It’s the 1980’s. You’re watching professional basketball at its highest level, the NBA. You know the rosters. Larry Bird. Bernard King. Moses Malone. Ralph Sampson. George Gervin. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Back in the day with tough, physical battles to the hoop, mixed with sky-hooks and finger-rolls. And you could argue who was the best of that…
Read MoreI left the X cesspool today.
My Twitter account goes back to January 2011. And it ends today. It ends because of many things. I ended it after the results of last night’s election. I ended it because, in the past two years that Elon Musk has operated Twitter, he’s turned it into a cesspool. What was once a free outlet…
Read MoreHey, who wants to see a live castration on camera?
You gotta hand it to the Trump MAGA trolls. They go on social media and blather on about how wonderful their orange goblin leader will be for the country, and they’re not above – or below – pontificating with bold predictions. Now of all the usual “Trump MAGA trolls” out there that I could feature…
Read MoreI see your pawn and raise you a queen.
Chess is one of the most intricate and complicated strategy games ever created. People spend their entire lives memorizing thousands of gambits and sacrifices and strategies. This isn’t just a game of “horsey takes pawn.” Case in point. In chess, if a pawn happens to reach the eighth and final row of the chessboard, the…
Read MoreThe school bus squeak
I’m less than three weeks away from my CPKC Holiday Train 2024 chase, and I have to make sure everything goes according to plans. And that includes maintenance on my 2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier (“Lightning’s Girl”). Which meant I spent yesterday morning at the tire shop. I will explain. Lately I’ve heard what sounds like…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, November 2, 2024
And now we drift into November. The air gets chilly. We anticipate the first snowfall. But for me, this just means today is Saturday, and I will now share some great blog posts and thoughts and photos and the like from the great bloggers and photographers and thinkers and likers. Let’s get started. Have a…
Read MoreWait, when did I buy a Rollieflex 126 shooter??
It’s a chilly Sunday morning, and I really need to clean my living space. I’ve got boxes of old things here and there, and I really should neaten up. Projects that I started and never finished … into the trash you go. Old clothes I never wear – there’s the Goodwill bag. Old cameras I…
Read MoreBidding just began for 2024’s Historic Albany Foundation BUILT charitable auction.
For the past thirteen years, I’ve entered some of my photos and constructed artworks into Historic Albany Foundation’s BUILT charitable auction. The proceeds from the auction helps preserve and restore historic buildings and structures in Albany, many of whom are in dire need of repair and rescue. Too many of them have fallen to neglect…
Read MoreBeanie Bishop might be my new favorite Pittsburgh Steeler.
As a longtime Pittsburgh Steelers fan, I’ve grown to appreciate many of their legendary players. From the current lineup, I appreciate both their top running backs, Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren. I’ve cherished the super-sacking combo of T.J. Watt, Cameron Heyward and Alex Highsmith. And Chris Boswell is one of the best field goal kickers…
Read MoreRyan Girdusky FAFO’d last night.
Let’s get one thing straight. Medhi Hasan is an incredibly brilliant and well-thought commentator. You may not agree with his arguments all the time, but you can agree that he has thoroughly researched every point of his argument and can defend every single one of his statements. Let’s get one more thing straight. Ryan Girdusky…
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