I do enjoy photographing celestial and cosmic scenes. Milky Way shots, eclipses, meteor showers, all those fun things. But in many cases, those take months or years of personal planning and time. Long-time readers will recall the Herculean efforts I undertook for the 2024 solar eclipse. Or the 2022 lunar eclipse. Or even aligning a…
Read MoreThe explosion in the oven
Well, that was a culinary mess. And it’s all my fault. Last week, I tried one of those new “if you haven’t tried this method for cooking your fill in the blank, you should try it” method. Yeah, didn’t work out as planned. Normally when I want hard-boiled eggs, I put them in boiling water…
Read MoreI was dead-named last Friday.
It’s Friday morning, and I’m at the Department of Motor Vehicles. Ugh. Well, maybe not as big an ugh as one might think. I received my two-year car registration for Lightning’s Girl, and was about to put the sticker on my windshield when I noticed that … The registration tag said that the car was…
Read MoreThe Bur Oak Tree at Hudson Shores Park
Yesterday had beautiful sunshine, which gave me an opportunity to test out the Kolari Vision modification to my Zodiak 30mm 180-degree bubble lens. Instead of filters attached to the outside of the camera lens, this lens actually needs the filters installed INSIDE the lens before the lens can attach to the camera. I wanted some…
Read MoreThe Saturday Blogroll Recap, May 16 2026
We’re finally getting warm, consistent temperatures up here in the Northeast, so maybe I’ll have time this weekend to take care of some outdoor adventures. We shall see. Or maybe I’ll take in an air-conditioned movie. We shall see. Or maybe I’ll just start off with this week’s blogroll recap . We shall see. Actually,…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: S-S-S-S-S-Saigon…
Before we begin today’s edition of K-Chuck Radio, I need you to watch this documentary. It’s a 1982 film called Vietnam Requiem. It tells the story of five men who fought in Vietnam, and who (at the time of the documentary) are serving prison terms post-service. Pay attention to their interviews and what they say.…
Read MoreSo the Steelers schedule is supposed to drop today …
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…
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