Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
I’ve had success with my pictures at the Big E – in three previous seasons, I’ve snagged ribbons with seven of my nine photos, including Midnight at the Palace Theater, The Jumbuck and Butterfly and Citrus – but success hasn’t been easy. Unlike all the other photography competitions that comprise my “competition season,” the Big E’s rules…
Read MoreI have a long history with minor league basketball; it started with the Albany Patroons and the Continental Basketball Association; it evolved to a five-year stint with the Premier Basketball League, and continues today as the National Basketball League of Canada commences its fourth campaign. During that time, I’ve had the pleasure of working with…
Read MoreI’m not immune to spambots and cybertrolls. I get plenty of junk mail on both my personal account and from blog comments. Ninety-nine times out of 100, I’ll just ignore the spambot and delete its initial response. This is the 100th time. This one caught my attention. It came to my personal e-mail account, it…
Read MoreA week or so ago, my daughter Cassaundra posted something on her Facebook page – it was a picture of a hoodie that was decorated to look like the main character in the film My Neighbor Totoro. You know what? Her birthday is coming up… so a few moments after she posted the picture of…
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For the first time ever, Elvis Presley’s estate known as Graceland will host an auction of collectible memorabilia, all gathered and cataloged from one of “The King’s” most ardent fans. And if you’re a devotee of children’s television… then you know him. The collection came from Greg Page, an Elvis Presley memorabilia collector who gathered…
Read MoreIt’s Friday morning, and I’m trying to get everything taken care of prior to a weekend vacation with my girlfriend Nicole. Packing – done. Camera batteries charged – done. Now all I have to do is make sure that my 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS – colloquially nicknamed “The “Blackbird” – is all ship-shape for a…
Read MoreHe was a man who turned in his police gear when his best friend, a fellow cop, was murdered. He lost his soul when his wife and child were killed. And from that moment on, Max Rockatansky became his own fighting force, a man with no allegiance, a man in the wasteland. And from one…
Read MoreI make no bones about it. I am a Pittsburgh Steelers football fan, and have been so for my entire life. And when I heard the news about Mean Joe Greene, the fiercest defensive tackle in the history of the franchise, my heart cheered and danced. On November 7, 2014, as the Steelers defeat the…
Read MoreHere we go with yet another round of classic 1960’s and 1970’s pop songs, which at one point in time were international hits or regional hits – but today, they wouldn’t even get a sniff on oldies radio stations. THE CREATION Makin’ Time This little bit of “freak-beat” music has developed a second life; it…
Read More“Vincent?” The king orange tabbycat, who was quietly counting the daisy petals, turned. “Yes, Bate?” “I’ve been thinking,” said the terrier, who survived a horrific existence as a “bait dog” in a dog-fighting ring, before traveling to Collarworld, the afterlife waystation for pets. “How long have you been here?” “It’s been a while,” Vincent purred. …
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