It’s been a long January. The first major apocalyptic snowstorm of the year dumped over a foot of snow on my hometown a few days ago, and we are all still in the process of digging ourselves out. A snow emergency has even been declared; the carved-out tunnels of the sidewalks and streets are looking […]
Category: Troy
Ode to Troy
Those who know me well know I have some very strong sentiments about my hometown. This isn’t even the first time I’ve been compelled to blog about it. Still, I feel my earlier arguments were insufficient to explain the length and breadth of reasons Troy reins supreme. I have traveled to many places, seen many […]
Illium fuit, Troja est
I love my hometown. It wasn’t always that way. There was a time when I used to joke to people that Troy, NY was my Bedford Falls…I was born and raised there, and when I became of an age where I could theoretically choose to quit town and boldly go where no Mandy had gone […]
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