Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
Last week, I received a phone call from DePaula Chevrolet. “Hi Chuck, we heard that your car needs an oil change, can we schedule an appointment to get that taken care of for you?” the voice sweetly asked. Wait a sec. I know it’s time to change the oil on Dracourage … but how did…
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Normally I don’t try to use this blog for fundraising purposes. However, this time I would like to ask for your help. This coming Thursday, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region is hosting their annual “Big Brains Trivia Tournament,” a fundraiser to help the organization and its goals of providing education, assistance, mentoring…
Read MoreHey everybody. I know you’re busy looking through the Times Union’s “Best of the Capital Region” survey / advertising program today, and you’re probably wondering who ended up with the “Best Local Blogger” category. Well, this year there wasn’t a selectable choice in that category, due to the same Times Union staff bloggers finishing 1-2…
Read MoreThere is an old thought that whatever television programs you watched as a kid determines how you grew up. And while I did enjoy my healthy share of Saturday morning cartoons, game shows and sitcoms … Television producer and game show host Chuck Barris could put them all together as one entity. Barris passed away…
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Remember a couple of weeks ago when I drove up to the Adirondacks and retook a picture of a broken bridge in Warrensburg and called it Troubled Bridge Over Water? Of course you do. At the time, I mentioned that I had captured the photo with both my digital and film cameras … but at…
Read MoreDuring my recovery from foot surgery, I set a major goal for the summer of 2017. I needed to return to the Adirondacks – to the newly-opened Boreas Ponds locale in Essex County – and get the most magnificent picture possible. It would be a testament to my recovery from personal struggle and hardship. And…
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During my recovery from foot surgery, I set a major goal for the summer of 2017. I needed to return to the Adirondacks – to the newly-opened Boreas Ponds locale in Essex County – and get the most magnificent picture possible. It would be a testament to my recovery from personal struggle and hardship. And…
Read MoreSo, for all intents and purposes, my bracket got busted. It was busted by Norwich University. You’re looking at your basketball brackets and trying to figure that out. Well, my bracket was the NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey bracket. Follow me here. My college alma mater, Hamilton, was in the NCAA hockey tournament for…
Read MoreI’ve been waiting all week for news. And I’ve been reluctant to find out. Because Friday night was the opening night of the “select show” of the 39th annual Capital District Photo Regionals show. The previous opening, for the salon show, had over 350 photos on display, which the judges trimmed down to about 75…
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There’s something about a winter scene that really captures my imagination. And of late, I’ve been having fun with this restored Kodak Stereo film camera, including packing it with various films and seeing what I can achieve. Last Saturday, as I drove to Thacher Park to attend the opening day of the annual Nature Show,…
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