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Marcia and I flew into Charlotte (CLT) direct from Albany (ALB) yesterday morning, where we met Katelin, fresh off her flight from Rochester (ROC), reuniting our Party of Three for the first time since...
View ArticleReport from Key West
It’s been almost 23 years since the last time I was in Key West, but I remembered it being (a) warm, (b) fun, and (c) affordable, so when we were planning a family holiday trip this year, that...
View ArticleJames Joyce Vs Breakfast
Don’t ask why. And don’t block the flow. Nobody likes the Guy Who Blocks The Flow. Just ask the Guy Who Esplains Thins. (This piece was rescued from the old Upstate Wasted and Upstate Ether boards,...
View ArticleOn Shrimp: Fishing Vessel Ophelia Rae and Walker Cotton
I’m reading a great book called Shrimp: The Endless Quest for Pink Gold by Jack and Anne Rudloe. I guess I don’t need to explain what it’s about, do I? The book got me to thinking about how important...
View ArticleGrilled Cheese and Sausage for One
I love going out to eat, both from a culinary perspective and from a social perspective. I appreciate great food from a wide array of cuisines, from the exquisitely exotic to the comfortably mundane,...
View ArticleBest Of the Best Ofs
I see that today is “Best Of” Day here in Times Union land. I’m an inveterate list maker, but open “readers’ poll” kinds of surveys tend to leave me cold, as I think they are better indicators of “Most...
View ArticleBest Of The Best Ofs (A Few Additional Items)
See the preceding blog post for my thoughts on readers’ polls and critics’ polls, and why I prefer individual recommendations to group ones. I posted some lists related to a few of my favorite things...
View ArticleClean Living
I have something of a masochistic streak about me, which means that I often do ostensibly healthy things in the most unhealthy fashions possible. Haven’t run for a long time? No problem, I’ll just go...
View ArticleHome from Iceland (The Photos)
We’re back from our utterly amazing and mind-blowing vacation to Iceland. There are so many things to write and tell, and my brain is still slightly addled from the trip, so rather than blathering at...
View ArticleMore About Iceland
So tell me truthfully, readers: Are these travel posts the modern electronic equivalents of being held hostage at your neighbor’s house while he shows you the slides of his family’s vacation at the...
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