Every so often, I get this urge to downsize my life. Which, for some odd reason, is why I drove to my college alma mater, Hamilton College, last night. Background. In 1985, after four years of study and struggle, of challenges and character, I received my college diploma from Hamilton’s president at the time, J.…
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“And what have you done with your life, Chuck?”
Oh look, my Hamilton College alumni magazine arrived in the mail yesterday. Every four months or so, I get a glossy magazine from my college, letting me know what’s happened on campus lately, what’s going on with my fellow classmates and graduates, and the like. I always check the main stories in the alumni magazine,…
Read MoreThe Christmas miracle of the five iPads
My friend and fellow Hamilton College alumnae Laurie Northrup posted this extremely heartwarming story on her weblog, The Consumerist. Suffice it to say that someone ordered one iPad from Best Buy for the holidays. Best Buy accidentally sent the customer FIVE iPads. You need to read the Consumerist blog post to find out more about…
Read MoreThe Hamilton “Cool”
Why was the New York Daily News frantically e-mailing me on Wednesday night? It’s not like I was looking for a subscription or anything like that. The newspaper contacted me because they wanted to use one of my photos of the Hamilton College Chapel for an upcoming story – apparently rock singer Jon Bon Jovi’s…
Read MoreDream Window #4: Life Ain’t No Crystal Stair
Sunday, October 28. The pre-Superstorm Sandy sky was surprisingly calm, and I had plenty of shootable 120 camera rollfilm in my freezer. Yep, the freezer is where all photographers should keep their film, so that it can be used without worrying about it going too far past its expiration date. Don’t laugh at me, you…
Read MoreSnowflakes
I know I’ll see them soon. It’ll be one crisp, cold morning, as I wake up, and peek through the Venetian blinds at the window next to my bed. Snowflakes. The tears of angels. The clarions of winter. They’re on their way. That first day will be a test run for them. A few flakes,…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Back when WHCL did it right!!
The other day, I drove to Hamilton College, my alma mater, for an early-morning photo shoot. Although a rainstorm ruined my initial photo plan, I was able to get some indoor photos taken and, as far as I’m concerned, I got what I needed. On the way home, I absent-mindedly tried to turn on one…
Read MoreThe Reunion
It’s Monday morning, and I’m riding a Trailways bus to a New York City reunion. It’s not a long journey, and since I’m not driving, I take pictures with my Nikon D700 out the window of the bus, experimenting with some quick shutter exposures – 1/8000 of sunlight and clouds. Great way to pass the…
Read MoreIt’s a good thing I didn’t do this with the Human League…
My friend Laura Pearle and I go way back in time. She and I attended Hamilton College together – she was Class of 1984, I was Class of 1985. She’s a great person, and we’ve remained in touch to this day. Yesterday, she sent me an e-mail with the headline “bad pun.” The e-mail was…
Read MoreR.E.M., Hamilton College, and me
I searched through every box in my apartment last night. I have to find it for the blog. Did the item get lost in the move? It’s got to be someplace… somewhere… I know I pitched a lot of 45’s out the door when I moved out – a lot of them went to Goodwill,…
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