Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
I’ve been trying to restore my photo-mojo of late, doing whatever it takes to get my photographic eye back in alignment. And in doing so, I decided to return to some of my earlier photo projects, experiments and excursions.ย Sometimes the experiments worked well; but there were other photo-attempts that I started, got frustrated with,…
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I don’t have a problem with hard work.ย What’s that old saying, “A little hard work never hurt anybody?” Hell, I’ll just Bill Anderson explain all. A little hard work doesn’t bother me.ย Which is why I’ve had no problem assisting my girlfriend Nicole when it comes to gardening.ย Dig out a patch of grass…
Read MoreFirst off, let me start this blog post by stating that I’ve appreciated all the support DePaula Chevrolet has provided to my vehicles.ย They took detailed care of my 1991 Pontiac 6000, and kept it going for longer than that car should have been allowed to live.ย When the car died in March 2010, they…
Read MoreIt’s Monday morning, and I’m getting on the highway as early as possible.ย 6 in the morning is as good a time as any to get on the highway, don’tcha think? I have to pick up my six photos from the New York State Fair.ย Since none of my entries were accepted for display this…
Read MoreNo, I’m not looking to dump ice water on my head.ย Already took care of that, I donated money to the ALS of New York and yesterday they sent me a Lou Gehrig bobblehead doll.ย Nice. No, I’m not looking for a financial donation or anything like that.ย The Blackbird is running quite well, I’m…
Read MoreIf you read today’s headline, you could be scratching your noggin and thinking, “What the hell is Chuck putting together for a playlist today?” Of course, there are some of you will see those words and immediately say, “Oh man, he’s going to do a K-Chuck Radio blog post on the Sweet!” And you would…
Read MoreIn photography parlance, a “teleconverter” is an attachment that can increase the distance of your shot.ย A 2x teleconverter can increase your 50mm lens to a 100mm powerhouse.ย The drawback?ย It can double your size, but it can also double camera shake and vignetting.ย So you have to use it sparingly. Which is why I’ve…
Read MoreClark Henry was an outfielder for the Albany Senators minor league baseball team.ย He played on the Senators squad from 1945 to 1951, and surpassed a .300 batting average in the 1950 and 1951 seasons. I have his signature on a team-signed 1949 Albany Senators Eastern League baseball.ย The ball has turned an orange-amber hue…
Read MoreA few months ago, there was a cable / internet outage in the Town and Village.ย After several calls, Time Warner Cable finally explained that they were working on the outage and should have service restored momentarily. Well, they eventually DID restore service.ย My computer modem flashed its lights, and a connection to my desktop…
Read MoreI saw this video and … let me put it this way. This is beyond disgusting. From what I understand about the whole situation… I’m going to re-paste the pertinent information from this Tumblr page search. Published on Aug 14, 2014 Aaron Hill is a disabled boy in Okeechobee (Fla.) who was lured out of…
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