Blog Master G

It’s another perfect, sunshiny day here in Saratoga Springs. The skies are blue, the breeze gentle. It’s one of those days when it’s hard to sit in front of the computer when all you want to do is be outside, soaking up the rays. Yesterday after work I mowed the lawn for the second time […]

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Three years ago today I was writing about having seen Star Wars: Episode II. Three years?! Where does the time go? It’s been two years since attending my last Bay to Breakers (we got a phone call from Shannon and photos from my cousin Sararose, who both went to Saturday’s 94th annual foot race, though […]

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The non-stop weekend began Friday with Chinese take-out followed by happy hour at Seth and Niki’s place. Happy hour turned into many hours as Jen and Niki jammed on the accordian, we scanned photos and other documents, and engaged in general debauchery. Ken dropped us off at Justin’s house to let Isaac out before we […]

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Yesterday after work I picked up from my local Subaru dealership the crushed aluminum oil pan washers that the parts guys failed to give to me the day before when I bought a couple Subaru oil filters. Then it was off to Nat’s place for my 57,415-mile oil change. The last one we did was […]

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It warmed up to the high 70s yesterday and is supposed to be there again today with some thunderstorms here and there. But such is the nature of weather in the Northeast. Regardless, I love how green it’s been getting lately and that it’s starting to feel so warm. I even wore shorts yesterday and […]

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The ephemeral city / San Francisco has lost its middle class, become a ‘theme park for restaurants,’ and is the playground of the nomadic rich and restless leeches living off them: San Francisco today represents the ultimate expression of a new kind of urban area — the ephemeral city. This urban form, dominated by the […]

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Friday afternoon brought the breaking in of The Draft Shaft II at the Olde Bryan Inn, where Justin and I had lunch. That night we hit the Principesa Elena club for Italian dinner and drinks. We stopped in at the new apartment of some friends who live right by the club before heading to Justin’s […]

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There’s a small square vent on the east side of the house facing the back yard. If you’re a human, you have to remove four screws before you can go into the crawl space under the kitchen. But if you’re small enough, you don’t need to remove the screws. Just slip through the cracks. Travel […]

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After the last mouse snuck into our house a couple weeks ago, we thought it was cute — a one-time thing. (Previously, we had battled a mouse problem in the pantry.) Since then, it’s become more of a problem. We looked the other way when I was down in the basement about a week ago […]

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Saratogian / SPAC board quits: In a stunning move, the Saratoga Performing Arts Center’s entire board resigned on Tuesday, moments after naming a seven-member transitional board charged with charting a new course for the troubled arts organization. This is a great move for SPAC and for arts in the Capital Region. I think the resignation […]

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