Jon In Albany

I don't get the upside of putting a sign for a politician in your yard. Is it supposed to change someone's mind as they walk or driv...

It is time for the annual Best Of list from our local paper, The Times Union. Year's ago, Daniel formerly of FussyLittleBlog fought the ...

Once again , I'm going to channel my inner Abe Simpson and publicly whine about a few things: Major League Baseball is on...

I have very mixed feelings on the round of Common Core testing that my kids took last week, and will continue to take tomorrow. We came very...

New Jersey has an ad campaign running continuously on our local TV stations and the website , Facebook page to go with it. The campaign...

Maybe this is wussing out, but I'm not going to name the place. I've been a few other times and had significantly better experiences...

This week has been nuts. Just insane. From the Onion : “Maybe next time we have a week, they can try not to pack it completely to the fuc...

When the time comes to get another vehicle, I think I'm going to have a hard time. My problem has always been that if I hate your advert...

There's a new restaurant with a Utica theme opening this week in Albany. Personally, I've enjoyed my visits to Utica. Like the food ...

I was flipping through the on screen guide last night and saw a show I had never heard of on Food Network. The show is titled Meat Men and i...

I was robbed. earlier today. The Price Chopper in Latham has a little deli touch pad where you can place your deli order, go shopping and ...

There's a book I want. I looked it up online at Barnes and Noble because I have a gift certificate for the store. Online the price is $2...

I spent the past 3 hours fighting sheep casings. I think they may have won. I just pounded a beer. I feel a little better.

If seven year's ago you asked me, "Jon, if you had to pick just one...would you go to a Sesame Street production or something put o...

Before I throw a hissy fit, let me start with a friendly "Happy New Year" to all who pass through this site. All the best in 2010....

Over 10 years ago, I found a BBQ listserv kind of thing with discussion threads, people asking questions and people arguing over the answers...