In the past, I’ve dealt with my loose change by pouring my coinage into a metal savings bank, then taking that bank to Price Chopper and dumping the loose change into a CoinStar sorting machine. Rather than paying nine cents on the dollar to CoinStar for their services, I instead change the money for full…
Read MoreThoughts while window-bashing…
Last night I spent some time in reflection. I do that when it comes to “window-bashing,” my term for removing the old glass from a future Dream Window artwork. In this case, this particular window frame was coated with dirt and gunk and cobwebs and cracks and flakes and other disgusting thingies. Heck, I think…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, March 12, 2015: Ten for Thursday
A few things to know when it comes to the “Ten for Thursday” blog post. First off, I am pleased that this series has taken off as well as it has. I now have bloggers sharing this post every Thursday, sharing it with their friends and compatriots. I have bloggers recommending other TU community blogs…
Read MoreTRON 3 is being filmed right now…
I enjoy my motion picture franchises with equal amounts of anticipation and excitement. Trust me when I say that if I had to pick my “Mount Rushmore” of modern film characters, they would include Han Solo, Captain America (Chris Evans version) and Mad Max Rockatansky (Mel Gibson version or the modern Tom Hardy version, whichever…
Read MoreAmish Mafia episode review: “Merlin’s Judas”
So before we start today’s action-packed review of Amish Mafia, let’s do a quick analysis of the title of this episode. “Merlin’s Judas.” Are we saying that: Someone who Merlin Miller (no relation) has in his inner circle will turn traitor on him and side with Levi or, perish the thought, the black-bumper Mennonites? Merlin…
Read MoreWelcome to the club, Roger Green!!
Over the past 5 1/2 years of blogging with the Times Union, I’ve made many blogging friends. Some of them have moved away from the TU blogfarm, while others have “kept on keepin’ on” with their writing and their observations and their attitude and approach to life. Today, I want to take a moment and…
Read MoreAppleTV + HBO a la carte = happy Chuck
Note. After I moved to Green Island in 2010, I had to make some financial choices in my life. Gone were the days when I could afford several different premium channels on my cable television subscription; now I was a single man with my own income and I had to make ends meet. So I…
Read MoreSeven cities in Canada aren’t happy with me…
As you might know, one of my jobs is to provide statistics and player relations with the National Basketball League of Canada, an eight-team hoops circuit that’s right in the middle of playoff season. Eight teams are battling for the championship, including the defending champion Windsor (Ont.) Express, the two-time champion London (Ont.) Lightning, and…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Songs for the Mellow
As I’m waking up this morning, and trying to figure out why my wristwatch says 7:00 a.m. and the clock on my Time Warner Cable converter says 8:00 a.m… Oh yeah… Daylight Saving Time kicked in. Well, I’m not going to do a K-Chuck Radio blog post about ten songs that count the time, I…
Read MoreGoodbye to Harve Bennett, another genre TV icon…
Maybe you’ve heard of Harve Bennett. Maybe you haven’t. He passed away last Wednesday. But the television programs he produced – you remember them. You’ve watched them, you grew up on them. Harve Bennett was a master of 70’s genre television, and many of his shows – which featured fantasy and superheroes – are still…
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