Barring anything out of the ordinary, the Pittsburgh Steelers (the greatest football team ever) (yes, I said what I said) should announce their 2026 regular season schedule today. Now there have been some “leaks” – to be more honest, we’re talking about games that are outside of the normal 1pm Sunday or 4:25pm Sunday contests.…
Read MoreOde to a Goat House
I’ve hosted trivia in the Capital District for almost a year now. And I’ve had my own dedicated games (Tuesday nights at Beer Bones in Loudonville, Wednesday nights at Van Patten Golf Course in Clifton Park) since approximately last November. I’ve experienced two types of teams in my regular games – the ones who have…
Read MoreBachelor Cooking: Fiddleheads
I visited my local Farmer’s Market over the weekend. Picked up some vegetables, some frozen meats, even some pierogi. Then I passed one of the vendors. “Would you like to buy some fiddleheads?” I’m thinking … I don’t even know what fiddleheads are. Apparently fiddleheads are the colloquial name for the fronds of the ostrich…
Read MoreMy Entries for the 2026 Iowa State Fair Photo Salon are …
Competition Season is upon me. It has arrived. And I’m nervous as hell with my entries. Last year wasn’t the best Competition Season … I stiffed at Iowa, I stiffed at Altamont, I stiffed in Syracuse, and it took the Big E to actually help me win something. I do not like Competition Season moments…
Read More“Scalpel … forceps … wiping fluid … oops …”
I’ve owned my original Nikon Df for the past thirteen years. A couple of years ago, I had it modified as a dedicated infrared shooter. And with warmer sunny weather on the horizon, I took it out a few weeks ago for a photo shoot. This was part of my integration of the Nikon Df…
Read MoreThe Saturday Blogroll Recap, May 9 2026
A quick update. After yesterday’s blog post, I did a small “recalibration” and saw a Friday night screening of The Sheep Detectives. Actually a really heartwarming film. Definitely worth watching it – not only for the main plotline (the sheep pull a Knives Out murder mystery here), but also the underlying themes of mortality, redemption…
Read MoreA few minutes of recalibration
I am a survivor of multiple forms of abuse. Between two sets of parents and step-parents, I was taught the wonderful lessons of physical assault, emotional punishment, and marginalization. It was a mental branding that affected my teenage and adult years. Even now, anything that personally happens equates to me not only taking it personally,…
Read MoreTexico – how children in Japan learn programming skills
This is what I call educational programming. And I discovered this yesterday from the Hackaday website. Take a look at this short video clip. You’re seeing what looks like a dancing arrow – which, once the rest of the video rolls, provides a clue as to how the arrow can dance and move. You’ve just…
Read More𝄞 Baby, if you’ve ever wondered ♫ wondered whatever became of me…
WKRP in Cincinnati was an absolutely fun late 1970’s sitcom. It was a workplace comedy about a low-rated radio station whose new employee helps steer the broadcast entity into the popular world of rock and roll. Trust me, that show had plenty of iconic characters and moments. Right from the first episode, when new music…
Read MoreI should not own this film. 私はこの映画を所有すべきではない。
Five years ago, Fuji discontinued sale of their Velvia 100 film in the United States due to a compound in the film being designated as toxic. Personally, this sucked eggs. I liked the daylight color balance of Velvia 100, and if I couldn’t use Kodachrome any more (discontinued in 2010), this would be my next…
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