I didn’t realize the Sunday Stealing questions for Where I Live were only visible if one highlights the page.
What did you do today?
On Sunday, I went to church, put my wife and her sister-in-law on the prayer list, sang with the choir, attended a Black History Month organizational meeting, changed the dressing on my wife’s leg, and had a ZOOM meeting with my sisters… Is that enough?
5 things about where you live.
1. The #106 CDTA bus goes pretty close to five of the seven branches of the Albany Public Library. 2. Within easy walking distance of my house is a CVS, a movie theater, a grocery store, my bank, a police station, several restaurants, and a branch of my library. 3. It was listed as the best place to live in New York State. 4. Before the Europeans came to Albany, the Mohicans inhabited it. 5. It is the second oldest city and also a state capital in the nation, just after Santa Fe, NM.
What are the must-sees sights around you?
Thatcher Park in Albany County has a great view. We have some nice refurbished vaudeville theaters, notably Proctor’s in Schenectady, which was pretty run down when I worked in the building in 1978, but it is a jewel now. And you should probably see the Egg, which is n the picture.
What’s your favorite restaurant meal?
I like most Indian and Italian. But I like the occasional restaurant (not Mickey D’s) burger.
What was the last thing you cooked or ate?
Lasagna. It was good.
What is something you learned from your grandparents?
Canasta (Grandma Green), gin rummy, and love of Nat Geo maps (Mac Green)
What’s the weather like as you are writing your postcard?
Above freezing, dry.
Baseball
Share an interesting fact you’ve learned that most people are unaware of.
The 2022 World Series is the first one since 1950 with no black US players.
Are there any local events or festivals in your area?
Live at Five in the summer, the Scottish Games, and quite a few other things, actually.
What was the last concert you attended?
The Albany Symphony in February 2022. The last pop concert was Cheap Trick in February 2020.
What is your favorite charitable organization?
The FOCUS Churches. A food pantry, and much more.
I’ve always thought it would be neat to live where you can walk to different places. Do you walk most places or do you still hop in the car?
In our neighborhood (which is a suburb), we do have two restaurants within walking distance and we have an independent pharmacy. We have several little libraries (basically a wooden box with shelves and a glass door on a pole) in the neighborhood so if I desperately needed a book to read (maybe no internet and kindle broken), I could walk to get a book.
Walk. The CVS is a half mile max, and the other places are closer.