Blog Master G

It was one year ago today when I wrote about our then-new game, Karaoke Revolution 3. In the past year, the game has revolutionized partying as we know it. Most parties at our house now involve rockin’ the karaoke mic and cheering for video game characters dancing on screen. And whenever we go to parties […]

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Sometimes I’m not really inspired to write about one particular thing, so I’ll just jump in here, start typing, and see what happens. So with that caveat, here we go. It’s another beautiful spring day today. It’s only about 40 degrees this morning, but warm enough that I’ve switched to my fall/spring coat and can […]

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I learned in a New Yorker story (Issue of 2006-03-13: Green Gold by Jack Turner, pages 38-44), which I read last night about the modern revival of absinthe, that I wasn’t actually breaking the law when I brought a bottle of Absinthe back into the U.S. from London. It seems that the 1912 ban by […]

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It was 4 years ago today that we lost Nana. On this day every year my blog turns pink, in honor of Nana; pink was her favorite color. My Mom, brother, and I spent a lot of years living with Nana and Alan, and their house was my last connection to any kind of childhood […]

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Jen and I are scallop fans, but not until last night had we (she) ever attempted to cook them at home. It started with a trip to our local grocery store, Hannaford, among other errands. We only needed a few things at the store, so most of the time we were there, we were talking […]

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Como te llamas? Como estas? Me llamo Gabriel. Bien, gracias. y tu? Foreign languages have never been my forte (a bit of German here, some Latin there), but I bit the bullet last night and began my great seven-week adventure in Spanish for Beginners through the Saratoga Springs Continuing Education Program. The class was pretty […]

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I’ve loved squirrels for as long as I remember. They’re funny and cute and athletic. I love watching them sit on their haunches and chew their nuts. I love watching them go flying from tree to tree. And seeing them taunt my dogs as we walk around the neighborhood or hang out in the backyard. […]

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I’ve attended a number of funerals in my life, but never before Friday had I driven in an official funeral procession. My car was one of five, including the hearse, and we drove from the funeral home in my grandfather’s town, Monroeville, to the cemetary in nearby Pittsburgh. This included time both on and off […]

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“Nothing is worth more than this day.” – Goethe Donald A. Campbell January 7, 1919 – January 9, 2006 Donald Campbell, the last of my original four grandparents, passed away late last night. He is survived by my obasan Tomiko, my mom, and my uncle Bruce. I last saw grandpa Don when I visited him […]

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On this day 30 years ago, a star was born — Jennifer A_nderson. And I’m lucky enough to be her husband. For those of us fortunate enough to have Jen in our lives, we’re better off for it. Jen brings so much joy and good energy to everyone who knows her. Her laugh, her smile, […]

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