Blog Master G

Friday night Albany’s Power Couple, Alex and Cati, came to Saratoga Springs, and we showed this town who’s boss. Following some cocktails and delicious cheese from Putnam Market, we headed to Mama Mia’s for the infamous eggplant pizza, introduced to us by their biggest fans, Hugh and Jami. We had lots of laughs, delicious food, […]

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Last weekend was my awesome wife’s birthday extravaganza. We started the weekend right with our second visit to Bloomers (read about the first visit here). It was equally as awesome as our first visit there. This time I had an excellent cajun catfish and Jen had seared sea scallops with jasmine rice over a bed […]

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Question: What do you do when the weather outside is frightful? Answer: You have an impromptu game night, of course. Saturday night we were joined by the likes of Sarah, Eric, Anne, Tom, and Patricia for a rockin’ game night at our place, featuring games such as Loaded Questions, Encore, and Alcohawk Slim (technically, that […]

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Hwæt. We Gardena in geardagum – 1st line of Beowulf, from the original Old English text Translation: “LO, praise of the prowess of people-kings.” This is the story of the people kings of Saratoga Springs. Once upon a November 24, Gabe and Justin braved the long, cold road to Albany. They arrived at a destination […]

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Welcome to December! Time to blog about Thanksgiving 2007. Hey, so I’m a slacker, but it’s important to give thanks. With Jen’s delicious homemade pumpkin pies and pumpkin spiced cookies in hand, we joined Jen’s extended family at Aunt Carolyn and Uncle Ron’s place near Poughkeepsie (in Hyde Park) for Thanksgiving (November 22) this year […]

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Thursday night Sarah and Eric hosted Wine Club #4 at their awesome new house, right here in Saratoga Springs. The theme: “Bring Out the Animal in You.” From Brian’s Goats do Roam to the boxed people’s choice, Thirsty Lizard (which didn’t quite fit in my pocket), to mine and Jen’s Sarah’s Blend (featuring the so […]

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Alex was a key member of Jen’s team of masterminds who pulled off My Awesome 30th Birthday Party. He also directed and produced the hilarious and most excellent video that was one of the highlights of my party (what’s that? you still haven’t seen it? let me know if you want to!). Last night in […]

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In the great tradition of wine tastings past — including Jen’s 30th and Alex and Cati’s summer Sauvignon Blanc bash, all inspired by our Bay Area tasting days — Alexis hosted a blind Riesling tasting for her birthday last Saturday. As usual — Wine Club #2 being the exception — Jen and I did not […]

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I’ve come to an important realization: I’m a morning blogger. The earlier I wake up, the more likely I am to blog. If I don’t wake up early enough, I always have good intentions to blog at the end of the day after work, but by then, my eyes are usually pretty sore after being […]

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Happy Standard Time, Dear Readers! I trust you all enjoyed the extra hour of sleep or leisure time this weekend. Even though it’s only an hour change, it felt like it threw off my internal clock more than that. Lots happening lately, but today I blog about the October 20 Halloween party hosted by Alex […]

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