Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
I graduated from Hamilton College in 1985. I will participate in my 35th reunion this upcoming June. But before that … I want to make my fellow Class of 1985’ers a special offer and challenge. Let me explain. On Friday, November 15, there will be a major college fundraising initiative, which the college is branding…
Read MoreSo I’m driving back from Syracuse last Monday, as part of the proverbial “Drive of Shame” (as I mentioned before, of the nine entries that I submitted to the New York State Fair, only two this year – Farrell in Aerochrome and Mittsu No Yuki – were rejected), and I thought about stopping by my…
Read MoreSpin the clock back to the spring of 1981. My high school guidance counselor is helping me fill out college enrollment applications. He knows I need to get out of Albany and away from my toxic home life. I also know that one of my beloved high school teachers, Bonnie Diefendorf (God rest her soul)…
Read MoreBack in the 1980’s, when I was a student at Hamilton College, we had one of the toughest men’s basketball teams in Division III. Unfortunately, we didn’t get a chance to show off our skills in the Division III NCAA tournament, because we were in a conference called NESCAC (New England Small College Athletic Conference),…
Read MoreIt’s that time of year – when the temperature drops, when the Christmas music plays on the radio, and my alma mater, Hamilton College, contacts me for financial donations. I’m used to this by now. Hamilton never contacts me to ask about how I’m doing, they never contact me to say they liked one of…
Read MoreFrom 1981 to 1985, I spent most of my college time at the studios of our college station, WHCL. 88.7 FM on the left side of your dial, don’tcha know. On occasion, I’ve blogged about the myriad of records we played at that station, as we grew from a five-watt low-power station that nobody could…
Read MoreLast week, I offered up a question to you, my many blog readers. If I were to put my photos and other artworks up for purchase through my own personal site or through an online store, would you purchase them? The overwhelming response was “Yes.” Okay, you responded, so I’m building a store. And the…
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In order to prepare for my summertime super-shot photo in the Adirondacks, I needed a lens that possessed a wider angle than was previously in my arsenal. Right now, my widest camera lens is a Vivitar 19mm f/3.8, which is an amazing workhorse camera lens – but I not only needed a wider lens, I…
Read MoreSo, for all intents and purposes, my bracket got busted. It was busted by Norwich University. You’re looking at your basketball brackets and trying to figure that out. Well, my bracket was the NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey bracket. Follow me here. My college alma mater, Hamilton, was in the NCAA hockey tournament for…
Read MoreCelebrations are in order. For the Hamilton College Continentals not only claimed their first NCAA Div III Men’s Hockey Tournament berth, last night they claimed their first win, with a decisive 3-1 triumph over SUNY-Oswego. Hamilton’s Robbie Murden started the scoring with a goal at 9:30 of the first period; Murden then added a power…
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