Ganef the squirrel lived in a tree. The tree was situated near an office park. One day, Ganef scurried along the frozen ground, as he looked for snacks and treats. He already packed plenty of provisions to help him through the winter, now it was time to find whatever morsels some employee left behind. And…
Read MoreThe American Basketball Association screwed over the Saratoga Racers.
Sports fan know this pain. It’s not a pain of losing in the postseason to a better opponent. It’s the pain of something happening in the game that could be easily rectified with an official’s proper call. In baseball, the best example of that would be Don Denkinger’s “safe” call at first base in the…
Read MoreShoot the cactus plants before they die!
Last Saturday, I purchased three Easter cactus plants. The plan? Photograph their brilliant blooms as closely as possible. At least do it before the plants drop dead from too much Chuck-exposure. So between Saturday night and Sunday morning, between battling blooms falling off the stems, and stems falling off the stalks … I was able…
Read MoreSome Easter Cactus for the weekend
Why in the world did I buy three of these guys? What is wrong with my mental status? Chuck – a man whose gardening skills are so poor, they could kill a DRAWING of a plant? Well … I bought three of these. I bought a baby Easter cactus. Three of them, to be precise.…
Read MoreThe Saturday Blogroll Recap, March 14 2026
Good morning, blog readers and faithful. Yes, it’s time once again for another blogroll recap, to examine the great works and images and thoughts of the people who populate my personal blogroll. So let’s get started. Have a great weekend, everybody!
Read MoreSundays are for War and Peas
I love reading satirical comic strips. That included newspaper strips like The Far Side and Caldwell, both of whom were hilarious and thought-provoking. Of course, we’ve moved from newspapers to the internet, and since 2011 the duo of Elizabeth Pich and Jonathan Kunz have created a hilarious Sunday four-panel webcomic strip called War and Peas.…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Many Rainy Nights
If you’ve never experienced the voice and poetry of Shane MacGowan of the Pogues, you’ve missed so much. Even if you’ve only heard the Pogues’ Christmas song “Fairytale of New York,” that’s just not enough to really appreciate what MacGowan brought to the musical world. Take, for example, this track. The Pogues song “A Rainy…
Read MoreIt’s been 25 gorram years already…
I enjoy good science fiction as much as the next person. Give me a good Star Wars movie or a good Star Trek TV series, and I’m a happy man. Is there a TARDIS nearby? Might there involve a time-traveling telephone booth? (air guitar riff) Then again, some science fiction fandom can border on the…
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More tests with the Infrared Zodiak Fisheye Connection
Last month, I tested out some new modified infrared lenses on a combination of my Nikon Df infrared-modded camera. And the first tests were rather impressive. I could achieve 720nm infrared shots with a fisheye lens that wasn’t previously designed for such adventures. With a warm day yesterday, I felt it was a good time…
Read MoreThe Saratoga Racers deserve better.
Back in February, with the Albany Patroons on hiatus, and the New York Phoenix’ new season not starting yet, my winter basketball minor league experience seemed closed. Then I received a phone call that the Saratoga Racers – a team in the American Basketball Association – needed an announcer for their games. Ah, why not.…
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