Blog Master G

The fourth “H” in the official Saratoga Springs tagline should be “homes” — as in “health, history, horses, and homes.” Some of the most beautiful homes I’ve ever seen are here in Saratoga, and I’m not just saying that to put a meme out there that will increase my own property value (though I wouldn’t […]

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With a rich history dating back hundreds of years to King Louis XIV, New Orleans feels real, evoking a distinct sensation of being in Venice or elsewhere in Europe. I had to remind myself time and again over the past few days that I was deeper in the South than I had previously been — […]

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This is awesome news for the Capital Region. I contacted JetBlue myself with the same request some months ago, and I’m glad to see that I’ve now got Chuck Schumer looking out for me. Time to write letters of encouragement to Schumer, JetBlue, and Albany International Airport. Schumer reaches out to JetBlue: Albany International Airport […]

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I recently registered the domain saratogablog.com. It currently points here (to my Saratoga Springs category) since I’ve been doing a lot of writing in this category lately. Maybe I’ll create a separate blog at some point dedicated solely to adventures in Saratoga, but for the time being, Saratoga Blog is just one more way to […]

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One of the ongoing joys of being a new home owner is learning about things like tax assessment and grieving. Although some people may have done the traditional kind of grieving when they received just over two weeks ago their notice that their assessed property values were increasing 8% this year, I decided to spend […]

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Sometimes I wonder about this country. Sex offenders have been receiving state-funded Viagra, which is hopefully coming to an end, and Medicaid will pay for nearly $2 billion to treat erectile dysfunction over the next ten years, while federal funding for birth control programs and education has been cut worldwide and at home. States May […]

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We finally got our lawn situation under control Saturday afternoon, when we spent about four hours raking, weeding, turning over soil, seeding, fertilizing, watering, and roping off our work from passers-by. From what I understand, the key to growing grass is watering often, twice per day until the sprouts begin to appear and daily until […]

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The 2004 Red Sox World Championship trophy spent the day yesterday in Glens Falls, NY, of all places. Lucky for us, we live just south of there. We joined Sarah and Eric last night for a trophy viewing at the Queensbury Hotel, followed by a Sox party at their place. It was pretty cool to […]

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On June 7, 1984, I wrote what very well may be my first-ever blog entry. I was seven years old and had attended Donald Duck’s 50th Birthday Party with my Dad, who was a reporter for The Sacramento Union. We flew aboard a chartered PSA Airlines 727-214A dubbed Duck One that sported a giant logo […]

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