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A couple of weeks ago, my daughter Cassaundra acquired a small resin statue.   And if I know my daughter, she can find a way to channel whatever is going through her mind and through her heart, and turn it into something beautiful. I don’t know where she got the statue.  I don’t even know what…

It’s Sunday night, Monday morning.  In less than 24 hours, my daughter Cassaundra will be on a plane, returning to Washington State. The visit meant a lot – but it went by too quickly. And it’s 1:30 in the morning, and neither of us can sleep.  Cassaundra’s watching the second season of Once Upon a…

When did I make this owl?  I have no idea.  And no, Stephanie Snyder, you can’t have it.  Sorry. All I know is that at one point in time, this little ceramic craftpiece was a gift I made for my Grandma Betty.  I remember taking a quickie picture of this owl for former Times Union…

Today’s post is written by my daughter, Cassaundra Miller, for Father’s Day.  Hope you enjoy it.  Meanwhile, I’m going to sleep in today.  It’s Father’s Day.  I have the right to do so. ===== Mr Miller? The doctor asked in a nervous voice. He had been staring at this man pacing around the waiting room.…

Hi.  Welcome to my blog.  My name is Chuck Miller, and I’ve been a part of the Times Union family of community bloggers since August of 2009.  In that timespan, I’ve written more than 1,800 blogs on everything from photography to trivia, from the highs and lows of my life, from every triumph and stumble,…

A few days ago, I received word from my daughter Cassaundra that she and her girlfriend Katie were going to spend the Christmas holidays in Memphis. “Make sure you visit the Sun Studios,” I said.  “And don’t forget a trip to Graceland.” Eventually Cassaundra and Katie made it to the Sun Studios, and according to…

My daughter Cassaundra posted this message on her YouTube channel. In this instance, I wanted to share her thoughts with all of my blog readers on this Sunday morn.

With the exception of some special gifts for some special people, and at least one mystery person that I’m giving a gift to as part of Reddit’s “Secret Santa 2012” exchange, I’ve decided that the only “big” gift I’m sending is to my daughter Cassaundra, who lives 3,000 miles away in Washington State. Granted, I’m…

While everybody is dealing with the 2012 Presidential election hangover – many of you are still applauding, some of you are still grimacing, others are still ambivalent – I’m thinking about something else. Because around this time last year, I came very, very close to every parent’s worst nightmare. I thought I might be attending…

It’s Saturday night and I’ve been battling this nasty cold for a few days now.  AH CHOOO Oh man.  Sorry about all that sneeze-snot on the inside of your computer monitor.  I’ll get it cleaned up. Anyways… so while ingesting some bowls of hot chicken soup, I started experimenting with the laptop computer I bought…