Sunday morning. Time to do Chuck chores, which include taking care of my laundry. I’ve blogged in the past about finding a decent laundromat for my clothes, and I think I found a good one in Watervliet. So Sunday morning meant bringing a bag full of dirty clothes to the wash ‘n fold, walking over…
Read MoreYour eyes do not deceive you. I updated my blog photo.
Many years ago, I had a professional headshot session, and the photos looked fantastic. And I used one of those blog photos as my “avatar” for this blog post and for other social media platforms. The other day, however, I felt that the photo didn’t represent my current look any more. First off, that photo…
Read MoreThe Saturday Blogroll Recap, April 25 2026
Yes, this recap is a touch early this morning, but only because I have a full Saturday planned. I’m going up to the north country this morning with Nikon Athena (my Nikon F2S film camera) for the Saratoga, Corinth & Hudson train ride into Hadley for the “Maple in April” festival. Yum-o. Later in the…
Read MoreI must learn how to pronounce “Iheanachor.”
The NFL entry draft is a wonderful thing. Thousands of professional-eligible football players wait for their name to be called by one of 32 different NFL teams. Their entry into the NFL already starts their storyline. Does the first-round draft pick live up to the hype, or will he be a failure and out of…
Read MoreThe product liability legal case of the century arrives this summer!!
Trust me, this rivals that woman who suffered horrific burns when hot coffee spilled on her lap. This supersedes that case where the defective part in the Audi made those cars lurch forward on their own, without any prompting. No, this is the case of someone who purchased products from a mail-order company, expecting them…
Read MoreIf Union Pacific 4547 shows up … I’m not photographing it.
Although there has not been any concrete scheduling for the Union Pacific 4014 “Big Boy” as it passes through the East Coast (and, in consideration, my photographing it), I do have some clues and tidbits that may help me out. There’s a rumor that the train has to go through Owego, New York at some…
Read MoreThe 50-year old latch hook, update 2
Yes, I’m still nicely progressing on this latch hook rug project. And I still have faith that I can complete it in time for Competition Season 2026. At right is what the rug is SUPPOSED to look like when finished. Or at least that’s what the directions say it should look like. But remember ……
Read MoreThe Bradford Pear Tree Blossoms of Green Island
Sometimes, if you look around the neighborhood, you can find beauty in previously undiscovered places. And as I’m testing out this R1C1 lighting macro system on my Nikon Df camera, I worked that hypothesis by walking around the Town and Village of Green Island. Apparently Green Island has plenty of flowering trees at this time…
Read MoreThe ad and trailer length at the movie theater
I needed to treat myself yesterday. Go and see a nice motion picture. A film for myself, for no other reason than to just enjoy the movie. And, thanks to my previous patronage (and my loyalty card with Regal Cinemas), I had a coupon for both a free movie and a free small bucket of…
Read MoreThe Saturday Blogroll Recap, April 18 2026
I’m trying to wake up this morning. Yawn. I might go back to bed. Yawn again. But before I consider a trip back to slumberland … It’s time for this week’s blogroll recap. Let’s see what we have. Have a great weekend, everybody!
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