As you know, I’ve been battling an increase in telephone solicitation calls, including scammers, spammers and slammers. They use spoofed phone numbers to trick people into thinking it’s a local call, or they wait until you answer and then they hang up, which confirms that you’re a real person and would like oodles of cold…
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Half Moon and a Rainbow
Five o’clock and the rains have just washed the Albany area with a sudden shower. And I look. Yes, the sun is setting, and there’s a clear view of the sun past the Empire State Plaza. Which means … there’s a rainbow towards the Hudson River. Now rainbows only last for a few minutes –…
Read MoreThe Ballad of Joe Anoa’i
Last night, I was watching Monday Night Raw – yes, I watch professional wrestling, deal with it – and the first person on my TV screen that night was Roman Reigns. Oh great. Another promo to hype an upcoming pay-per-view. But something was different about Roman Reigns’ appearance that night. He wasn’t wearing his usual…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Seamless segues
I’ve seen these in music videos before … the video director wants to create what looks like a seamless, single take. It might involve the camera panning around, or following the artist from step to step, or maybe just a quick edit that you don’t notice. Fun fun stuff. That, plus a lot of optical…
Read MoreRandom thoughts while working on a new project
So, as the blog headline denotes, I’m currently involved with a new artistic project. It’s a project that I’ve hinted at on my Facebook page, showing snippets and “in progress” photos. But I know that such a project will take months to complete. And I have to find ways to keep my energy up while…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday, October 20, 2018
One number. I played ten Mega Millions lottery tickets yesterday (all Quick Picks), and I hit one number out of all of my entries. So essentially, I won the knowledge that $20 will go to Andrew Cuomo’s discretionary fund. Oh well… live another day. And even if I didn’t win the big bucks, I can…
Read MoreAnd now I hear from BUILT 2018…
I’ve entered my artworks at BUILT, Historic Albany Foundation’s charity fundraising auction, for nearly eight years. Ever since I submitted my first piece, a print of The AGFA Bridge Over Ansco Lake, my artworks have found new “forever homes” with art lovers throughout the Capital District. Earlier this year, I submitted two photos and…
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A brand new opportunity for Infrared Horizon 787
Several months ago, I was driving to Albany via Interstate 787, when I passed by the little clearing between Exits 7 and 6. It was a quick glance to my right, as it always is when I pass this spot on the highway. A little stream, with a scary nightmare tree along its shore. On…
Read MoreSpambots offering driving tips and crappy rap lyrics
Every so often, I’ll go through the spam filter on this blog to make sure nothing that was a REAL comment gets caught in the filter. It happens once in a while, I unspam the comment, it gets posted, all is well with the world. However, on occasion I will read what these spambots are…
Read MoreAchievements in the NBL Canada in Year 8
This November, the National Basketball League of Canada begins its eighth season. There are ten teams in this league – four in Ontario, five in the Maritimes, and one in Newfoundland and Labrador. I’ve worked as their Director of Statistics and Player Clearances since Day 1, and it’s been a great part of my life.…
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