November 16, 2024Brief thoughts, In the news, Trees Another Lorax reference Okay, I’m adding another reference to the Lorax on my blog. It’s not mine this time, but the Times Union’s Steve Hughes, […] Read more
October 16, 2024Brief thoughts There’s an article in the Business Journals about how employers are struggling to pay the increased cost of newer pharmaceuticals. At what […] Read more
October 3, 2024Brief thoughts Also in the shadow of I-787 The Times Union reported this week that the Lebanese restaurant on Broadway, just north of the Watervliet Arsenal, is changing hands, and […] Read more
August 25, 2024Colonie “Roadway safety IS Public Safety” The Colonie PD recently published a post on Facebook with the same headline. I’ve captured a screenshot of the post, for anyone […] Read more
May 23, 2024May 23, 2024Brief thoughts, Jotting things down “Public” Higher Ed? Wouldn’t it be great if Gov. Hochul and the Legislature decided to get serious about making college “affordable” by actually funding public […] Read more
May 16, 2024Brief thoughts What garbage 😖 A letter to the editor in the Spotlight manages to perfectly capture some of what makes Colonie such a frustrating place to […] Read more
May 10, 2024May 14, 2024Upstate Culture Professional Sports in “Smallbany” With the recent news that downtown Albany may see a new soccer stadium, with a men’s minor league team and potentially a […] Read more
May 2, 2024May 2, 2024Brief thoughts, Jotting things down Anti-kids practices When I was a new parent, I wondered how and why our society became so heavily stacked against parents (and by extension, […] Read more
May 1, 2024May 1, 2024Brief thoughts, In the news NIMBY or …? In the Times Union today, there’s an article about a county suing the state over a law that prevents local taxing authorities […] Read more
April 28, 2024Brief thoughts On the “Clickwrap Agreements” and the Binding Arbitration trend A quick follow-up to my post a moment ago about the FTC action to ban non-compete agreements. It seems that a week […] Read more