Off the Top of My Head

The Times Union's Kristi Gustafson is asking the following question on her blog: If you could watch the Super Bowl with anyone — living...

Nolan's teacher played this video for his class. It's a pretty good story...

I wonder how many people took this seriously in 1981...

Is there a big football game this week? I almost forgot! Well, ok, maybe that's a slight exageration. But this is usually the point wh...

Would you too like to have absurd portrait of yourself that says something like "HOPE" and makes you look like the savior of manki...

The movie "Less Than Zero" is now available on Hulu . My main memory of the movie (besides the Bangles cover of "Hazy Shade ...

I walked into Barnes & Noble last Sunday with no idea what to buy. My sister-in-law and her husband had given me a gift card for my bir...

Is the video game industry a recession proof business? I was surprised to see a report that said the video game industry as a whole saw a ...

Kris' folks were pretty proud of Nolan when they heard he saved enough to get a Wii. So they decided to reward him by sending him the n...

When I left for work this morning I said goodbye to Thomas and told him to be a good boy. "Okay. You be a good grownup!" he answer...

After a year of saving, Nolan finally had enough money this week to go out and buy a Wii. Since we're ending our YMCA membership, we wer...

It's been a while, but I haven't mentioned yet how great it is that you can now find movie trailers on Hulu . I finally bring it up...

Despite the gazillion radio stations playing non-stop Christmas music, I have yet to hear two of my favorites.  Here they are... Whatever ha...

I’ve been test driving Google’s web browser, Chrome , since it was released a few months ago. I like it, but there are a few things keeping ...

I'm getting pretty psyched for the long-awaited return of "Lost." Here's a sneak peek of the season premiere...

Garcia’s may have closed , but those of us on the restaurant’s e-mail list are still getting updates from owner Rick Lamparelli. This mornin...

My biggest concern last Thursday afternoon was whether or not I should brave the sleet and freezing rain to attend a farewell gathering for ...

I was pretty bummed the weekend after the layoffs began at work . So we figured getting a Christmas tree would liven things up. We’re basic...

I know it’s been a while, but there was a whole series of events that completely took the wind out of my blogging sails. There has been much...

AUNT BETHANY: Is your house on fire, Clark? CLARK: No, Aunt Bethany, those are the Christmas lights. This picture of a house in Guilderland...