I had a pretty busy weekend. If you have any doubt of that, check out the timesunion.com homepage from earlier today. In the upper left hand corner, there's my Seen gallery from Friday night's Dave Matthews Band show at SPAC. Hitting at least one show at Dave's annual two night stop in Saratoga is a tradition for … Continue reading Seen all over the TU
Category: Albany
Living the dream
When was the last time you gave yourself permission to jump? Was it a long time ago? Do you remember that feeling of excitement mingled with fear? Did you wake up, in the morning as well as in the middle of the night, and immediately think about the opportunity which had seemingly fallen at your … Continue reading Living the dream
Let’s party like it’s 1999
Last night my soccer playing middle son and I went down to Wolff's Biergarten to take in the women's World Cup semi-final game. It was a great match up - #1 ranked Germany vs #2 USA and we, along with the majority of those present, were thrilled when our women were victorious with a final … Continue reading Let’s party like it’s 1999
Colin Hay at The Egg
Back in May, I chaperoned a middle school field trip to Montreal. It was an exceedingly long day and somewhere around hour number 16 the acoustic Colin Hay version of Men at Work's song "Overkill" got stuck in my brain. It seemed appropriate. When I finally got home that night, close to midnight, the guy … Continue reading Colin Hay at The Egg
Taken for a ride
It began with a simple email. I had seen an article recently about an authentic WWII bomber plane coming to visit Albany and knew two of my three sons would be interested in getting up close and personal with a piece of history. I forwarded the story to my 18 y/o and he immediately responded wanting … Continue reading Taken for a ride
Screen play
I've been slightly obsessed with the windows in my second story home. Many of the windows are on the larger size and Jeter likes to situate himself so his paws are propping him up on the window sill. My big fear is that he will attempt to chase something he sees outside of the window … Continue reading Screen play
Friday night cookout at The Cheese Traveler
Despite the threat of tornadoes, a couple of the (formerly) McGuire's girls and I dropped in for the weekly cookout at the DelSo's own Cheese Traveler. What? You didn't know they had a dinner menu of delectable, seasonal items available for dine in or take away? Please allow me to share some information about what … Continue reading Friday night cookout at The Cheese Traveler
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