Our user group is having a picnic on July 23! And you’re invited! @CASSUG_Albany #SQLFamily #Networking

On Sunday, July 23, CASSUG is having a picnic, in lieu of our monthly meeting! We'll be cooking out and hanging out at Colonie Mohawk River Park! (Click here for a downloadable PDF park map!) We will be at pavilion #1 (note: it's marked as 11 on the park map! Just to add to the …

Support your local artists

A little while ago, a friend of mine from high school sent me a message (along with a link) saying that his band was scheduled to perform a gig pretty much in my own backyard. I added his gig date to my calendar, and I will make the effort to attend. I have to admit …

#TheBestOf… Dining out in Troy, NY

This is part of a series of articles in which I contribute to uniting our world by showing off a part of my own. A while back, I proposed writing articles to bring people together by showing us something special about your world that you want to share. Today's topic: my favorite dining options in …

#TheBestOf… Bringing the world together by telling us about your special world

A wandering mind can be a dangerous thing. 🙂 If you're a 'blogger who's looking for something to write about, read on. Perhaps this will give you an idea. This afternoon, I was doing a mundane, household chore (specifically, I was washing dishes and doing some cleaning in the kitchen), and whenever I do mundane …

The #Coronavirus chronicles, part 12: The return of the milkman #COVID19

This morning, we got our first delivery from a local dairy farm! If you were alive in the 1950s, you probably remember milkmen. They went around to houses, picking up the empty milk bottles that you left for them, and they'd leave you with fresh bottles of milk. I'm not old enough to remember milkmen …

The #Coronavirus chronicles, part 8: Food, wonderful food #COVID19

(Photo credit: USA Today) Here's a little-known secret: I actually can cook. Granted, you won't often see me cooking up any gourmet meals, but I'm also not so bad that you'll see me on Worst Cooks In America. I can hold my own in the kitchen. (Just ask my wife; I haven't poisoned her yet!) …