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A Tragic Death Wish
January 30, 2013 This year’s Martin Luther King march to my neighborhood in honor of the great victim of gun violence, and the recent virtual murder of Dr. King’s spiritual heir Aaron Swartz by federal authorities A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social…
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At The Dawn Of Good Government
December 29, 2012 Kathy Sheehan announces her run for mayor of Albany, another challenger hovers and the Treasurer’s office is now wide open The presidential elections are barely over and already the City of Albany is gearing up for a mayoral election. If you don’t want to know about it then too bad. Unless you…
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The Anonymous Save
December 2, 2012 The 2012 presidential election may have been salvaged by a coalition of online patriots There are so many local things I ought to be talking about. I’ve even started writing about them. This is, after all, supposed to be a local blog. But I’m still thinking about the presidential election this past…
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Postcards Of The Park
November 7, 2012 Trying to imagine Beaver Park 100 years ago and martinizing the South End The day before Hurricane Sandy was supposed to hit the region, I walked across the street to Lincoln Park and took pictures of the leaves before they all fell before the threatened high winds and rain. Of course Sandy…
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The Much Better Corporatist
October 28, 2012 One last chance: an appeal to younger voters to save The Empire from destroying itself Once again, the political party that controls our country is putting up two candidates for the office of President of the United States. Both the incumbent and the challenger are hardline corporate socialists, both believe that our…
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Paddling To Waterford
September 20, 2012 A visit to the farmer’s market and The Wife inspects the breastworks *UPDATE* Empty Threats Are Always Welcome: Some people who can’t handle mild criticism are threatening to sue the blogger over this article Sunday morning Labor Day Weekend The Wife and I took our boats to the Waterford Farmer’s Market. Around…
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The September Elections
August 25, 2012 Here’s my biased and opinionated guide to some races in the upcoming Democratic Primary in and around the City of Albany and in Albany County See the*Update* to the 108th Primary race at the bottom. People keep asking me, “Who are you supporting in the upcoming elections this September 13?” That would…
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An Obscure Little Run
July 21, 2012 Despite having lost the corporate sponsor a 5K race in Lincoln Park was a success that should be repeated At 8 AM on a Saturday morning in the middle of July I followed behind The Wife as she trudged with determination through the mists of Lincoln Park. It had thunderstormed the night…
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A Ribbon Cutting At Giffen
June 30, 2012 Volunteers rebuild a South End public schoolyard and the County Executive muscles in on Jerry’s turf The other day, the first day of summer, I went down to the bottom of Morton Avenue to attend one of those ribbon cuttings, this time for a new playground at Giffen Memorial Elementary School. Giffen…
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The Medal Hurling Ceremony, Part Two
May 29, 2012 Veterans of our recent corporate wars make their stand in Chicago and The Wife doesn’t get tased Because I used so many of The Wife’s pictures, this report is in two parts. Click here to read Part One This is Part Two The cops had moved in and tightened their threatening cordon,…