Taylor Swift, the world’s most popular and productive singer/songwriter, has announced that she has found a medium to release several of her past catalog that had not been exploited in over 30 years. that being the once popular 8-track tape format according to label spokesperson Connie Morgan, Ms. Swift is planning to release several of…
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More R1C1 tests: 8+10=pole
I’m still testing out this new-to-me Nikon R1C1 macro flash system, which could give me incredible detail in macro photography, and offer me a more flexible option than my “needs an external power source or lots of batteries” medical Nikkor glass. So over the weekend, I set up my Nikon Df with my manual focus…
Read MoreSturgeon Destroys Beaver Dam; Hamilton College Wins Hockey Championship
So yesterday … Hamilton College and Hobart College faced off for the NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Championship, the final contest of the NCAA tournament. For Hobart, a win would give the Statesmen four consecutive championships; for Hamilton, it would give the Continentals their first men’s title (the women’s lacrosse team won an NCAA…
Read MoreWhat to do with the new Trump-signed paper currency
I joked about this three years ago. Companies out there purchasing standard $2 bills and editing them to place Donald Trump’s face over Thomas Jefferson’s, and selling the bills with a high markup as collectibles. Turns out … we’re headed for the age of Trump Dollars, whether we want them or not. The next paper…
Read MoreThe Saturday Blogroll Recap, March 28 2026
Good morning, my great blog readers. Ready for another great weekend? Well, we know the best start to a great weekend is to peruse the great blog posts from this blog’s blogroll. So let’s get at it, shall we? Have a great weekend, everybody!
Read MoreCaption Time: Who’s a good laundry doggo?
Sometimes one gets an inspiration for a blog post, as one does, while taking care of laundry. Such was the case earlier this week. I’m sitting at the laundromat, watching my sanitaries spin in the dryer … When one laundry patron entered the facility. But instead of bringing a bag of clothes, the patron brought…
Read MoreTwo post-car-purchase letters
The first letter came last Tuesday, and it made me smile. The next letter came yesterday, and it made me wince. Let me explain. I recently paid off my car loan for my 2017 Chevrolet Volt (“Lightning’s Girl”), and now the car is mine, lock stock and barrel. And Tuesday, I received a letter from…
Read MoreHamilton College is two victories away…
When I was a student at Hamilton College, way back in ancient times (the early 1980’s), our school’s sports teams were part of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). What that meant was … we could play games, we could win games, but our conference prohibited any games played one week after our…
Read MoreDo I want to catch a Big Boy in June? Possibly …
We’re approaching our nation’s 250th anniversary. Well, technically, the 250th anniversary of the first signature upon the Declaration of Independence, but who’s splitting hairs on this? As part of this major celebration, the Union Pacific Railroad is taking its fully restored 4014 locomotive “Big Boy” across the country, where it will arrive on July 4th…
Read MoreA new R1C1 macro photography option
I’ve had some success with my medical Nikkor lens in terms of macro photography, but there are some limitations to it. It’s very bulky, and it needs an external power source. This is acceptable if I used it for its original purpose – in the hospital, photographing an open wound out of the way of…
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