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It was available and it was tempting. Very tempting. I had an opportunity to purchase a Mamiya medium format Universal Press camera, which would have allowed me to use 120 rollfilm with the same feel as if I was shooting with 35mm film. And it also came with removable backs, which meant I could load…

It took four years and a Presidential election, but I have finally ended my L.L. Bean boycott. This blog post explains why I initially went on such a boycott. But in a nutshell, one of the Bean family members donated a ton of money to Donald Trump’s election SuperPAC, and Trump used his Twitter feed…

So things take a while for me. It happens. I’m a creature of habit. Let me explain. In 2010, I was going through a divorce. Of course, with a divorce, there is the necessary dividing-up of items. It involved me moving out of the Pine Hills home I shared with my soon-to-be-ex-wife, and into a…

I don’t like hospitals.  And I hate medical procedures. My last memories of loved ones are in hospitals.  And every time I go under the anesthesia, I worry if this might be the time when I go from St. Peter’s to Saint Peter. So why, in the name of all that’s holy, am I not…

In one of his daily briefings, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo grumbled that it’s hard to get some people to wear face protection when they go outside.  Social distancing, and all.  So one of his daughters asked if there was a way to get people to wear masks – by encouraging those who DO wear…

Yesterday, I wrote a blog post about those cretins and cruds who would disrupt and take advantage of others during this COVID-19 war.  It’s the equivalent of the old “war profiteers” who hoarded vital supplies and the jacked up the prices to sell them to those in need.  Ugh. Today, I want to share a…

This won’t be a very long blog post.  But it is an important one. Yesterday, I offered five of my artworks to you, my wonderful blog readers, with the proviso that you could receive an artwork if you donated $50 or more to your local food bank or pantry.  Food banks and pantries are under…

Liz Joy and I have known each other for a very long time, back when we were both bloggers for the Times Union.  She’s currently running for the Congressional seat currently held by Paul Tonko, and although her policies and my policies are different, I wish her the best of luck in her campaign. On…