Category Archives: Weird stuff

The mystery of the weather ball in a box

Posted on September 4, 2025 by Phyllis Alberici

The seasons are shifting from biting bugs to the sound of your money going up the chimney. Yes, it’s autumn. The spooky time for pumpkins, falling leaves and desserts with lots of cinnamon and apples. But there’s a monster squatting … Continue reading →

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Which thing is not like the other?

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Phyllis Alberici

There are times when cynicism gets the best of me. Just when I thought it couldn’t get any nuttier, voters south of me in New York elected a shape shifter. Enter George Santos. Or is it? More than one politician … Continue reading →

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What to serve a Sasquatch

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Phyllis Alberici

If you’ve never heard of a Sasquatch, where have you been? How about Bigfoot? It’s a fact: here in northeastern New York we have a documented robust and healthy population. Apparently. I know this because a guest at my table … Continue reading →

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Dirt Road Devil Babies

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Phyllis Alberici

Travelling a rural road with few sign posts can take you miles out of your way. Be forewarned: it’s not all peace and quiet and bucolic scenery out there. Iffy cell service, animals on a collision course with your bumper, … Continue reading →

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The Johnsonville Lights: Is the truth really out there?

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Phyllis Alberici

June 6, 2017, 01:17, Johnsonville, NY, looking southwest toward the Johnsonville Dam on the Hoosic River in Rensselaer County. Reporter states he witnessed seven “or so” pulsing red-orange lights moving in formation over the spillway and proceeding downriver toward the … Continue reading →

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