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. My voice may not be 100|% back, but it’s at least 75% back, and I’ll take that. So here’s a mixture of…
Read MoreZooey Zephyr is a duly elected representative for the Montana state legislature. And she has spoken out against transphobia in the state legislature, including debating AGAINST those who would ban gender-affirming care to minors. In other words … Montana is voting against the rights of trans people. And for that … Zooey Zephyr’s legislative microphone…
Read MoreIn order to manage my Type II diabetes, I use a special glucose monitoring device called a FreeStyle Libre. It’s a button-shaped sensor that attaches to my upper arm, and I can take instant blood sugar readings with my cell phone. I started using the FreeStyle Libre in 2018, and of course, I blogged about…
Read MoreI’m going to step aside from the blog today, because my son Kris wrote a poem and posted it on social media. And it moved me so much, that I wanted to share the post on MY social media – meaning my personal blog. So here it is. I hope you enjoy. Empty The emptiness…
Read MoreThe other day, while perusing YouTube for a new cooking recipe to undertake, I came across this series of videos. They’re listed as ASMR videos, and ASMR is a special autonomous sensory meridian response, in which detailed sounds and barely audible whispers turn into special stimulation. Okay, now that I know how it works, let’s…
Read MoreApparently there’s a tasty concoction among the barbecue cognoscenti that creates something called a “shotgun shell,” meat stuffed in a pasta and wrapped in bacon and grilled. Okay, you could arguably call them “cholesterol bullets,” but that’s on you. I don’t own a barbecue grill. So I have to modify this recipe for my oven.…
Read MoreGood morning, blog readers, look at all the sunshine streaming through the windows today. A great time to go outside and get some fresh air, right? Well, before you do, at least take a moment and enjoy this week’s crop of blog posts and photos and ideas from those wonderful people on my personal blogroll.…
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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. Yeah, my voice is completely shot. Battled a bad cold and it really took a lot out of me. Trying to broadcast…
Read MoreThe Venture Bros. was undoubtedly one of the true bosses of Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim programming block. A show dedicated to the excitement and mythos of those 1960’s Jonny Quest Hanna-Barbera action shows, mixed with a ton of satire and pop-culture references, and a level of world-building not seen on television animated circles. Wild adventures,…
Read MoreWhen my blog was part of the Times Union’s collection of community weblogs, there used to be a rule among approval of comments. All comments had to be approved, no matter whether they disagreed with you or not. It was only under unique circumstances – i.e., clearance with the Times Union blog leader – that…
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