 gift card from L.L. Bean to burn off. The gift…
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The routine
Status update. Thanks to this walking boot on my left foot, most of the broken bones in my foot are mending. Slowly but surely. I say most of my bones. Not all of them. The third metatarsal bone, which is somewhere in the middle of my foot, has snapped in two. It’s not a break. …
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Caption Time: What are you trying to say?
So I was cleaning out my phone yesterday, deleting old photos and shots and such, when I came across this picture. At the time, I thought it was worth a smile – someone leaving a note for someone else. Of course, the grammar was way off… but still… For the Caption Time this Friday, tell…
Read MoreBest of our TU Independent Blogs, December 1, 2016: Ten for Thursday
Good morning everybody. It’s December 1st, or as put another way, 24 shopping days until Christmas. Did you take care of all your shopping on Black Friday? Or are you waiting to battle the crowds on Christmas Eve? Doesn’t matter … as long as you do what’s right for you. And the thing that’s right…
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A hardcore score from 1964
Oh great. The guy in front of me at the Cumberland Farms is paying for his purchases with a bag of coins. Yay me. Like I really need this in my life. To her credit, the cashier dutifully took the bag of coins, counted out the currency, and handed the man his purchases and a…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The 80’s college hits even I completely forgot I ever played…
From 1981 to 1985 – my college years – I spent most of my free time buried in the basement of the Minor Theater, playing music on the powerful (well, it started out as five watts of powerful) WHCL 88.7 college radio station. You could only pick up the station on half the campus, and…
Read MoreCan you spell “AC/DC”?
I wanted to share a funny story with you. This happened about ten years ago, and it involves arguably one of the greatest hard rock bands of all time, AC/DC. You know, AC/DC. Crank up your speakers. That’s not loud enough. Crank them up to 11. What do you mean your co-worker is complaining? He…
Read MoreThe clear thought at I-787
Ugh. Rainy Saturday morning. Normally, I take my laundry to a wash-and-fold place in Watervliet, but since their prices recently increased, I found a different wash-and-fold place in Albany at the Hannaford Plaza. One basket of clothes later, I was on my way. Normally I have two ways of leaving the Town and Village of…
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A little blast of Kolor out of Leica Green
It’s Friday morning, and I’m cleaning out my car for its upcoming tuneup. Trash, trash, candy wrappers, soda bottles, Leica Green – Leica Green? Have I had my rangefinder film camera in the car all this time? I looked at the film counter. There’s still about 30 shots left in the camera. And the last…
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