Rt 2 Corridor (Congress and Ferry)
I submitted the below comment to the public comment section for the Rt. 2 Corridor project. Capital Streets has a good deal […]
Read moreAuthor: SamUpstate
A suburban dad enjoying and celebrating life in New York's Capital District.
Working to improve the world by supporting public education and strong, walkable communities.
Software Engineer (by day).
Mulled Cider
We had our first really autumnal day here in upstate New York. It’s been around 50 and rainy all day, and the […]
Read moreNegroni Week?
Apparently, today is the penultimate day of Negroni Week. I have to confess that I didn’t enjoy it the first time I […]
Read moreCocktail: Manhattan Project
This one is my own invention, inspired by the need to use a decade-old white elephant gift. A family holiday gift swap […]
Read moreArticle: Artifice and Intelligence
This was written a few years ago and seems to be even more relevant today. It’s worth a thoughtful read (~10 mins). […]
Read moreArticle: on the use of Substack
This is a good read by Philip Bump, a seasoned journalist, on the consolidation of power in media, and why he doesn’t […]
Read moreReading articles
I do a fair amount of reading of articles, relying heavily on mastodon and BlueSky for topical news and discussion, and on […]
Read moreWildlife: Hawks in Suburbia
Our suburban neighborhood has been attracting hawks (and a bald eagle) for five or six years now. I do wonder if my […]
Read moreCocktail: Aviation
This may have been the first cocktail I learned to make. I started mixing cocktails about four years ago, at a friend’s […]
Read moreCocktail: Strawberry Basil Margarita
To celebrate National Tequila Day, I made a new (to me) margarita variant. The basil in my wife’s garden is thriving, so […]
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