Hi everybody. While we’re in the middle of celebrating what allegedly is Independence Day Weekend, you know the Saturday routine. This blog takes one day off each week to showcase the writings and photos and thoughts of the bloggers that populate my personal blogroll. So let’s get started, shall we? Have a great weekend, everybody!
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I am the man on Fifth Avenue.
With the passage of H.R. 1, colloquially known as the “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” I now know how I will die. I will die because the hospitals that take care of me either won’t exist any more, or they’ll charge me so much money that I cannot afford to seek medical care. I will die…
Read MoreWay down yonder in the cornfield …
In the late 1960’s, the most popular television show at the time was Laugh-In, a hyper-scattered comedy variety program that mixed surrealism with one-liners and ribald satire. Here’s the first episode of that series, and you can see the lightning as it flashes in the proverbial bottle. Laugh-In proved so popular that other television networks…
Read MoreCaption Time: The guest at my Primary Care visit
Yesterday I went to my primary care doctor for my annual physical. Apparently I’m healthy. Allegedly. I have a couple of upcoming appointments for routine maintenance, as do most people when they are a few years away from potential retirement. But as I waited for my doctor to see me … I noticed something on…
Read MoreThey go on sale at 10:00 a.m. I bet they’re all gone at 10:03 a.m.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are really amazing me in this offseason. Last night they picked up Jonnu Smith and Jalen Ramsey from the Miami Dolphins; they just signed DK Metcalf in the offseason, and somehow they still managed to convince Aaron Rodgers to join up for a one-year stint. Hell, I’m even hearing rumors that they’re…
Read MoreThose rocks are NOT from my head.
My girlfriend has made some major upgrades and restorations to her backyard. What was once a collection of overgrown paver stones that were originally part of her home is now a fully replaced and beautiful concrete pathway. But there’s one portion – a triangular patch between the deck and the back of the house –…
Read MoreThe Pentacon Six TL walks through Congress Park
Come hell or high water, I’m going to make this Pentacon Six TL medium format film camera go through its paces. And with a roll of AGFA Aviphot infrared film in the chassis, and an R72 filter on the lens, I went to Saratoga Springs’ Congress Park for a few shots. And let’s start with…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, June 28 2025
Good morning, good morning, time to rise and shine and enjoy the sunshine. (looks outside) (sees cloudy skies with impending thunderstorms) Yeah, I’m gonna stay local today. Maybe tomorrow I’ll take some photos or something. But today, it’ll just be an easy laid back day that starts with reviewing the great posts and blogs and…
Read MoreWait, the Big E’s photo competition submission date is THIS COMING TUESDAY???
Okay, which one of you messed with my calendars? Here’s how Competition Season is supposed to work. I get my four images ready for Iowa. Then I take a couple of those images, add a few more, get six choices, and submit them for the New York Stater Fair’s photo salon. Then I take the…
Read MoreChecking on the Toll Gate Ice Cream store
The Toll Gate Ice Cream parlor was once a happy place in my life. It was a stop for homemade ice cream and tasty fried foods, all in a quiet, peaceful atmosphere. The building sat at the confluence of New Scotland Road and Route 140 in Slingerlands, and even in my adult years I could…
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