I don’t know why I picked this day of all days to search the vintage newspaper archives. But I haven’t done one of these “When It Played in Albany” blog posts in a long time, so let’s travel back 50+ years and see what was showing on the big screens. And back in 1972, the…
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Those “thoughts and prayers” finally worked, didn’t they?
Yesterday. Winder, Georgia. Another city. Another town. Another school. Another Columbine. Another Stoneman Douglas High. Another Robb Elementary. Another and another and another. In Washington, D.C., a Republican Congressman spent the night in his Congressional office. He got down on his knees and prayed. I can imagine what he said when he heard about the…
Read MoreWorking in the Morning
I drove to Springfield, Massachusetts yesterday to drop off my two three items at the Big E’s Creative Arts competition. Simple as anything. Drive up to the fairgrounds, park near Storrowtown Village, walk to the New England Center, hand the receiver my entries, receive my claim checks and tickets to the Big E, and all…
Read MoreThe Saratoga Race Course in infrared
Yep, that’s me, waiting in line to get into the Saratoga Race Course for the final day of the flat track’s summer horse race meet. Yep, that’s me muttering under my breath about paying $20 for parking and then seeing a $10 admission fee just to get onto the grounds. Yeesh. Like I really need…
Read MoreJourney to the Center of the Earth – are you sure Jules Verne had a hand in this?
Follow along with me. It’s Saturday morning, you’re grabbing a bowl of Frosted Flakes and plopping yourself in front of the television while your parents get a late sleep. And right off the bat, one of the shows you watch features an episodic, formulaic science-fiction show that takes VERY literally the Jules Verne fantasy story…
Read MoreRecycling the un-recyclable
We live in a world where many of the products we use for convenience and food safety – everything from potato chip bags to shampoo bottles – are, surprisingly, not recyclable through normal means. Potato chip bags, for example, are actually made from a combination of aluminum and plastics, and separating those elements into recyclable…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, August 31 2024
Good morning, my wonderful blog readers. It’s Saturday, it’s the last day of August, and I’m finishing up my morning routine. Just took care of my laundry before I write today’s blog, and I’ll drop off my empty bottles and cans to the recyclers AFTER I write today’s blog. But between the laundry chore and…
Read MoreNew drive-in speaker YouTube video … this time, with color changing paint!!
The more I work on these drive-in speaker restoration projects (and the more YouTube videos I make from these restoration projects), the more fun I have with them. And this time, I went into the realm of color-changing paint. Let me explain. In 1998, Ford created a special hue called Mystic Chrome, a paint which…
Read MoreFreelancing isn’t free any more.
True story. Many, many years ago, I did some freelance work for a minor league sports website called MinorLeagueNews.com. There was lots of promise of payment for my work, and all that “talk” amounted to nothing in my pocket. Apparently they also violated a few rules regarding reprinting photographs on their website without compensation or…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The Surgeon General won’t like this…
It’s not as popular in popular song as it once was, but pop hits that involved smoking, or using cigarettes or cigars as a metaphor, were once as prevalent as modern country songs that mention whiskey. So for today’s K-Chuck Radio broadcast, let’s crack open a hard pack, flippo da zippo, and enter the world…
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