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“When was the last time you were at a rock concert and got to see a fucking triangle solo?” – Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters Glens Falls Civic Center, October 9, 2007 Tuesday night Sarah, Patricia, John, and I cruised up the Northway to see a rockin’ Foo Fighters show. (Jen, unfortch, could not […]

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Big thanks to Renée and Jason for hosting a great Oktoberfest beer tasting at their place in Troy yesterday (yes, I’m blogging about a current event!). Jen, Patricia, and I cruised to riverfront Troy with 6-packs chilling in our cooler. Jen and I brought Mendocino Brewing Company Oktoberfest (brewed at our very own Olde Saratoga […]

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Wine Club #2 was hosted by Mara and Vinnie on July 24, 2007. Jen and I redeemed our last place finish at Wine Club #1 by bringing the winning wine — the most excellent New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc known as Giesen. Even though Giesen was the clear victor, everyone thought it tasted vaguely of weed, […]

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Wednesday night we celebrated Sarah’s birthday — happy birthday, Sarah (and Johnny, who was with us in spirit)! — and hosted Wine Club #3. Jen did an amazing job cooking up some delicious eggplant parm and lasagna, along with a cheesecake for dessert (all homemade, including the tomato sauce). To complement the Italian theme of […]

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Frolicking with Stella & Happy on the beach: Gabe & Stella swim the Atlantic: I think I need to work on that Saratoga white boy tan of mine.

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I love Saratoga Springs. It’s not in every town where you can go from basking in the beautiful sunshine watching Shakespeare in the park (Much Ado About Nothing) like it’s 1599 to enjoying some drinks downtown before finding yourself on a giant tour bus driving from one bar to another around the corner, vis-a-vis a […]

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The Olde Saratoga Brewery — location of my awesome 30th birthday party — is the best kept secret in town. Not only is the beer really damn good (and strong), but you can hang out there all night and spend a whopping 10 bucks. Since it’s technically a tasting room and not a bar, you […]

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Thursday night Jen made from scratch a most delicious peach cobbler. The peaches came from Kinderhook. We’ve been enjoying it all week. Mmm mmm good!

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On July 11 Jen and I were in the office when out the window I looked to see a most beautiful sunset. Jen ran outside to capture some amazing shots:

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Wednesday night we had Sarah and Eric over for a fajita BBQ dinner — delicious grilled chicken and portobello with all kinds of goodies like peppers, guacamole, sour cream, and hot sauce. Sarah and Eric were just back from their two-week European vacation to France and Italy, so we wanted to hear all about it […]

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