Jimmy Madden

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The Wayback Machine

Dancing Fingers and Mashed Potatoes with Butter

“It’s the Earle Pudney Show.” If you grew up in New York’s Capital District in the 50’s and 60’s, there was a local show hosted on Channel 6, WRGB, the Earle Pudney Show. At dinner time Monday through Friday for 15 minutes, Earle would tickle the ivories with his backing band, playing easy listening

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Guys Who Ride Around in Trucks with Dogs

This morning I was in the laundry room doing, well, laundry and the dogs were barking. Nothing new there until I was bringing a clean load upstairs. I heard this awful dog crying/baying that sounded distinctly like a small dog in pain. By this time, Josh and Cora were going crazy. Hearing how close

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Crop Circles

Growing up, or at least spending the years from 3 to 21 in Wynantskill, N.Y., gave way to many small-town customs that apparently have not gone away with modern technology so prevalent and available. This is a satellite view from here of the ball fields on Main Avenue where the Wynantskill School on

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Hello Again

Upon the repeated urging of my husband, Richie Madden, I am going to begin blogging here. I am still trying to go back to pre-stress levels created by my work in the retail industry. Our Christmas was a success. We are more than happy to just relax in each other’s company, make our family phone [&he

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Apologies to Don Ho

At the precise moment that Spring 2011 arrived Richie and I were 4 hours and 21 minutes into a champagne extravaganza our friend and host called, “Spring Bubbles.” Invitees, about 15 of us, were encouraged to bring at least one bottle per person of moderately priced champagne or methode champenoise.

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A Moment of Clarity?

Since the beginnings of civilization there have been gay people. And since that time people in power ‘chose’ to proffer that homosexuality is outside the ‘norm,’ simply because only a select few practice it. I won’t comment on whether the bible holds homosexuality in contempt or not. The Brother’s G

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The Dryer Vortex

Ever wonder why socks disappear in the laundry? How do zombies enter our brains? You know in your heart there is something “out there.” Look no further than your clothes dryer. That’s right. The workhorse of the average household is the portal to another world of secrets of which we have all witness

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