What a great way for couples to meet, for people to get together, for everybody to exercise and dance and have a fantastic time. And it’s starting this Friday night in downtown Troy. I’m talking about the Swing Syndicate. The Swing Syndicate is a new dance studio at 212 River Street, where studio founders Orian…
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A part of Albany was left in Center Tuftonboro, New Hampshire
My Aunt Elaine operates the Golden Past Antiques store in Center Tuftonboro, New Hampshire.Β Her store is near the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee, adjacent to the towns of Wolfeboro and Alton and Laconia. The leaves are changing colors.Β The roads from Troy to Bennington to Lebanon to Ossipee – the easiest way to get from…
Read MoreI’ve done it with many things… but never with my grandfather’s cane.
There are so many different ways some people do it.Β Some do it every day.Β Some do it maybe once a week.Β Some people do it two or three times a day, if they’re really committed and have plenty of stamina. Some people do it in their bed.Β Some people do it at work.Β I’ve…
Read MoreAfter four years, I improved from 6750 to 8703(e) to 9330! It’s a new high score!!
Four years ago, I was absolutely furious with my cell phone and my carrier.Β It had been a hate-hate relationship that had grown over time. It probably began in 2003, when my then-wife Vicki came home one day with some cell phones.Β Three of them, in fact.Β One for her, one for me, and one…
Read MoreCollarworld: A conversation at the Rainbow Bridge
The dog entered through the special swinging door.Β She didn’t know what to expect.Β It was different than anything she ever experienced. “Why am I here?” she asked.Β “And where am I?Β My mistress will be upset if I’m not home to meet her when she gets done from work.” “It is all right,” said…
Read MoreWeek 7 of the 2011 $2,000 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
Well, I certainly wasn’t expecting this. We were playing at Elbo Room last night – Jeremy, Alexis and I – and, after a poor start (we thought Muammar Gadhafi was in his 70’s when he died; apparently he was only 69, so that was a 2-point loss), we had charged up to about third place.…
Read MoreIf you can’t photograph a rainbow… build one.
Last Friday night, as the sun set, I headed toward the parking garage where Cardachrome sits during the weekdays.Β Just as I reach my parking structure, I look up at the rainy sky.Β The rain had subsided, the setting sun was peeking out through the clouds, and – whoa.Β Rainbow. And I’ve got my Nikon…
Read MoreResults of the 2011 St. Agnes Cemetery Photo Contest
Last May, I tried to use my split-film photography techniques in a controlled environment.Β I loaded two of my “experimental” cameras – my Agfa Chief and my Holga – with 35mm splitfilm mixtures, and then took both cameras to St. Agnes Cemetery in Menands. It was a rainy Sunday afternoon, drizzly and gloomy and wet…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Ten Examples of the “Bo Diddley Beat”
I’m just going to say this for the record.Β If Hubert Elias McDaniel could have found a way to copyright the rhythm of his hit “Bo Diddley,” he could have made a large fortune.Β Because that boom, boom boom, a-boom boom – or, if you can read music, this – has been part of rock…
Read MoreOne final chance for The Chance…
I am allowed five attempts each year to try for The Chance.Β If I don’t make it this time, I won’t even be allowed to apply until June of 2012, at the earliest.Β They’ve rejected me four times.Β And I need to make them change their minds about me. So when I heard there was…
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