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Science matters

Upstate NY

Science Pride in 2017

Written on April 26, 2017

What a week!  We marched for science and then Neil deGrasse Tyson spoke at Proctors in Schenectady.  Thanks, Universe! I’d been hearing rumblings about a science march since right after the election and heart from the organizers of our local march at a Science on Tap event. Why did I want to go?  After all,…

Tom Waits - Down There by The Train

The arts

Tom Waits, Photography, and Coffee in Albany

Written on April 17, 2017

On Good Friday, I took a half day to go to service at the Cathedral of All Saints, drink spendid coffee ( I fasted ’til 3pm, which is always a hungry mistake for me, but I was well-intentioned) and see some interesting photography. Let’s talk about each of these things. The Good Friday service was…

Spirituality

The Season of Lent

Written on April 12, 2017

Lent is coming to a close and the four holiest days of the Christian year are upon us- Maundy Thursday through Easter. This Lent has been interesting for various reasons. Do you ever want to go deeper in your faith and understanding of your religion?  That’s what happened to me this year and I wondered…

Shmaltz Brewing, Clifton Park NY

Politics

Pints, Planned Parenthood, and Palm Sunday

Written on April 9, 2017

I’m a Christian feminist and I believe bodily autonomy is a prerequisite to living a fulfilling, spiritual  life.  And I also like a good pint. With that in mind, when I was told that Shmaltz Brewing was donating $1 per pint to Planned Parenthood Mohawk Hudson, I knew my husband and I would have to…

Literature

Sonia Sotomayor Comes to Albany

Written on April 7, 2017

On Tuesday night, I, and a packed SEFCU Arena audience at SUNY Albany, heard and saw Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. My Bronx pride and Latina pride were tapped to the fullest.  After all, I too am a (part) Puerto RIcan girl from the Bronx who fiercely loves books and the Yankees.*  She’s a…

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