How to get psyched up for a train chase

I don’t know if I mentioned it at some point in time … but in the next few days, I’m embarking on a train chase. That’s right, I’m gearing up to spend two days photographing the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train as it travels through New York.  I’ve mapped out photo locations and destinations, I’ve packed…

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What’s Up in the Neighborhood, November 23 2019

A good and hearty morning to all of you, my good and hearty blog readers.  There’s some amazing articles and photos and blog posts on my blogroll this week, so rather than have me just talk about it … let’s look at them together, shall we? You know the drill – on Saturdays, I step…

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Not just a whistleblower – the story of The Whistler

Imagine, if you will, a radio drama in which the criminal thinks he gets away with it – everybody involved thinks that he got away with it – heck, even the narrator sorta thinks he got away with it – only to have something trip him up in the final moments.  Add some dramatic music,…

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Hey Eric Swalwell … it’s a gas, man …

I get it.  Live television.  Anything can happen.  An actor can flub his lines.  A blouse can pop a button.  A stage hand could walk into frame. And in the case of Rep. Eric Swalwell … well … Watch … and hear … for yourself. In other News a United States Representative farted in mid-sentence,…

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Call Chuckie-Rooter, that’s the name …

Oh man, I’m feeling the need for a beef stew in my mini crock pot.  Got all the ingredients – a pound of diced stew beef, diced onions, diced onions, diced potato, the diced McCormick seasoning packet … All I need now is a cup and a third of water, and let’s make this percolate…

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A revitalization at the Root Glen

Last Monday was Veteran’s Day, the day when we celebrate those who served.  But for me, I was the one that needed a recalibration of my soul.  I was in a very dark place, both mentally and emotionally. For me, that means only one place.  One place to be by myself, to scream and cry…

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