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View 287: Chicken Spiedies

Posted on July 8, 2013 by

Another upstate New York summer delicacy, spiedies consists of cubes of chicken, pork, lamb, veal, venison or beef. The meat cubes are marinated in a special marinade, then grilled on skewers. A couple of weeks ago, I enjoyed Buffalo Wing … Continue reading →

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View 284: Russian Father

Posted on June 17, 2013 by

Normally the captain of the hockey team takes part in the ceremonial puck drop before a game. However, when a teammate’s Father traveled all the way from Russia, Syracuse Crunch Captain Mike Angelidis made an exception and let young rookie Vladislav … Continue reading →

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View 261: A Christmas Cat Story

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

Hello…my name is Gus and I am the pet cat of the Thomas family.  I know when it is Christmas time when the Guy Who Feeds Me and the Woman Who Pets Me start putting up new toys for me … Continue reading →

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View 251: Wine Tour East

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

For my Aunt’s 80th birthday, my cousins arranged for a limo bus to take a wine tour of a few eastern Seneca Lake wineries.  Last year, I had sampled some of the western Seneca Lake wineries.  Both tours had one … Continue reading →

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Strolling Entertainers

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

The New York State Fair over the years has featured entertainers who set up their “stage” in various locations around the fairgrounds.  This year, I had an up close and personal encounter with Bandaloni, THE One Man Band, as he … Continue reading →

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