Memoirs are all the rage nowadays. Seems everybody is writing one (which is both the good and bad features of self-publishing). But they’ve been around a long time, although for most of their existence they’ve been called autobiographies. But they’re not identical. Broadly speaking, an ...

Is there such a thing as “too much of a good thing?” It seems that every time I walk the Bloomingdale Bog trail, someone has added more feeders or food to the trail section of the old Chateaugay branch of the D&H Railway. There are mailboxes, stands and a variety of feeders, making the ...

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” — George Santayana, The Life of Reason (1905). Last week, while trying to avoid the news of the day I channel surfed and found CNN’s series 1968: The year that changed America. (You can readily stream the four-part ...

It’s Carnival Time! So many fun-filled outdoor events! This winter has been unrelentingly cold. It’s great for snow activities like skiing, snowshoeing, sledding and skating. But it’s good to have a hot beverage to warm up with! To help you stay warm, bring along a thermos! A ...