I had five heart attacks last night during the Steelers-Baltimore game. I’m fine now.

Steelers-Ravens. Yinzers versus Ratbirds. Their multi-year MVP QB against our multi-year MVP QB. And trust me, my blood pressure bounced up and down more often than the percolator on an old coffee pot. Let’s see. First score by Baltimore. Then we got stuck in a series of 3-and-outs. Then Baltimore snagged a field goal. Then…

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The television pilots of the Three Stooges

The Three Stooges are motion picture comedy icons. No argument on that one. Their Columbia two-reelers spanned from the 1930’s to the late 1950’s, and their popularity increased with repeated television broadcasts. The Stooges also made several full-length motion pictures, including Have Rocket Will Travel, The Three Stooges In Orbit, and The Outlaws IS Coming.…

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What’s Up in the Neighborhood, January 3 2026

It’s a new year, it’s a new blog, and a new resolution of sorts. This morning, I’m currently backing everything on my computers and flash drives onto a 16TB external hard drive. Then I’ll put all the flash drives and backup drives in storage, and this way my materials will remain protected over time. It’s…

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Dynamic Shadowing at the Pharmacy

Another day, another trip to the local pharmacy to update my medications. It’s already been a miserable week; what with a local snowstorm knocking out power in my neighborhood; one of my diabetes medicines suddenly needing a new type of insurance approval; and a few other pounds of Earth dumped upon the back of my…

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Easy New Year’s Resolutions for 2026

Yawn. What time is it? (checks watch) Oh, come on. It’s too early. Gotta go back for another 40 winks. Nope. Let’s get moving. Blog post won’t write itself. This is Chuck-powered, not AI-powered. 2025 had its ups and downs, for sure. Near the end of the year, however, it turned into a chaotic mess.…

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A reclaimed thermometer art project

During the post-Thanksgiving shopping weekend, one of my friends alerted everyone on Facebook to his warehouse sale. It’s the kind of pop-up where you go through a warehouse, maybe you find furniture or shelving or antiques or some other bric-a-brac. He’s a good guy, I figured there might be something worth checking out. I eventually…

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The Latch Hook Covered Bridge project as of November 28, 2025 – NOW IT’S DONE!

Remember that covered bridge latch hook project i worked on for the better part of a year? You know … this one?? Technically, all the stitching and hooking and yarning that took all year is complete. But I still had to take care of one small feature. I had to reinforce the sides. And that…

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What’s Up in the Neighborhood, December 27 2025

Hi everybody, hope you had a good holiday this week, and are ready to face the world. I’m staying inside today – there’s plenty of snow outside and I don’t feel like chancing a trip on the slippery streets. So I’ll stay in and blog about this week’s great articles and photos on my personal…

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