As you know, I am a loyal and ardent supporter of the Albany Patroons basketball team. Let me say that again. I am a loyal and ardent supporter of the THREE-TIME CHAMPION Albany Patroons basketball team. And as the Patroons start their 2024 TBL championship run – as far as I’m concerned, just give us…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, March 2 2024
So … I’m in a really good mood today. And there are plenty of reasons why. First off, Hamilton College, my alma mater, just knocked off the #1 seed Amherst on Friday afternoon en route to the New England Small College Athletic Conference finals in women’s ice hockey – and one more win will send…
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for March 1, 2024
The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM. The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. You can also listen to the Nightowl Radio Show, or any show on WHCL-FM, by telling your Amazon Echo, “Alexa, play WHCL-FM.”…
Read MoreHealth progress update on Leap Day
Regular followers of my blog know that I went through a serious health crisis. It involved a vascular bypass in my leg and the removing of an ulcerative and infected abscess in my left foot. For the past two weeks, I’ve been using a wound vac to suck out any of the remaining post-surgery toxins…
Read MoreLet’s all support a new Swell magazine!!
I usually don’t share Kickstarters or GoFundMes unless they’re part of something that I support. And I totally support the idea of this magazine. And I encourage you to do so as well. My friend Emily has spent the last four years putting together what will be the first issue of a new literary publication…
Read MoreWhy did none of you tell me about Herbie’s Burgers before??
Note. While I’m still recovering from my recent surgeries, I’ve operated on a meal system that includes a mixture of “quick heat ’em up” meals (i.e., frozen dinners, microwaveables), “girlfriend meals” (when Date Night stops by with some fresh-cooked food), and ordering from Uber Eats. As I scrolled through Uber Eats last Sunday, I saw…
Read MoreA moment of eyebleach from a panda and a zookeeper.
Do you ever have those moments in your day when somebody just completely pisses you all the way off? When, for example, you’re told that a product you’re using has a $64 co-pay, which you quickly pay – only to find out its a $64-per-day co-pay, and you find out about it TEN DAYS LATER???…
Read MoreThe $20 Junior Challenge – Race 4
For those of you who are not familiar with this blog category … I have resolved to bet $20 on a single horse every time he races at Saratoga’s harness track. The horse, a 6-year-old blue roan gelding officially named Pay Me To Knight, but colloquially known as “Junior,” has won one of his three…
Read MoreAfter these videos, I’m not worried about shaving down there.
It’s amazing what your YouTube algorithm will place in your feed. I get it. YouTube knows what I like, and keeps feeding me videos the subject. I watch ONE episode of some guy repairing a Rolex, and now every time he has a new video, YouTube makes sure it’s #1 on my list. I watch…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, February 24 2024
That’s right, today is 2/24 of 2024. This probably won’t happen for at least another … checking calendar … oh yeah, it won’t happen ever again in our lifetimes. So to celebrate 2/24 of 2024, let’s do a recap of the blog posts and photos from my personal blogroll. How does that sound to you?…
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