By now, we’ve all heard about the battle over the name “Washington Redskins” – those who want the team to change that name because the name “Redskins” is offensive to Native Americans, and those who believe that the name “Redskins” actually honors Native Americans. Recently the United States Patent and Trademark Office rejected the trademark…
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Panning for a golden shot
I’ve tested my ASTRO intervalometer, my device that automatically sets my digital camera to take pictures at regular intervals, and have shown the results in this blog. Can I do a time-lapse photo? Yep. Can I take a picture of a bird feeder in an effort to capture some feathered friends in a photo? Done…
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Nicole’s garden and the wild birds
My girlfriend Nicole has actually turned me on to gardening and horticulture. I’ve purchased some plants from Hewitt’s Garden Center, I’ve mulched here and there, and I even helped Nicole transplant some flowers and bushes from one location to another. Not bad for a guy whose previous gardening experience was that I pulled everything out…
Read MoreWhat’s left of 116 Dana Avenue
I’ve been following the news regarding the new construction projects in the Park South neighborhood. Apparently if I read the proposal correctly, two city blocks are going to be plowed over to build new parking garages. One of those areas – the area currently designated as “Phase II” of the construction plans – is currently…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Kurtis Blow versus Whodini!
You know what? I really enjoy classic R&B/influenced 80’s rap music. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Run-D.M.C., the Sugarhill Gang – all very enjoyable for me. So let’s set up five songs from that classic rapper Kurtis Blow, and five songs from the awesome rap trio Whodini. Yep, it’s an old-fashioned rap music battle.…
Read MoreOkay, Mexican Radio, here’s your chance. Impress me.
Let me get something straight. This is not a food blog. I am just as happy eating at Jack’s Oyster House as I am eating at Gus’s Hot Dogs. I don’t put on any high-falootin’ airs or snobbery about eating local or eating independent or eating in one location or another. That being said, I’ve…
Read MoreThe Hoffman’s Playland Experiment
So I’ve been testing out this batch of old, expired GAF Aerial 70mm film for a while. The goal in using this film is to try and get some ethereal, textured imagery that can create an emotional response in what would otherwise be a drab, boring photograph. Now I have plenty of GAF Aerial film,…
Read MoreRemembering Stella
I caught the news this morning. At some point in time, I knew it would happen. That didn’t make the loss any easier to take. Stella was gone. Stella was one of many llamas at Wunsapana Farm, the Altamont-based hobby farm where llamas and other animals live in a peaceable kingdom, enjoying their days and…
Read MoreUpcoming Trask Art Show contains a Dream Window
How would you like to own a Chuck Miller-created Dream Window – and, in turn, help preserve art in Saratoga Springs? Yep, you can do both. Thanks to the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation. The 2014 Trask Art Show and Sale, which benefits the Spirit of Life and Spencer Trask Memorial in Saratoga Springs, will take…
Read MorePlaying Trivia at the Albany Comic-Con
I walked through the convention area, looking at the various artworks and bagged comic books and sculpted figurines and costumed characters – by the way, this year’s cosplayers represented Doctor Who, some Ghostbusters, and I think a couple of Final Fantasy characters. Of course, I’m looking around – maybe I’ll purchase something, maybe I won’t…
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