Two treasures were called to glory yesterday. One was a singer-songwriter and philanthropist. The other was a business who influenced my life. First, let’s talk about Dolly Parton. A woman who made a career from her childhood memories and her faith and her talent, a woman who created tremendously popular songs and movies – yet…
Read MoreCelebrating 17 Years of Blogging (and 63 years of life)
It’s August 25, 2009, and I’m migrating my independent blog from a self-hosting site with a blogspot.com suffix to the main blogfarm of the Albany Times Union’s media center. And in that move, I asked the blogfarm operator, Mike Huber, how often I should blog for the site. He said about once a day is…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Rare Pop Music from Western Australia
Clarion Records was an Australian record company that operated from 1962 to 1978, but its main success came in the mid-1960’s. Formed by Martin Clarke in Perth, Western Australia, the company had their own high-quality recording and processing equipment, ensuring that their finished records sounded top-notch. And if you’re a fan of beat and mod…
Read MoreDo any of my friends live in Cincinnati, Ohio??
So … there’s an art gallery in Cincinnati. And they recently asked for a “Call for Art” for an upcoming show called “The Sweep of Time.” So … I’m feeling like I want to try this. I entered several of my images, and hoped for the best. Last Friday, I received word – one of…
Read MoreThe Saturday Blogroll Recap, August 22 2026
Good morning blog readers, it’s Saturday and it’s time for another fun day! There’s plenty of action for the weekend, so make sure you spend a good part of it outdoors with some fresh air. Me? I’m going to blog about what happened last week on the personal blogroll, and we can go from there.…
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The “Ganef the Squirrel” Latch Hook Rug begins
Last March, I captured a cute little picture of a squirrel who stole a bird seed cake. And of course, when I capture a shot like that, I have to blog about it. Understand that cute little pictures of squirrels eating bird seed cakes can turn into an awesome image for a latch hook rug…
Read MoreMy entries for the 47th annual Capital District Photo Regionals are …
The Capital District Photo Regionals is the “cream of the crop” for the local photography community. This is where you submit your best works for that overall appearance and glory. I’ve had six of my entries declared as “Photo Regionals” accepted pieces, and each one of them was a personal photographic success story for me.…
Read MoreThe results from Altamont 2026
The Altamont Fair’s photography competition is hella tough. You get four entries, and you’re competing against everybody else’s four entries. And you have to hope that whatever you come up with is creative enough to wow the judges and wow the audience. I dropped off my four photos (and one latch hook rug to the…
Read MoreMy Altamont Fair 2026 entries are …
There are benefits and detriments when entering the Altamont Fair’s fine arts / arts and crafts competitions. Benefits – you can enter up to four images in the photography category, and you are not limited to size or dimensions (make ’em big or make ’em small, as long as they hang safely on the wall).…
Read MoreThe Donation
Over the yeas, I have a nice collection of Albany Patroons game-worn jerseys. Owning them brings me plenty of joy and peace. Look, if you’ve got a game-worn Shohei Ohtani jersey, I’m sure you treasure it. For me, however, owning a Joshua Cameron #6 game-worn from the 2019 TBL championships where the Patroons finally surpassed…
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