Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
There is a part of me that, when my emotions are low, I try to find a way to combat the lowness. And although I haven’t done it as much of late … it’s time to break out the camera and take a walk. And for me, the walk yesterday was in the Adirondacks. Just…
Read MoreGood morning, class. You most likely do not have school today, due to the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah. That holiday is the start of the Jewish New Year, a time of celebration and anticipation of the future. Today, however, is also a day of mourning and remembrance of the past. You know this day. …
Read MoreYesterday, Nike released an advertisement in which they supported NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s protests against police brutality and the assaults on black men. Kaepernick’s message is important and all should hear it. It should not be twisted into a “Kaepernick doesn’t support the flag” because that’s not what he’s saying. It should not be corrupted…
Read MoreYesterday I turned 55 years old. 55 years on this planet. Wow. I’m freakin’ old as hell. What does it mean to turn 55? Well, I didn’t celebrate it in the blog yesterday, mostly because it was Saturday and I felt it was more important to share my “7 and 7” Saturday blog recap post…
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Good morning. I have to write this blog post early, because by the time you read it, I’ll be on the highway to Syracuse. Let me explain. The New York State Fair requires that all non-accepted entries for the photography competition be claimed today. Of the six entries I submitted for 2018, three of them…
Read MoreLast night, I came home after a big trivia win at Rivers Casino – I was the only one who knew the answer to the final question regarding the year the last episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show aired – 2011 – and my Rivers gift card collection is now $100 fatter. It’s pouring rain…
Read MoreI am normally a very open-minded person when it comes to Facebook. My friends have differing opinions and ideologies, and they post them on their Facebook walls. I don’t have to agree with what they say, and they don’t have to agree with me. Yesterday, I unfriended a longtime Facebook friend. The comment made? “If…
Read MoreI remember the moment clearly. It was the spring of 2014. I was visiting the Albany Center Gallery; my photo The Jumbuck, a profile shot of an Icelandic sheep, was my first-ever acceptance into the Capital District Photo Regionals. Man, what a great moment. What an accomplishment. Then I received the text. “Dad died. Don’t…
Read MoreOn my way back from a photo shoot yesterday, I stopped at a country restaurant for lunch. It was a packed restaurant, but the waitstaff were moving quickly and all customers were greeted in plenty of time. And I was hungry. Food time it is. I sat at the counter. A young waitress – I…
Read MoreThere’s a tremendously sinister wave in our world. It’s the shaming wave. It’s the superiority complex wave. It’s the “I’m better than you and you need to listen to me because I’m right and you’re wrong” wave. Ugh. Think about this. Think about the time you saw someone or heard about someone’s background, and already…
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