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I need more chips please! By John GrayI’m a superstitious person. For example, if I was on the way to the store to buy a lottery ticket and accidentally stepped in dog doo-doo and then won $10,000, every time I...

A Mouse Tale By John Gray Today we answer the age old question of who is smarter—a man or a mouse? Or more appropriately an anchor— man or a mouse? If you’re betting on the rodent your money is safe.Our...

Best of the Capital Region For the third year in a row, I offer up my own “Best of” categories. Here they are in no particular order. We’ll start with entertainment.Best show on TV—Grey’s Anatomy. If only they had spelled...

Lobster dinner By John Gray What is it they say about March? In like a lion out like a lamb? In my case it’s in like a lion out like a lobster. A very expensive lobster that nearly sent me...

Cupid, draw back your bow By John Gray It’s 6pm at the local gym and two women who don’t know each other share a momentary glance. Lady number one, Valerie, is married with three kids, ages 7, 4 and 18...

Shop ‘till you drop By John Gray Close your eyes and picture it. The two gladiators line up nose-to-nose, weapons in hand, feet planted for traction, both clench their teeth and wait for the signal. Then it happens —suddenly, they...

Turkey for everyone By John Gray *The following story is true. The names have been changed to protect the guilty. It was a chilly November morning in Troy. The leaves had already performed that magic trick where they turn from...

Wanted: Person for the job of Parenthood By John Gray Job descriptionHours are flexible. That means your day will start when you hear screaming coming from the crib in the next room, and continue until the screaming stops roughly 18...

John Grayon the way it used to beWhen I was ten-years-old, if you asked me what I would want to make me happy I would have listed the following items: a pony, my own bedroom with a TV, a dump...