Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
As you are aware, I am a big fan of the Jericho Drive-In and what they’ve done over the years. Not just satisfied with being a decent outdoor movie getaway in the Capital District, the Jericho has opened up an ice cream shop (Twist), they’ve opened their drive-ins for fundraisers and charity events, and now…
Read MoreGood morning, good morning, it’s a beautiful day outside and you need to get your Vitamin D, so go outside and play. Yeah, that sounds like your parents kicking you out of bed and out of the house for the day, right? But before you go outside and play, at least take a moment and…
Read MoreEvery year, the New York State Fair offers some abnormally insane “fair food,” a melange of meats and cheeses and sugars and deep-frying. A few years ago, it was the Defibrillator, a beef patty with bacon and fixings, wrapped between two grilled cheese sandwiches. A couple of years ago, it was deep-fried matzo balls at…
Read MoreMy regular blog readers will know that I detest robocalls, spambots, telemarketers and cold call swindlers. I detest them with the same loathing and hatred shared only by those who are dragged to a Smash Mouth / Nickelback concert tour. That’s why I’m excited to hear that Bill H.R. 3375 – the “Stop Bad Robocalls…
Read MoreI hadn’t planned on watching Netflix yesterday – but I was looking for something that I could watch while I was doing something else. And what I found on Netflix was a rather intriguing documentary. The film, Jack of All Trades, is a documentary about the son of a baseball card store magnate and how…
Read MoreI couldn’t sleep. So I took a pack of old Kodak Instamatic 126 film into my dark room (which also doubles as my bathroom after midnight), cracked open the Instamatic cartridge, and rolled the film into some medium format backing paper. I’ll use this for a future photo shoot, somewhere down the road. But while…
Read More“Hi, and welcome to the new Rivers Sports Book, what would you like to bet on?” Yes, I tried to make a bet yesterday at Rivers. It did not go well. Me: “Do you take bets on basketball?” Rivers: “Yes we do, sir, what would you like to bet on?” Me: “I’m going to put…
Read MoreI think that Batman: The Animated Series was one of the best made-for-TV cartoons ever produced. The show featured amazing artwork, detailed storylines, and character concepts that just completely worked. Plus, Kevin Conroy’s gravel-throated voice of Batman set the standard for future animated Batman projects. And a character from that original TV series – the…
Read MoreThis heat wave is brutal right now. So writing a blog post at 3:30 in the morning is a great way to circumvent that. Also, when you wake up, the blog post is ready for you to read and enjoy the postings and writings of those from my personal blogroll. Oh yeah, and drink lots…
Read MoreI definitely enjoy watching professional wrestling. It’s a fun diversion in life. And currently I’ve been hooked on the antics of a pair of wrestlers who call themselves the IIconics. These two wrestlers – Peyton Royce and Billie Kay – fought their way up from a small independent Australian wrestling company, through different American wrestling…
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