Think about this for a second. Since the 1969 season, the Pittsburgh Steelers have operated with only three tenured head coaches. Chuck Noll, Bill Cowher, and Mike Tomlin. Between them, they’ve claimed six Super Bowls in eight trips. And for the past 20 years, the Steelers have NEVER had a losing season. By comparison, there…
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What’s Up in the Neighborhood, November 15 2025
Good morning, everybody. Hope your mid-November weekend plans are pleasant and that you’ve got everything under control. And by “under control,” I mean that you’re not doing anything out of the ordinary until you take a moment and enjoy this week’s blogroll recap. There’s plenty of good stuff here, so let’s get started right now.…
Read MoreThe speed-reading joke
I’m going to say I was in sixth grade at the time, which meant I was at Veeder Elementary School in South Colonie (School #7 of “The Twelve”), when one of my classmates brought in a couple of phonograph records for us to listen to during a break period. Those phonograph records were Cheech &…
Read MoreThe $20 Junior Challenge – Race 6
After his nice win last week – giving him two wins on the 2024 Saratoga Harness season – my $20-on-his-nose-each-week stallion Pay Me To Knight (also known as “Junior”) moves over this week to the sixth race. He drew post position $7, with a morning line of 15-1 odds. Why so high? Because in that…
Read MoreThe $20 Junior Challenge – Race 3
I started out with a $100 bank on my year-long bet on a trotter at Saratoga Harness. The horse, officially known as Pay Me To Knight, but colloquially known as Junior, won his last race by a neck, which turned my $20/win bet into a $47 payout. Now before you ask me about why I’m…
Read More$20 on his infrared nose
Last Saturday I tested my modified Nikon Df by photographing a park gazebo. And everything worked out well. Now comes the next test. Can I use this to shoot infrared images in an area I previously couldn’t – action sports shots? Let’s see. Saratoga Harness has the trotters running … I checked the lineup, and…
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