Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
As you know, I’ve been tinkering around with my “Salty Mug” series of photos, in which I pour salt and boiling water into a clay mug and wait until the salt permeates through the nooks and crannies and cracks in the mug itself. After a few tries with a few different mugs, I found an…
Read MoreYeah, I really have to think about this one. This Valentine’s Day, Hooters restaurants are offering a very special promotion for those of us who have been dumped, abandoned, rejected, or been the victim of “trading up.” If you order ten chicken wings from Hooters this Sunday, you get an additional ten chicken wings if…
Read MoreIf you want to own a piece of Albany’s cultural history, now’s your chance. Get your disposable income ready. You could own a fish fry sign. Collar City Auctions has consigned to auction off the entire contents of Bob and Ron’s Fish Fry, including tables, chairs, a couple of fryolators, serving trays, everything but the…
Read MoreSian Welby is a television presenter and weather forecaster for several British television networks and shows. She also seems to be blessed with a good sense of humor. So why do I care about a weather forecaster for a British television network? Check out her recent forecast. You can tell that she’s having lots of…
Read MoreCan I ask all of you a favor this holiday season? Just a simple favor. And it would make a little Schenectady girl’s Christmas magical. Background. In May of 2013, a horrific fire in Schenectady’s Hamilton Hill neighborhood killed Michael Terry and three of his children. A fourth child, Terry’s daughter Sa’fyre, barely survived the…
Read MoreThe moon is still high in the sky, a beautiful full moon in all its glory. Meanwhile, I’m scrambling to get to the Empire State Plaza. In the past, I’ve arrived at 330pm and found a line of turkey dinner drivers, all ready to drive Thanksgiving meals to needy families around the Capital District as…
Read MoreFor several years, I freelanced auction recaps and reports for a publication called Antique Week. It was a fun time; I found myself covering auctions and sales throughout New York and New England. One day I’m in Central New York at a farm estate auction; the next day I’m in New York City reporting on…
Read MoreThe other day, my fellow TU blogger Sara Rose Wheeler posted a photo on her Facebook page. The page featured the number of times she heard Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” over her day job’s sound system. And a few days earlier, in conversation, someone told me that they’re in a…
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Follow along with me on this. A couple of weeks ago, I had to purchase some USB flash drives for a project. Figured I’d pick them up at Walmart, since Walmart sells flash drives. Heck, Walmart sells everything. I needed flash drives with lots of storage, not the cheap ones that only store about one…
Read MoreIKEA is a furniture store whose name is Swedish for “two-legged stool.” Or in some cultures, IKEA stands for “We’re missing pieces in the box.” Ha. Well, it’s also one of the largest furniture retailers in the world, and they’re having a grand opening in two weeks at the chain’s new store in Cheras, in…
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