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11/20/2025

The CO Railfan’s Dream

Here I am, once again, parked on the banks of the Sacandaga River. Here I am, poised and ready for one of the few times when the Saratoga, Corinth & Hudson Railroad journeys from Corinth to Hadley - and, in doing so, crosses the Sacandaga. Yeah, I know I blogged about taking photos at the bridge last week. But this is different....

Here I am, once again, parked on the banks of the Sacandaga River. Here I am, poised and ready for one of the few times when the Saratoga, Corinth & Hudson Railroad journeys from Corinth to Had…

11/19/2025

The Microphone and the Amplifier

After hosting several "fill-in" trivia games for other trivia hosts, I received my first-ever regular trivia night - Tuesday evenings at Beer Bones Bar and Grille in Loudonville. Last week's debut went very well, with seven teams competing for the big prize (a gift card from Beer Bones Bar and Grille). So this week, I wanted everything to be perfect. The trivia company host lent me an amplifier / mixer, I purchased my own microphone, and we're ready to go....

After hosting several “fill-in” trivia games for other trivia hosts, I received my first-ever regular trivia night – Tuesday evenings at Beer Bones Bar and Grille in Loudonville. …

11/18/2025

The Hour of St. Francis – a “Re**er Madness” religious anthology series

Who doesn't love a dose of cheezy cinema? The kind of movies where you expect to see silhouettes of Tom Servo and Crow T Robot in the lower right corner? Yeah, those films. Well, I've got one for you today. Follow along with me on this. You're probably familiar with "Re**er Madness," a film originally produced to dissuade people from smoking ma*****na....

Who doesn’t love a dose of cheezy cinema? The kind of movies where you expect to see silhouettes of Tom Servo and Crow T Robot in the lower right corner? Yeah, those films. Well, I’ve g…

11/17/2025

It's the 1970's, and my parents invest in cable television. At the time, the biggest thrill cable television provided for me was the ability to watch stations like WSBK in Boston, as well as three New York stations - WNEW, WOR and WPIX. All four of these stations had some sort of children's programming in the afternoon - when it wasn't digitally blocked by the cable company due to rebroadcast rights by the local stations....

It’s the 1970’s, and my parents invest in cable television. At the time, the biggest thrill cable television provided for me was the ability to watch stations like WSBK in Boston, as we…

11/16/2025

I think I've developed a new "season" in my photographic life. There's "Competition Season," where I enter my photos in various shows. There's "Charity Season," where the sale of some of my works help charitable endeavors. And I think I've organically developed "Railfan Season," where I spend wintertime chasing various railroads around the Northeast, and hopefully capturing amazing photos in the process....

I think I’ve developed a new “season” in my photographic life. There’s “Competition Season,” where I enter my photos in various shows. There’s “Chari…

11/15/2025

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. BLOGS FOR THE HEADPHONES Audley Stephenson's "Best Audacious Life!", "...

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…

11/14/2025

The kindest thing I could ever say about Megyn Kelly is that she has this unerring ability to use "weasel words" to back up her spurious and specious and two-sided claims whenever necessary. And yesterday, her discussion about - and, apparently, defense of - s*x trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was full of such weasel-worded bilge. This is part of her SiriusXM radio podcast, and I'll just leave this here for you to (ahem) enjoy....

The kindest thing I could ever say about Megyn Kelly is that she has this unerring ability to use “weasel words” to back up her spurious and specious and two-sided claims whenever neces…

11/13/2025

Earlier this year, the Albany Patroons family lost one of their own - longtime Patroons assistant coach (and later head coach) Charley Rosen passed after a long battle with cancer. And earlier this week, the Patroons mounred the loss of former player and head coach Micheal Ray Richardson. The old adage is that death comes in threes. The third Albany Patroons head coach to receive a call to glory came yesterday with the passing of Kevin Mackey....

Earlier this year, the Albany Patroons family lost one of their own – longtime Patroons assistant coach (and later head coach) Charley Rosen passed after a long battle with cancer. And earlie…

11/12/2025

"Did you hear about Sugar?" the text message read. At that moment ... I knew what that message could mean. I responded back. "Please don't tell me he died." Even though I feared the answer. But it was true. Micheal Ray Richardson, former NBA superstar who went from legend to drug addict to recovery to head coach ... passed away yesterday at the age of 70....

“Did you hear about Sugar?” the text message read. At that moment … I knew what that message could mean. I responded back. “Please don’t tell me he died.” Even t…

11/11/2025

In 2024, I "retired" from the competitive team trivia community. After fifteen years of answering questions about every imaginable topic (and getting most of them correct), I felt that my playing time had run its course. Then, last July, one of my friends asked if I would consider being a substitute host for him; he had a few personal dates that conflicted with his trivia night....

In 2024, I “retired” from the competitive team trivia community. After fifteen years of answering questions about every imaginable topic (and getting most of them correct), I felt that …

11/10/2025

I don't know about you ... but I feel like I'm moving faster and faster on this project. I sit down after dinner, grab the canvas, and start hooking. I take a Saturday morning, go run my morning errands, come back home, and start hooking. I mean, this was where I was last week at this time. And here's where I left off last week....

I don’t know about you … but I feel like I’m moving faster and faster on this project. I sit down after dinner, grab the canvas, and start hooking. I take a Saturday morning, go r…

11/09/2025

I've entered Historic Albany Foundation's BUILT charitable auction for the past fifteen years. The artwork sales help preserve local Albany architecture and history, as part of the mission statement from Historic Albany Foundation. And this year, I entered two artworks. One photograph and one mixed-media collage. Time to check out how things look. This year's BUILT is hosted at the historic Ebeneezer Baptist Church on State Street, and HAF did a tremendous job arranging all the artworks for maximum exposure and display....

I’ve entered Historic Albany Foundation’s BUILT charitable auction for the past fifteen years. The artwork sales help preserve local Albany architecture and history, as part of the miss…

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