How’s your week going? Do you need some inspiration in your life? Do you need some positive motivation, some intelligent discourse, some reinforcement of the belief that there is great blogging out there? Look no further than the Times Union’s crew of independent and community bloggers, all of whom have great stories to tell and…
Read MoreWeek 4 of the Graney’s Stout 2016 Summer Trivia League
Some housekeeping business first. Although this is only the fourth week in the 12-week tournament, it’s the last trivia game in the Trivia League schedule before Saturday’s Summer Bowl VII. Yep, the mid-season championship of trivia is coming up this Saturday at the Pearl Street Pub (the former Jillian’s), show up at 1pm, questions start…
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The Instamatic Fireworks Experiment
So here’s the deal. I’ve been puttering around with cracked-open 126 Kodak Instamatic film for a few years. And so far, the results have been good enough. Yes, I’ve entered some shots in competition, but still… My problem is that I have to find a way to make the film’s limitations – the green framing…
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L-Ken’s sign, restaurant, demolition began today
I knew it would happen. It was only a matter of time. But when I received a message from one of my loyal blog readers, I knew I only had a few moments to act. Background. I had just put the finishing touches on this morning’s blog, when I received a comment on one of…
Read MoreThe Vision Board Airlift
A good friend of mine from my college days is currently working with at-risk youth in the education field. She posted a Facebook message asking for any and all age-appropriate magazines, the contents of which will be used to help create vision boards and dream boards for her students. If you’ve created vision boards, you…
Read MoreCollarworld: Protecting Miss Dollie
The Meeting Place was crowded on a sunny morning in Collarworld, the afterlife waystation for pets to wait until they are reunited with their masters. And as Vincent the king orange tabbycat watched the new arrivals of dogs and cats and birds and other pets receive their welcoming blessings from St. Francis of Assisi, the…
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It’s not “homocide” or “genicide” …
I’ve written blog posts about misspelled advertising signs for ages now. Heck, I could do an entire week of those blog posts simply by visiting my local Stewarts. And if I get hungry, I can go to the local sushi place and order the sex lady. That being said… Last week, I visited the the…
Read MoreTen great old-time-radio shows you can hear right now
One of my presets on my SiriusXM car stereo satellite radio is channel 148, Radio Classics. Hosted by radio historian and preservationist Greg Bell, the channel shares a melange of restored radio dramas, comedies, Westerns and anthology shows from the golden age of old-time broadcast. Many of these shows even contain the original commercials from…
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Verizon reneges on its “unlimited data” plan
Five years ago, I was lucky enough to be “grandfathered” into an unlimited data plan with my cell phone carrier, Verizon Wireless. There were provisos, of course – I had to purchase my cell phones at full retail price; I had to stay out of contract (going month-to-month), and if I made any changes to…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, July 21, 2016: Ten for Thursday
Before we start this week’s roundup of the best blogging from the TU’s community and independent blogs, I need to pass along a shout-out to fellow TU independent blogger Rob Hoffman. In addition to running his popular “Hoffman Files” blog on the TU, Rob Hoffman has just released his first published book. “The Hoffman Files:…
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