Last night came the horrifying news. The campus of the old Doane Stuart parochial school burned to the ground. Absolutely devastating news. Although the school itself moved out of that location a decade ago, there were hopes that the facility could be rehabbed into new housing or new living accommodations. Those hopes are now sadly…
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The attempts to make a modern Little Nemo in Slumberland film.
I’ve blogged in the past about Winsor McKay’s greatest creation, his Sunday cartoon Little Nemo in Slumberland. I’ve also noted that there was a time, in 1911, when Winsor McKay created a short animated film featuring Nemo and the rest of the Slumberland characters. Here’s that film. Well, in the 1980’s, there was an attempt…
Read MoreHomer Laughlin china in the National pattern.
After my 2011 divorce, my dining experience consisted of royal food – Burger King, Dairy Queen, that kind of stuff. And as for dinnerware – I was living off paper plates and plastic flatware. Today, my dinner plates and bowls are a mixmash of various styles and compositions. Some plates from Walmart, some bowls from…
Read MoreOh, those catty Philadelphia broadcasters. Me-ow.
I have to post one video to explain another. Years ago, a series of viral videos populated their way through social media. Seems that Philadelphia’s anchor staff at Channel 3, newscaster Nicole Brewer and meteorologist Carol Erickson, seem to have some very distinct distaste for each other. And trust me. This isn’t just one little…
Read MoreA new version of Ran Out of Firewood
Last January, I came up with a photographic concept of a Christmas tree that disappeared – leaving its lights and ornaments behind. Such became the image Ran Out of Firewood. I’ve already submitted this image in the upcoming 3D International Photography Competition in Vienna, and I want to do more with it. So I went…
Read MoreTranslating Bobby Fish for those who don’t speak “Albany.”
Bobby Fish is a professional wrestler. He’s appeared with the major companies, he was part of a very popular stable in WWE’s NXT brand as members of the “Undisputed Era,” a group that featured professional wrestlers Adam Cole, Roderick Strong and Kyle O’Reilly.. Eventually, Cole, Fish and O’Reilly moved to the superior AEW wrestling corporation,…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, March 18 2023
Good morning, my wonderful blog readers. How badly was your bracket busted? Did you pick Princeton? Did you pick Fairleigh Dickerson? Did you pick Fulham – or Furham – or whatever that school’s name is? I have to tell you, my bracket got busted last night. I had Hamilton going all the way in the…
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for March 17, 2023
The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM. The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. While this show is bookended with some classic Irish music for St. Patrick’s Day, I’ve got a couple of “Sample Examples” mixed…
Read MoreHow many AutoZone employees does it take to change a set of windshield wiper blades?
So last week, I blogged about using a coupon at DeNooyer Chevrolet to get some discounts on an air filter, a cabin filter and a new set of windshield wiper blades. Everything was fine … until I used the windshield wipers. The passenger wipers worked fine. The driver’s-side wipers, however – didn’t work correctly. The…
Read MoreMy entries for the International 3D photo competition are …
I spent weeks reviewing and deciding which images would make my final four for the upcoming International 3D stereo photo competition in Vienna. This is the last year of the competition; and if I’m going to pull this rabbit out of my hat, I need to grab it by the scruff of its neck and…
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