Good morning, my wonderful blog readers. Hope you’re having a great start to your weekend. I’ve updated the blogroll to bring back someone who just added a new blog post for the first time a while, so please welcome Heather Fazio back to the blogroll with open arms. In fact, let’s get started with the…
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You’re getting ONE chance, Aaron Rodgers.
The biggest mistake the Pittsburgh Steelers ever did, in my not-so-humble long-time fan opinion, was not preparing for a proper successor to their longtime quarterback. And when they did put someone under center after that quarterback retired, it was a mish-mash of greatness and frustration. I mean, you start off with … And yet somehow,…
Read MoreThe $20 Junior Challenge – Race 9
Junior, the blue roan harness trotter racehorse known officially as Pay Me To Knight, had a birthday yesterday. He also raced yesterday, and despite my hopes that he would finish in the money … he came in sixth place in a field of eight. And that was only because one of the other horses in…
Read MoreAlmost at normalcy
This morning, I looked outside. Lots of sunshine. And I thought to myself … this would be a great time for me to take my modified Nikon Df – the one that now shoots in infrared – and go up to Saratoga Springs and capture a few images for Competition Season. Maybe something at Congress…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, March 16, 2024
Tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day, where everybody drinks green beer and wears novelty T-shirts with phrases like, “I’m Irish, take me drunk, I’m home,” and “My Irish Lass is Erin Go Braghless.” Oh, that one’s a broad-minded concept. Well, that’s for tomorrow. Today, it’s Steve Austin Day. You know … the holiday that comemorates when…
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…
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