Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
It was early last August, and I knew something was wrong the moment the heartbeat stopped. A quick check. Nothing. I tried other options. Nothing. Not a sound. Not a beat. God, no. Please Lord, no. With all the horrible things in my life that have turned 2016 into a big mucky mess… this can’t…
Read MoreThis is sad. Not just because of the business closing … but because of the way it’s closing. According to the restaurant’s Facebook page, Bob & Ron’s Fish Fry in Latham is closing for good on April 30. https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3D10154683091949119%26id%3D121638739118&width=500 I’m not happy about this. I remember eating at Bob & Ron’s Fish Fry’s Central Avenue…
Read MoreI’m at the doctor’s office. My hand feels fine. Last week, it hurt like hell. Background. Last week, I woke up and my left hand didn’t. My thumb, index finger, middle finger and half of my ring finger felt numb and weak. Okay, okay, I get it. I probably slept wrong the night before. You…
Read MoreYesterday was a very scary moment for me. Let me explain. Yesterday morning, as the snow fell in the Capital Region, I “went fishin’” for the morning – taking pictures at a special location for a year-long project. Got a good photo here, got a swank photo there. Now if I drive up this hill,…
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“Mr. Miller, we need to take X-rays of your teeth this morning.” Great. Put a lead apron on my chest, place some weird metal chew-device in my mouth, aim a long plastic tube-gun at my face, and then BEEP. Repeat times 17. Yep, I’m at the dental practice of Mohler and Choo, D.D.S., getting my…
Read MoreJae Deen and Karter Zaher have a tough task ahead of them. The two Canadian college friends have created a rap group, the Deen Squad, with the hopes of bringing an Islamic twist to their hip-hop music. So far, they’ve had some success, plenty of media coverage and some nice magazine articles to their credit.…
Read MoreThis Saturday, at Revolution Hall in Troy, there will be a special concert and fundraiser in celebration and in memory of Dustin Mele. The Dustin Mele memorial concert and fundraiser will feature such legendary Capital District bands as Super 400, Emerald City, the Ernie Williams Band and many others. The concert will raise awareness and…
Read MoreLast night I spent some time in reflection. I do that when it comes to “window-bashing,” my term for removing the old glass from a future Dream Window artwork. In this case, this particular window frame was coated with dirt and gunk and cobwebs and cracks and flakes and other disgusting thingies. Heck, I think…
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I’ve blogged in the past about how my sainted Grandma Betty used to make the tastiest fried eggs for breakfast. They were delicious and nobody could ever make a better fried egg. But over the past few days, I’ve taken my memories of her fried eggs and turned them into a tasty open-faced breakfast treat…
Read MoreAnd I’m kinda ashamed of myself right now. I promised I would never do this. At least not for a few more years. But I did it. And at the time, I really didn’t consider what I did to be wrong. Nobody stopped me. Nobody questioned my motives. I mean, there’s rules. And those rules…
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