Blog Master G

Today Jen and I have begun packing to prepare to move into our 5th residence in as many years. This move marks the first into a house that will be ours, of course, so in many ways, it’s more significant than every other move we’ve done together to date. We’ve only packed about 10 boxes […]

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Last night Jen and I joined other local word enthusiasts to hear Gary Moss, Scrabble pro, talk about tournament play. It was really interesting. The talk was a precursor to the tournament being held here this weekend. I come from a family of writers and word afficionados, so Scrabble is in my blood. I love […]

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Update (3.24.2005): With the launch of Craigslist Albany, I’ve taken capitalregion.us down and have put the domain up for sale. Today I officially launched my latest project: capitalregion.us, a community resource for New York’s Capital Region. It was inspired by craigslist, of course, and is the result of taking matters into my own hands due […]

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Signs of spring are beginning to pop up everywhere: The sidewalks are slowly appearing from beneath the snow and ice; plants and dead grass are surfacing; lakes of melted snow are flowing down the drains. I’ve even removed the fleece liner from my new winter coat. On Saturday the sun shone so brightly and warmly […]

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Finally. Jen and I have discovered a good Mexican place in Saratoga Springs. Leon’s Mexican Restaurant on Crescent Street knows good food. Run by jockey Filiberto Leon, the restaurant makes the best burrito in town. Of course, there are only three Mexican restaurants from which to choose and we’ve not yet been to the third […]

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Lobster-crab corn chowder. Actual chunks of lobster, not the kind from a can or even processed. One dollar per half-cup. All you can eat. Jen and I shared three of Brindisi’s winning chowder at our first Saratoga Chowderfest on Saturday. The restaurant that was the buzz of downtown was not officially announced the winner (so […]

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Historical note: The last time I wrote a blog entry of the same title was August 21, 2002, not long after Jen and I had moved off Treasure Island and into our short-lived stint in Larkspur. The apartment in Larkspur was spacious and I miss features like a guest room, two bathrooms (including a private […]

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Imagine Las Vegas. Now take away the free drinks, the open container laws, the arms from the one-armed bandits, the cling-clang of change hitting metal, and, oh yes, the desert. What’s left? The new “racino” video casino that’s the gaming part of the Saratoga Gaming and Raceway, the harness track and neglected little brother of […]

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Ahh, high speed Internet. How I’ve longed for thee. The cable guy just left and we’re no longer imprisoned in a world of dial-up across America. It’s the little things (and the fast things) that make me happy. So what if our bed doesn’t arrive until tomorrow? Now I can blog at the speed of […]

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I ate the biggest burrito of my life tonight. Well, I actually ate only about a third of it (so far). But the beast we’ve so fondly dubbed “The Toddler” must have set some kind of record. It cost $14 and probably weighed in at as many pounds. Seriously. It didn’t come close to comparing […]

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