(Test) Longer blog/essay
This is a test to see how the ActivityPub integration handles the situation where I create a longer blog/essay over a period […]
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On paid parking in Saratoga
Published in the TimesUnion this week: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/paid-parking-begins-memorial-day-saratoga-springs-19380919.php The reactions of many of the people quoted are typical and show just how car-brained […]
Read moreOn shopping bags…
The TimesUnion published a blurb about the plastic bag ban that was enacted four years ago. The sub-headline tries to draw a […]
Read more26er: Prairie Star Mimosa
The first 26er of the 2024 challenge was the Prairie Star Mimosa. It uses a combination of apples from Sammascot and Prairie […]
Read moreNo Commute to Office?
Our local business journal syndicated a brief interview with Richard Florida regarding his optimism about the future of American cities: https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2024/03/28/a-revolution-amid-the-reckoning.html One […]
Read moreCrane brand saved
It looks like the Crane Stationery brand will indeed be bought by a local investment company, and that they will preserve the […]
Read moreOverwhelmed and scattered…
Over the past week, I’ve watched a renewed push to have the Senate pass the KOSA, a terrifying bill that’s intended to […]
Read moreWhen can we get this too?
It would be great if we could get this in Colonie. https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/albany-approves-adding-fluoride-water-supply-18684621.php
Read moreAnother way?
Publishing this now is particularly interesting in light of the news about Mohawk Paper and Crane Stationery. https://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/news/2024/02/20/esop-employee-ownership-small-business-sba.html It does demonstrate a […]
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