The Wings

I have a pair of pilot’s wings. In a long-ago time, airlines actually gave out little trinkets and toys to children during flights.ย  Kids could receive little metal “junior pilot” or “junior stewardess” wings, as a souvenir of a successful flight. Today, I take these pilot’s wings from a little display shelf in my apartment,…

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An open letter to Tim Cook

Dear Mr. Cook: First off, let me say that I do have an appreciation for what Apple has achieved in the last four decades.ย  I’ve owned several iPods and I’ve worked on Apple IIe and Macintosh computers in my time.ย ย  I even own an Apple TV box so that I can purchase my favorite TV…

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From bar trivia to NBC sitcom?

If you know me, you know that I enjoy playing bar trivia, and have done so for many years.ย  I blog about the wins and the losses, I blog about the good times and the rough times. So I was mildly surprised to see that. according to TV Guide, NBC is actually starting work on…

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I took a photo of “Little C”

You always keep your eyes open for a photo opportunity.ย  Because, in all honesty, you might not get a second chance. Background. Over the weekend, I busted out one of my old lenses, my Helios 81-H 50mm f/2 “commie” lens that integrates with my Nikon gear, and took the lens for a little photo walk…

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Bullying with the “ice bucket challenge”

So far, the ice bucket challenge – where people film themselves as they dump buckets of ice water over themselves, all to help raise money and awareness for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and a cure for same – has raised millions upon millions of dollars.ย  Which is a good thing. Sadly, the challenge has also been…

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That was a dirty trick, FedEx

Yesterday, I had to send several of my 16×20 foam-boarded pictures to a charity event in Massachusetts.ย  Yes, the sale of my artworks will help a humane society in Boston.ย  But that’s not why I’m writing this post. Artworks of this size are kinda bulky and difficult to pack; I don’t want my prized artworks…

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The rooster potholders and corn on the cob

Last spring, I was on an early-morning photography trip through Schoharie County.ย  Got a few pictures here and there, and then my tummy started rumbling.ย  And when you’ve got a rumbly in your tummy, you know what that means. No, it doesn’t mean I’m going to get stuck in a hunnytree… I went instead to…

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