After six years as a blogger for the "Times Union" of Albany, I find myself cast aside like another piece of plastic refuse floating around in the Pacific. Is this the end of the journey? Nah, instead if I understand every science fiction and superhero movie I've ever seen I am confident that I will come back stronger, rise up, meet the challenges of the moment, and write a bunch of stuff about some stuff that annoys me for reasons that I could probably blame on my parents. Welcome dear guests to "The Hoffman Files" (Phase II)