People have written me to ask a question or two. ‘When is collapse going to happen?’ Well, I do not want the economy to collapse before everyone gets a chance to purchase this book, so let us hope for the best. ‘What do I plan to do?’ Well, I am not sure. […]

Does it make me a complete nerd if news of a possible global pandemic makes me want to link to this?
The Decameron
Not that I’ve ever read it — but if by some chance we all get confined and quarantined, I should have plenty of time to do so…
But let’s remain calm.

The nasty Feds won’t let New York put Niagara Falls on its next state quarter:
The selection process requires that images chosen for the quarters must be national sites “under the supervision, management or conservancy of the National Parks Service, the U. S. Forest Service, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or any similar department […]

Over the past five years, NYCO’s Blog has gone through a couple of databases, some of which are now offline. This is a former post which is being restored to the database via public reposting. An update is below.
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Richard Brodsky gets a big endorsement for […]

A few weeks ago, the New York Regional Interconnect finally threw in the towel on their plans for a monstrous power line running from Oneida to Orange counties. This marks the end of a three-year battle by a consortium of citizens to turn back the project. EveAnn Schwartz and Chris Rossi of Stop […]

A few good comments I’ve read lately, hidden deep in other people’s blogs:
Our friend Robinia writes at TAP on local higher ed as entrenched interests, and also wonders who died and left Robert Wilmers boss.
Celebrating the recent tea parties on Fault Lines, a funny and telling exchange about a “lack of turnout” in Utica. […]

Over the past five years, NYCO’s Blog has gone through a couple of databases, some of which are now offline. This is a former post which is being restored to the database via public reposting. An update is below.
Today is Earth Day. I was surprised to read recently that Onondaga County apparently […]

CNY Speaks has an article today inviting the community to critique an action plan that touches on crime, economic development, the arts and (of course) parking.
Also highlighted recently in the Post-Standard was the Sibylline TXT SYRACUSE project. This is a deal where you take your cell phone, go to various locations around the city, […]

I recently started a little side project, a Twitter stream called @OutdoorsNewYork. It’s an outgrowth of my camping hobby (it includes news about the state park system and the DEC). But I’m also interested in reporting items about our increasing awareness of and contact with wild animals in New York’s more urbanized and […]

And probably next year, too.
Wobbly future for NY Dems?
A few years ago, a friend explained to me that there really wasn’t a State Democratic Party. There were several: one for the Assembly, one for the Senate, another for the Governor, and then others focused on Senate races. Any time those often conflicting pieces […]