May 21, 2016. I’m traveling up the Northway, for my annual stop at the Great Escape and Splashwater Kingdom amusement park. Riding shotgun with me is my four-lens Nimslo 3D camera – years ago, you could take pictures with this camera and ship the film off for digital printing on lenticular cards. You can still…
Read MoreDonald Trump, meet Lebanon Levi
Please tell me this isn’t true. Oh wait… maybe it is true. And if it is, it’s even funnier. Apparently, in an attempt to influence party votes in certain swing states, a new political action committee has been established – its goal is to get Amish and Mennonites to the polling places, and hopefully to…
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The road trip of the Midnight Society
It’s Friday evening. And at a nondescript Capital District gas station, a man parks his car, checks his wallet for his credit cards, and exits the car to fill the vehicle with gasoline. And inside the car… A conversation takes place. Dibs! Dibs! I call front seat dibs!! Get out of the cupholder, Nimslo. Chuck…
Read MoreThat’s not how a washing machine works …
Came across this yesterday while reading Deadspin. And the fact that I’m sharing these clips with you is … well, I’m not really sure what to think. Apparently there’s a new television commercial for some sort of washing machine product. In the commercials, a woman is washing clothes – only to suddenly be approached by…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, May 26, 2016: Ten for Thursday
Wow, is it Thursday already? It seems like it was Thursday around this time last week. Man, how time flies around these parts… ha ha ha… Anyways, you know what time it really is. It’s time to showcase the Times Union’s best community and independent bloggers, an opportunity for you to see what these great…
Read MoreA prayer for local racing legend Shirley Muldowney
Do you remember Shirley Muldowney? Do you remember the dozens of races she drove at Fonda Speedway? Do you remember her as the first woman to earn a professional National Hot Rod Association driver’s license? Do you remember that night in 1971 when she dominated the competition at Lebanon Valley Speedway? Do you remember her…
Read MoreThe attack of the clawed naval orange (or navel orange)
Yesterday morning, I got up, went to my fridge, and pulled out a freshly-purchased navel orange. Now a few things to mention about this. I’ve enjoyed oranges for breakfast, whether they’ve been as part of a glass of orange juice, or as their own nutritious source of freshly-peeled Vitamin C. And over my lifetime, I’ve…
Read MoreCompetition Season 2016: Trying the Iowa State Fair
Two years ago, I took a chance. Rather than only enter my photos in local and regional competitions, I tried to go – shall we say – interstate. One picture was shown in a competition in Washington State, another in San Francisco. But I also “whiffed” in a couple of competitions, one of which was…
Read MoreSupport Jamario Moon in the TBT Basketball Tournament 2016!
I am a long-time fan of all things related to the Albany Patroons. I keep an eye out for the progress of former players and coaches, and I have several former Pats as Facebook friends, Twitter followers and even an Instagram contact or two. I am also a supporter of the TBT Basketball Tournament, the…
Read More“Can I shop at Putafrijo’s or Bababooey’s?”
Ah, another adventure with the telescammers. And this one is a dilly. First off, the spammer calls me with one ring and a hangup. So now I have to waste my cell phone minutes to figure out why I’m getting a Washington State area code phone call. Is it my kid Kris calling me from…
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