Can this state be saved? – Part 2
As I watch what may be the first rumbles of collapse in that elegant and complex society known as the Albany Triumvirate (will the Steamroller ultimately prevail? Will Uncle Joe go gently into that...
View ArticleThe morning after Day One
Six months into his term, Spitzer has squandered the tremendous political capital he had in November. If that was Day One, is today Day Two for Spitzer? Gov. Eliot Spitzer indefinitely suspended his...
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What would it take?
This past weekend I got an interesting demonstration of what is going on in Albany, although I wasn’t looking for a demonstration. (I was looking to relax!) It all happened at a state park campground....
View ArticleWho ya gonna call?
There’s a woman we all know. Happily married… or so she thought. The marriage used to be tumultuous, even hostile at times, but lively and comfortable. They were a popular couple. Smart, rich and...
View ArticleThe Compleat History of Fairmount
Part One: 1793 – early 1800’s – James Geddes Part Two: The early 19th century – Geddes farm Part Three: The mid 19th century – Frederick Law Olmsted’s stay A brief post about Fairmount Glen, pre-mini...
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Da, da, da
Via BuffaloPundit: Is upstate New York like Europe under the Soviets? Comparing Upstate New York to Eastern Europe in the 1980s and 1990s, the CEO of M&T Bank Corp. said Wednesday that efforts to...
View ArticleDemocracy, or no democracy?
This review of a Romanian film called A Fost sau n-a fost? (Was there or wasn’t there?) in the NYT caught my eye. It’s a comedy about a TV personality who puts on a program to investigate whether the...
View ArticleWhy I like Vermont, and why I don’t want to live there
The other week I went on vacation to Lake Champlain and Vermont. Not the first time I’ve been to the area, but happily I found myself back there for a visit, and I will probably in the future go back...
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