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This morning:

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Winter inches closer here in Saratoga Springs. While walking the dogs this morning, I noticed that the fallen leaves in our neighborhood were covered with frost. The temperature has been hovering around 40 degrees all month long, and I’ve noticed sub-40 temperatures on more than one occasion. Of course, time really begins to fly this […]

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You know you live in a small town when a story titled Possible hazing at Skidmore gets a giant headline like this: Not even a confirmed hazing! What will they do when the hazing is official and beyond its “possible” status? How much bigger can they make that headline? My favorite part: “A freshman was […]

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Last night was my father-in-law’s birthday, so the in-laws came to town and we all went out on the town. We first went to the Original Saratoga Springs Brew Pub, which we knew was closing since it’s been sold, but were saddened to find that they’ve run dry and only have two crappy beers on […]

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Last night after walking the dogs, Jen and I took another bike ride to the local brewery. We chatted for a while with a father of two who encouraged us to “get wasted, then go home and make babies.” The most poignant thing he said on the topic was that having kids is your contribution […]

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It’s really starting to feel like an early winter here. The thermometer showed a chilly 44 this morning, and I’m wearing a hat for the first time since last winter. It’s going to be a cold one!

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I was saddened and shocked today to learn of the death of Jennifer Crimi, our first neighbor here in Saratoga Springs. She lived across the hall from us in our Caroline St. apartment. She died May 16, 2004, shortly after she moved out of her apartment near us. Jen and I are glad we had […]

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Fall is in the air. The temperature is really starting to drop, and there’s a noticeable chill in the air. Sure, it’s only about 50 right now — nothing compared to the sub-zero temperatures we’ll hit come January — but when you’ve been soaking in the 80-plus sunny days, it’s a shock to the system. […]

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A story on the front page of today’s Saratogian inspires me and reminds me that I need to sign up for GreenUp energy as part of the Niagara Mohwak program here in New York state. City leads the way in use of wind energy: “Wind energy generated from near Syracuse will now power Saratoga Springs’ […]

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The last two days brought temperatures of 90 and 91 degrees here in Upstate New York. I think summer has arrived. It’s been hotter here the past two days than it’s been so far (since moving here in January, that is). That’s the thing about living here — it’s more extreme at both ends than […]

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