What do you mean it’s 29 degrees outside this morning? BRRRR Forget that, I’m staying inside and blogging about this week’s great writers and photographers who currently populate this blog’s sidebar blogroll. I can do that and hopefully the temperature outside will rise up above freezing. 😀 So let’s get started. Jerry Papandrea’s “DerryX” YouTube…
Read MorePatriotic Duty: The 1942 American Hockey League All-Star Game
NOTE: This article originally appeared in 1997, in the pages of Hockey Ink! magazine. Before American troops were part of World War II, ice hockey already felt the effects of Europe’s terrible conflict. Canadian soldiers were already sailing to protect England, to help liberate France, to do whatever was necessary to stop the advancing Axis…
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St. John’s Episcopal meets the Kodak Panoram 3A
When I shot the St. John’s Episcopal Church in Cold Spring Harbor last week, I brought several cameras with me. My digital Nikon Df shooter got the first batch of photos, while at the same time I used, in rapid succession, my Kodak Panoram 3A super-ultrawide 125-year-old film shooter, my Krasnogorsk FT-2 35mm ultrawide (“Raskolnikov”),…
Read MoreOperation Toy Train runs through Saratoga this November 14!
Time to get excited for the holiday season. And for me, that means keeping an eye out for several “Holiday Train” runs throughout the area. And while I wait for the CPKC Holiday Train to make its 2026 excursion, I’m happy to report that the Saratoga, Corinth & Hudson Railroad will make its own holiday…
Read MoreAn Annie, a JaguarGator and a Urinating Tree
I make no apologies for my football fandom. I support the Pittsburgh Steelers, and I think every other team in the NFL is a sad third-place at best squad. That being said … the afternoon AFTER each week’s NFL games, I search out three different YouTube content creators for their take on the week’s big…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: When it was more than tainted love
Yes, they had one hit in the United States. And yes, it seems like it was on the radio for ages. And then it disappeared. You rarely hear it on oldies stations the same way you would hear classic songs from their contemporaries. But all it takes it that one riff … and it will…
Read MoreMake today your “Check Your Credit” day
Long-time readers of my blog know that I am extremely scrupulous with my financial records. I’ve been the victim of identity theft and credit card compromise more than once; and I guard my financial records like they were the contents of Fort Knox. Which is why, once every year, I visit a site called annualcreditreport.com…
Read MoreThe Saturday Blogroll Recap, October 17 2026
Good morning, my wonderful blog readers. Time for our Saturday excursion into the great blogs and photos and stories from the people who populate my personal blogroll. They’re good men and women, you should check out their works each week. But before we get started, I want to share a special request from one of…
Read MoreWhat the judges said about my 2026 Big E photography (and other) entries
I do appreciate feedback on my photography entries. And this year’s Competition Season has proven extremely fruitful. Several of my photos have earned prizes and silks, with two pieces – the macro shot Herbie Jr. :v) Was Here and the railroad composite shot A CO Railfan’s Dream having the most success. With that in mind,…
Read MoreYes, I’m ready for Godzilla Minus Zero.
There’s something to be said about a gigantic nuclear-irradiated lizard that terrorizes Tokyo with his flaming breath and big building-stomping feet. Yep. There’s a new Godzilla movie coming this November. And it’s in IMAX – which means we can see Godzilla in actual size. Wowie. To the average person, Godzilla films might seem like “you’ve…
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