Tougaloo College, known as an HBCU (Historically Black College / University), sits in the heart of Jackson, Mississippi. Tougaloo College is also the learning institution where in 1961, nine of its students participated in a “read-in” protest at Jackson’s “whites-only” municipal public library. The students, later known as the “Tougaloo Nine,” were arrested for simply…
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Returning to Bachelor Laundry.
A long time ago, I joked about doing “bachelor laundry,” a concept where I would joke about jamming everything in the washer, pouring a whole bottle of whatever cleaners I deemed necessary, and running through the most clothes-damaging steps to scare someone else into saying, “Don’t do your clothes that way, here, let me do…
Read MorePete Rose does NOT belong in the Hall of Fame. Ever.
Pete Rose, the most prolific hitter in Major League Baseball history, passed away earlier this week. He was 83. The man nicknamed “Charlie Hustle” played the game with an unmatched intensity. He would sprint to first base after drawing a walk at the plate. He once ran full-speed around the bases in an All-Star Game…
Read MoreWhy did none of you tell me about Colin From Accounts?
Maybe it’s because I have a high bar for televised situation comedies. The characters work best in a presumably believable relationship, and the situations for each episode must make some sort of logical sense. All In The Family worked for me, so did M*A*S*H* and Cheers and The Big Bang Theory. And I also have…
Read MorePro tip – Infrared photography does not work on doggos.
Yesterday, I took a walk around the Town and Village. It’s another test of my infrared-modified Nikon Df camera, and I figured I’d try to get a few more choice shots in that might be worth submitting for that Kolari Vision infrared competition. And as I turned the corner – looking for various trees and…
Read MoreSo what’s this deal with YouTube and SESAC?
Yesterday evening, I received a message regarding one of the blogs I feature on my weekly blogroll. In J. Eric Smith’s review of his favorite Cure songs, apparently several of them were suddenly blocked due to this message. And this block isn’t just limited to songs by The Cure. In fact, much of Green Day’s…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, September 28 2024
Hi everyone. Hope you’ve got a good weekend planned, and that those plans of course include checking out the bloggers and writers and photographers that currently populate my personal blogroll. Check them out this week, you will certainly like them. Have a great weekend, everybody!
Read MoreVerizon: “Your check is in the mail. Maybe. At some point. I guess.”
Long-time readers of this blog know that for many years, I used Verizon as my cell phone provider. It wasn’t by choice. My ex-wife signed up with Verizon when we first needed cell phones, she got the “good” cell phone, I received the one with the antenna and the wonky ringtone. I kept Verizon after…
Read MorePlanning a foliage run
I live near three amazing foliage “destinations,” if you will. To my north are the Adirondacks, to my east are the Berkshires, and if I go northeast, there’s the Green Mountains. And I’ve had reasonable success in capturing breathtaking fall foliage in all three locales. This year, I want to capture some breathtaking fall foliage…
Read MoreMy entries for the 2024 Kolari Vision infrared photo competition
Every two years, Kolari Vision – the good people who converted one of my Nikon Df cameras into an infrared-dedicated shooter – offers an infrared photography contest, where winners receive Kolari Vision gift cards and plenty of publicity. And since the contest is open to all types of infrared photography, not just products promoted or…
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