It’s 1978, and I’m a sophomore at Abington High School in Abington, Massachusetts (School #11 of The Twelve). I’m living with my father and his third wife in their home I’ve derisively called The Chestnut Prison. I only stayed at Abington High for about four months, before my living situation got so toxic I had…
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Temperatures Rising – three television shows in one
Successful medical television sitcoms are few and far between. While medical dramas last for years and years – i.e., Grey’s Anatomy, St. Elsewhere, E/R, Medical Center, The Good Doctor, Marcus Welby M.D., Emergency!, Chicago Hope, The Good Doctor – there are very few successful medical situation comedies. Let’s see. There’s Scrubs, M*A*S*H, St. Denis Medical,…
Read MoreMaybe they need to replace the armrest.
The Albany-Schenectady-Troy area has a rich movie theater history. Many of those theaters were part of national or regional theater chains. Now I can’t speak for the theaters that operated before my birth – I do know we had some RKO theaters and Stanley Warner and Fabian theaters in the area – but by the…
Read MoreI just heard from the Big E, 2025 edition
This yar, the Eastern States Exposition’s photography competition set up a new format for entries. Instead of submitting two entries in September and hoping they would get accepted, I could send multiple entries in July – and then hear from the judges in August if any (or all) (or none) were accepted for show. It…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, August 2 2025
Hi everybody, by the time you read this blog, I’ll be on the road to Syracuse with my entries for the New York State Fair’s photography and arts & crafts competitions. Yep, nothing like a 2 1/2 hour drive to Syracuse and back. Fun stuff. So while I’m doing that, why don’t you check out…
Read MoreMy entries for the 2025 New York State Fair Photography Salon (and two entries for Arts and Crafts) are …
Okay, here we go. This is where I focus my best work from the past twelve months. The art that I feel has the greatest chance of earning silk. The film photos and the digital creations. The twenty-seven different captures that I whittled down to six images – and even then, I vacillated between several…
Read MoreThe mislabeled energy drink that could give you a DUI … or worse.
Let’s put the cans on the table right now. I am a major fan of Sugar Free Red Bull. It wakes me up and it keeps me going. And if given the choice between the various flavors and the original sugar free compound, I’ll drink the regular formula, as those other flavors just don’t work…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The hidden evolution of Black Betty
You most likely know the classic 1978 rock song “Black Betty,” as performed by the one-hit wonder group Ram Jam. You can hear it now as you’re reading this blog post. But what if I told you that the Ram Jam version not only isn’t the most unique version of the classic blues song ……
Read MoreLiberty Mutual: “You only pay for what WE NEED.”
Background. In December 2024, I received my renewal notices from Liberty Mutual, who handled my automobile and renters insurance policies. I was very unhappy with their skyrocketing premium rates, as well as their “the dog ate your homework” excuses for jacking up those rates. So I cut them loose, and signed up with an independent…
Read MoreHorsepower
In general terms, “horsepower” is a measurement of how much power an engine can produce. In America, one horsepower is 745.7 watts, or “1 hp.” There’s also “metric horsepower,” which is about 735 watts or so. This is important. Because last Saturday, I went to the harness track with my camera gear, hoping to capture…
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