Think about that headline for a couple of moments. From the day you hold your newly-born son or daughter in your arms, you are a parent. For all that that entails. You are a parent when those first steps are taken. You are a parent when they discover that crayons and wallpaper go together. You…
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Could Lancaster County, Pa. cancel Amish Mafia?
There are several reasons why television shows get cancelled. The show doesn’t generate enough viewers to be profitable. A major character leaves the program and the show can’t continue on its original trajectory. And then there’s the situation involving my favorite trash-reality TV series, the one that takes the Plain folk in Lancaster County, Pa.…
Read MoreChuck’s Hopeful Attempt Never Ceased, Ever.
I have to take this moment right now and admit that I failed. I thought I kicked an addition, I thought that I had enough strength and fortitude and will power to keep from getting sucked into this painful, brutal, soul-sucking addiction. But even with all that, I came out of it as a better…
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Ferris and Flourescence
One of the first “fun” things that new photographers often try, in an effort to have some fun with their camera gear, is to capture a long “light trails” exposure at an amusement park or fairgrounds. I did that many years ago at Altamont, “The Orbiter” was one of my early successes. If you’re going…
Read MoreThe Mattel Thing-Maker: Playing God with Plasti-Goop
NOTE: I wrote this article for the August 2007 issue of the Journal of Antiques and Collectibles, and am reprinting it here for your enjoyment. During the 1960s, the Mattel Toy Company created a special “molding toy,” which allowed children to pour a plasticized polymer into a special mold, heat the mold, cool it, and…
Read MoreTwo and a half items accepted?
I’ve been a member of the Photo Center of the Capital District for the past three years. It’s a fun group, you learn a lot of things, you can improve your craft and your skill sets. And every year around this time, the Photo Center hosts its annual Members’ Show. The members submit up to…
Read MoreSid and Marty Krofft expanded my mind
Their shows were considered trippy, surreal, unique. Their programs inspired me to create and write, to test the limits of my very young and impressionable mind. Eventually I wrote a cover story for Toy Collector Magazine on the history of their programs, and actually interviewed two of their shows’ most popular stars for the article.…
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Why I photographed the Olympic Bar sign at 1 in the morning…
My June 2014 shot of the distressed Olympic Bar sign is now illuminated. And by “illuminated,” I mean that the photo now lights up. For real. No kidding. Check out the blog and see how I did it.
Read More“Who are you calling ‘elderly,’ Miller?”
Boy, did I step in the steaming pile. Yesterday, in my blog, I referred to a woman, who looked as if she was in her mid-50’s, as “elderly.” And what happened? I got a swift lecture by my blog readers for combining that age bracket with that term. Yeah, maybe I am thinking that someone…
Read MoreThe elderly woman in the purple blouse
Yesterday I had to travel to New York City for some business projects. Rather than drive all the way down and all the way back, I rode Amtrak. A little relaxation, a little scenery, this that and the other thing. Plus, as I’ve said in this blog previously, I come from a long line of…
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