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- Here it comes! (A somewhat annual thought on snow and The 716) November 9, 2025
- It wasn’t me. I have an alibi. November 8, 2025
- A quick and random thought about Josh Allen November 7, 2025
- Something for Thursday November 6, 2025
- Thoughts on Taylor Swift (a vlog!) November 5, 2025
- Tuesday Tones November 4, 2025
- A random fact I learned minutes ago November 3, 2025
- “I saw a UFO once….” November 2, 2025
- Dispatches from Planet Monti! November 2, 2025
- “People get ready, there’s a train a-comin’….” November 1, 2025
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Vacation! (part the first)
The Wife and I made our annual trek to Ithaca and the Finger Lakes this weekend. Our trip was timed a bit oddly and was truncated by a day, because of Reasons; usually we stay two nights in a hotel … Continue reading
Wow….
A fascinating astronomy image today! Behold: NASA explains: A spectacular set of rings around a black hole has been captured using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. The X-ray images of the giant rings have revealed new … Continue reading
A morning of adventure! Or…this.
What passes for an exciting weekend morning ’round these parts. Actually, they may have been on to something. Our morning errands are complete, as I write this it’s mid-afternoon, it’s hot enough outside to not be conducive to sitting on … Continue reading
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Eyes on the Prize
When the prize is the can of tuna in my hand. (Sorry for how washed out this is, particularly Carla. I had to brighten the whole thing to get our cat Rosa to show up.)
Scenes from Chestnut Ridge
A week ago….
AAAGGGGHHHHHHH!!!
This is in my workplace’s parking lot. I drive past this each and every day. And if it has to bug me, well, now it’s damned well gonna bug you! Rending of teeth! Gnashing of garments!
WNY Love Letter: The Dumas Bridge
First things first: it’s not a bridge. Also, I am quite literally the only person who calls it the Dumas Bridge. Let’s back up. One of my favorite locations for nature walks in my neck o’ the woods is Knox … Continue reading
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Images from the Ridge
From Chestnut Ridge Park yesterday. It was a beautiful day. The stream was rather low for this point in the season; the deep pools should be about six inches deeper than they are and there should be more water flowing … Continue reading
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Scenes from Recent Adventures….
From our recent trip to the Lilac Festival in Rochester, NY: And these, from a recent mini-trek down to Buffalo’s Outer Harbor and Wilkeson Pointe: I live in a wonderful area.
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And now, some space art!
I saw this on the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Flickr stream. It’s a cool illustration of the formation of a planet. All that lightning and whatnot is, I must admit, somewhat inspirational as “sensawunda space opera” pictures go. Description … Continue reading



