I understand if you’ve never heard of Da Boogie Man. He was a harness horse who raced a few times at Saratoga – I always thought he had a cool name, and was more than willing to put a few dollars on him. In his career, Da Boogie Man raced 45 times, and scattered 11…
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Count every Hallelujah.
There was an old adage among 1950’s-era comic book horror writers. Stories that would normally populate in magazines like Tales from the Crypt would follow the mantra of, “You sharpen the pencils, the pencils sharpen you.” It’s a formula that if you do something bad at the start of the story, something associated with that…
Read MoreHow come none of you told me about LAOGANMA ่ๅนฒๅฆ Chili Sauce?
I personally blame the YouTube algorithm for this. Because if it hadn’t dumped this video in my feed, I wouldn’t have known about this product. Let me explain. Apparently there’s a chili sauce condiment that has suddenly become the new “IT” food. It’s manufactured by a Chinese company called LAOGANMA, and it’s not a super-hot-fire-Carolina-Reaper…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, November 11 2023
Good morning my wonderful blog readers. I’ve added a new blog or two to the blogroll, so hopefully you’ll check those new entries out and see what they have to say. Along with what everyone else has to say this week. And let’s get started. Have a great weekend, everybody!
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for November 10, 2023
The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM. The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. You can also listen to the Nightowl Radio Show, or any show on WHCL-FM, by telling your Amazon Echo, “Alexa, play WHCL-FM.”…
Read MoreThe cheapest and leeriest game shows ever – You Bet Your Ass and Strip Poker
Television game shows don’t have to be all “get the right answer and win a car” serious. Sometimes you can have a successful game show that also plays for laughs. The Gong Show was one such program. So were the 1970’s-era Match Game episodes. Remote Control was also a fun game show in its day.…
Read MoreAlbany Center Gallery gets my first public showing of One Eclipse Over Texas
Every year, the Albany Center Gallery has a “Member’s Show” where artists can feature one artwork apiece. Today is drop-off day at the Gallery, and until last month, I had considered entering my disappearing Christmas tree photo Ran Out of Firewood, or maybe my prism-altered Atomic Tulips. That changed when, three weeks ago, I caught…
Read MoreThe Chuck Miller $100 Art Sale is Back for the Holidays!
Last year, I offered several of my award-winning photos and art projects in a special $100/piece online pop-up store. All you had to do was pick the print you wanted, click on it, pay for it with PayPal, and wait by your mailbox. Simple as that. Well, since last year’s efforts were so successful ……
Read More$20 on his infrared nose
Last Saturday I tested my modified Nikon Df by photographing a park gazebo. And everything worked out well. Now comes the next test. Can I use this to shoot infrared images in an area I previously couldn’t – action sports shots? Let’s see. Saratoga Harness has the trotters running … I checked the lineup, and…
Read MoreMy first test of my full-spectrum modified Nikon Df camera
I’ve owned this Nikon Df for over ten years now. It’s had its share of love and travel. Heck, it even had its shutter replaced a few years ago, and it still fires like a champion. But ten years is a long time for a camera, and after purchasing a second Nikon Df in 2022…
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