Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
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. Tonight, my artificially intelligent computer-generated co-host WrHCL is currently suffering from “lipogram’s palsy,” in which she can’t say any words that contain…
Read MoreThis is a two-part story. And it initially involves my car. But something happened regarding that car, something that threw me back to a horrible memory from my college years. And if I don’t write it all down now … it’ll still eat at me like bacteria on flesh. Last Sunday, I was out for…
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Last year, I had my most successful run ever at the New York State Fair. Six acceptances, five with ribbons, and two blue silks – one for my shot of a carnival swing ride The Snowflake Ride, and one for my eclipse capture The View from Screven County. I know that there’s no way in…
Read MoreBackground. I have two upcoming solar eclipses that I want to photograph. An annular eclipse in October 2023, and a total eclipse in 2024. And as you know, when I get involved in any photo project, I need to practice before it takes place. And this practice involves making sure everything is perfect on photo…
Read MoreA few days ago, I went to the All Elite Wrestling show at the downtown arena. The show aired live on TBS, and I had a very good seat near the entrance ramp. And although I blogged about the show itself … I did NOT have a chance to actually SEE what happened on TV…
Read MoreBackground. In November 2021, my long-time loyalty to the BlackBerry cell phone ended. Not by choice, mind you – my carrier, Verizon, stopped supporting the phone on their network. And a startup company that promised a new 5G BlackBerry was nothing more than vaporware. So I purchased a Google Pixel 6 Pro – at the…
Read MoreGood morning, my wonderful blog readers, hope you’ve got some fun plans for today. I’m thinking my “fun plans” involve finding an air-conditioned locale and coming up with excuses for staying there. Ha. So let’s check out this week’s blogroll, and there’s some good stuff here. Trust me on this. Bill Dowd’s “Notes on Napkins,”…
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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. I packed 17 songs into tonight’s broadcast, including two from two different bands who used the name The Jam, and two different…
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Last night I attended the All Elite Wrestling Dynamite / Rampage tapings in Albany. Yes, I am a professional wrestling fan. Yes, that certainly means I ❤ AEW. First things first. I ended up with a prime viewing spot, parked right along the entrance ramp. But before the show started … I needed to get…
Read MoreScouting can be a wonderful experience. You can learn so much as a Scout, to the point where you can use your Scouting years to become an incredible adult. I really wish I had those experiences. I really do. Unfortunately, my experience with Scouting was absolutely poor and unacceptable. And before someone worries that this…
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