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Greetings to those of you who are finding me through today’s feature in the print edition of The Times Union. Thanks for reading, and here’s hoping you keep coming back!
If you want to read more about me, click here to get a brief introduction of yours truly and […]
I came home last night to the news – or rather confirmation – of Peter Steele’s death.
Peter Steele was the lead singer of Type O Negative, an outfit whose heavy distorted bass and organ-driven dark metal struck a chord with a surprising number of people given its tone. For much of the day rumors […]
Today is Jackie Robinson day.
On this date sixty-four years ago, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball by taking the field with the Brooklyn Dodgers. It was a risky move for all involved, but one that was deemed necessary from both a competitive and moral standpoint.
It was a move two years in […]
Fifteen days later, I’m still having to correct people.
I checked Facebook about a half-hour ago and noticed two of my friends had become fans of Alive at Five . Seeing as how I used them in an
Reading some of the reactions to the story about would-be Gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino has me appalled and disgusted.
A series of e-mails forwarded by Paladino to various politicos have been released; charming […]
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a very politically-minded person, nor am I what most people would consider patriotic. Although I don’t harbor any resentment towards this country and I appreciate being born here, I don’t make it a point to hang a flag on my porch or sing “Proud to Be […]
In preparation for a summer of rock concerts and this weekend’s visit from the cast member of the “Jersey Shore” with the least amount of charisma (I’m not paying a cover unless The Situation or […]
Forgive the rush jobs, folks. I’m writing this on my lunch break.
I really should make more of an effort to be aware of what concerts are about to hit the area.
Until I saw a post yesterday on All Over Albany announcing there were still tickets left for
The lockdown’s officially over. Here’s the TU Story on the incident.
Here’s the bottom line: after Virginia Tech, this is the sort of system everybody wanted to be in place at private colleges to prevent another tragedy from occurring. With an armed robbery […]
Last week was April Fool’s day. I marked the occasion by posting three different posts that got more and more believable as the day passed. So if you noticed that trend, no, it wasn’t an accident, but rather an experiment into getting your readership to slowly but surely let their guard down.
It worked almost […]
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