Depending on your perspective or your age group, if someone said “The Hardy Boys” to you, you might think of the hundreds of mystery novels featuring the adventures of Frank and Joe Hardy, all penned by the Stratemeyer Syndicate under the pseudonym of Franklin W. Dixon (who never truly existed, that’s a mystery in and…
Read MoreMy big school project, 2026 version
You remember those days, don’t you? Going to the craft store and purchasing all the materials so that you could create a diorama or a display box or some incredible-to-you project for a science fair or for a “show and tell” day. We all did them, we all had varying degrees of success with them.…
Read MoreThe Gallery Shot: LOOK WHAT’S ON THE DIGITAL GALLERY WALL!!!
So, bright and early this morning … after working on my Saturday blogroll recap, I visited the digital Art Square Gallery New York and checked out the debuting “Black and White” exhibition. Oh my God these photos are incredible. There’s no way my photos should even be considered for this show. But somehow, one of…
Read MoreThe Saturday Blogroll Recap, May 23 2026
Good morning everybody, and a blessed Memorial Day Weekend to all. Take the time to honor those who have passed on, those who served our country in times of turmoil and those who served on the homefront as well. And also take the time to forgive those who snipe at you on social media that…
Read MoreWhat do you think of chuckthewriter.blog, ChatGPT?
I get it. Artificial intelligence and large learning modules are taking over our lives. And they won’t stop until our planet is one gigantic, uninhabited data center. This is our world right now. And on top of that, people are using these artificial intelligence companies to create for them. Claiming that these devices can think…
Read MoreOne virtual step closer than before.
Earlier this month, I submitted three of my photos to Square Art New York’s online call for their “Black and White” photo competition. This is one of those “next steps” that will hopefully bring me to that incredible moment of possibly seeing one of my artworks hanging in a New York City art gallery. Well,…
Read MoreThe Cosmic Conjunction
I do enjoy photographing celestial and cosmic scenes. Milky Way shots, eclipses, meteor showers, all those fun things. But in many cases, those take months or years of personal planning and time. Long-time readers will recall the Herculean efforts I undertook for the 2024 solar eclipse. Or the 2022 lunar eclipse. Or even aligning a…
Read MoreThe explosion in the oven
Well, that was a culinary mess. And it’s all my fault. Last week, I tried one of those new “if you haven’t tried this method for cooking your fill in the blank, you should try it” method. Yeah, didn’t work out as planned. Normally when I want hard-boiled eggs, I put them in boiling water…
Read MoreI was dead-named last Friday.
It’s Friday morning, and I’m at the Department of Motor Vehicles. Ugh. Well, maybe not as big an ugh as one might think. I received my two-year car registration for Lightning’s Girl, and was about to put the sticker on my windshield when I noticed that … The registration tag said that the car was…
Read MoreThe Bur Oak Tree at Hudson Shores Park
Yesterday had beautiful sunshine, which gave me an opportunity to test out the Kolari Vision modification to my Zodiak 30mm 180-degree bubble lens. Instead of filters attached to the outside of the camera lens, this lens actually needs the filters installed INSIDE the lens before the lens can attach to the camera. I wanted some…
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