Large and larger
Our neighbors put the boats in their driveway in what I expect is their fall ritual. The red boat seems really big. Until you see the blue boat. I wonder if they ever race?
Can the Orange get another crowd that looks kind of big?
When the college football folks announced that the Syracuse football team’s home game against North Carolina State would be a 7 p.m. start two Saturdays ago, my thought was, at last. Finally, we were away from that noon kickoff. Maybe now more fannies would find the Carrier Dome seats. When my dear wife Karen and…
Night games look different
The march up the Syracuse University hill took a different aura for the 7 p.m. start for the Orange’s game against North Carolina State two weeks ago. The lighting looked cool going up. And the fans looked ambitious on the way to it all.
Worldly feeling for that night contest
You’ve got to look around you when you walk to the Carrier Dome for a night football game. There is still a world of cool sights right around the stadium if you keep your eyes open.
The swans stayed
On a recent work walk with my library colleagues, we spotted the big white birds in Onondaga Lake again. I dashed out to the shoreline, thrilled that the two swans were closer to land than when we spotted them months ago. Still I tried to zoom in. The lighting had the birds blending in with…
The family of capers has more satisfying twists for you as Debbie takes over in Ocean’s Eight
Danny Ocean is gone, we find out in the fourth installment of the franchise that made his last name and big crime game famous, but his sister Debbie is fresh out of prison and ready to take up in the family passion. Director Gary Ross gives the world from his screenplay written with Olivia Milch…
No need for me to stop at this hair place
During my work break walk with colleagues, I noticed a new sidewalk sign in the Village of Liverpool. I totally turn their saying upside down.
The village of Lake George looks nice in the chill
An autumn morning in Lake George can be quite chilly. Split between blue-and-gray with blowing winds. And still pretty. My dear wife Karen walked the shore after checking out from Cresthaven Lodge. The big boats were still taking folks out on the water, we could see and hear. We chose the foot route before some…
A pretty place in Lake George
My dear wife Karen and I did not have to get back into the car to have a great first night in Lake George. The walk around the grounds at Cresthaven Lodge was amazing. The place had many finer points. We saw one gentleman retreated from the pool. Or maybe it was the beach. Yes,…
Lake George marks a beautiful getaway in autumn
My dear wife Karen came up with a great new quick getaway for our anniversary trip this season. Her due diligence online led us to a sprawling complex on the shore of the beautiful upstate lake a leisurely 3-1/2 hour drive northeast on the New York State Thruway and then some more scenic twisty routes…
Mark Bialczak 