Frank B.
Devolution
Yesterday I learned that during the gubernatorial administration that was in control when my son was between 1 and 9 years old, the word “evolution” was not permitted in any displays or exhibits at the New York State Museum here in Albany. Obviously I’m greatly disappointed by this, not simply because it happened but because [...]
I need a hat
…for all-around general wear, and to keep the top of my head from getting too cold or too sunburned. A baseball cap, specifically. I’ve considered other styles, but all have their shortcomings. A fedora or trilby or pork-pie demands more global wardrobe changes. An Irish wool cap might be fine, except my son wears one. [...]
Rogaine team name needed
Next weekend I’m competing in the U.S. Rogaining Championship near Watkins Glen, New York. My teammate is an IT guy from Cornell whom I have yet to meet in person, though we’ve talked on the phone quite a bit. He’s left the naming of the team up to me. The team name is all but [...]
Test post
My phone got a bit wet over the weekend, and an hour later we noticed it was automatically dialing Micaela’s phone over and over. When we flipped it open, the normally blue background had turned red. Random malfunction or a cry for help?
Dodge ball!
Last week in Albany a group of local guys set the world record for longest continuous dodge ball game. This event appealed to me in a number of ways. Not the world record part, even though the Guinness Book loomed large in my childhood: in 1976, I was part of the world’s largest kazoo orchestra [...]
An about face(book), for real this time
OK, so I was wrong, but I’m not too proud to admit it. Not nearly as bad as the Microsoft Chief Technology Officer who asserted in 1994 that the internet would only ever be the domain of “hobbyists”. Here are the tandard eight or so reasons: 1. Since my original Salt in Wound posting on [...]
Where to even begin?
Sign in front of Ponderosa Steakhouse, Amsterdam, NY: COME JOIN USASH WENDS. (alas, no camera handy)
The Track List
1. Noah & The Whale – Five Years Time2. Go! Team – Bottle Rocket3. The Owls – Air4. Apples in Stereo – Same Old Drag5. Texas Governor – Faith, Hope, Love & Jesus6. American Analog Set – The Postman7. Rose Melberg – Cast Away the Clouds8. Kissing Book – Selfish9. Tullycraft – Twee10. Zero 7 [...]
Jack Silbert, curator