Every so often, I’ll take some photographs with the goal of turning the images into a blog post or two. Unfortunately, not every picture I take merits its own specific individual post. Sometimes I have an idea for a blog post, but it just goes south. While going through my photography archives, I found a…
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Best of our TU Community Bloggers, August 22, 2013: Ten for Thursday
As summer winds down, my enthusiasm for supporting my fellow Times Union community bloggers only grows stronger. If you’re a late visitor to this regular Thursday morning feature, here’s how it came about. For a few years, the Times Union would promote a blogger’s work – either community or staff – on page 1 of…
Read MoreMeeting Walt Frazier for the first time
Today, Walt Frazier will be signing autographs at the new Ollie’s Discount Warehouse in Crossgates Commons. That’s cool. Especially since Walt Frazier was the first professional basketball player I ever met in person. EVER. True story. It’s the spring of 1980, and I was a high school student at the Street Academy of Albany. I…
Read More“Amish Mafia” episode review: Prodigal Son
I’m not interested in having this blog turn into a “dating / relationships” type of blog. However, I would certainly be willing to share dating tips if it would help my fellow blog readers out. Trust me, if you’re looking for that certain special someone, it can be intimidating. So before this week’s “Amish Mafia”…
Read MoreBasketball season begins again in the NBL, eh?
Many of you know that I have different facets in my life. Chuck Miller the writer. Chuck Miller the photographer. And during the winter months, I am Chuck Miller the stat-rat for the National Basketball League of Canada. It’s a gig that I totally enjoy, the people I work with are dedicated to the sport,…
Read MoreThe Black Bridge in a Polar Panorama
I heard the rumor. At first, I didn’t believe it. But apparently it’s true. A construction company is actually restoring the Black Bridge, the former Delaware and Hudson railroad span that once connected Green Island to Van Schaick Island. The tracks were removed many years ago, and the ties disappeared over time, creating huge gaps…
Read More“It’s in the last place that you look.”
Damn it, I hope I didn’t lose that spool of film. Where is it? I have to find it. Please don’t tell me that it completely vanished, that it got lost years ago when I moved to Green Island. I can’t replace it, and I need it right now. Oh, hi there, blog reader. You’re…
Read More“You need some art. Let me help.”
I live in the Town and Village of Green Island. Yes, it’s a town and it’s a village. Don’t ask me to explain. I don’t understand it either. What I do understand is that Green Island has all the qualities of “small-town America” within its borders. Businesses on the north end of the Island take…
Read MorePluck, Luck, and a Jumbuck for Chuck
They say that all good things come to those who wait. They say that hard work and perseverance will pay off in the end. Yeah, I didn’t believe it, either. It’s October 2012, and I’m at the Dutchess County Sheep and Wool Festival in Rhinebeck, hoping that some of my photos would take ribbons in…
Read MoreCaption Time: We’re not a “drive-through” gas station…
So last Wednesday, after filling my car’s gas tank to full, I went into the mini-mart portion of the gas station to purchase some diet cola and some snacks. It was only then that I realized… wait a sec… shouldn’t there be a window there? Well, apparently there should have been. About an hour earlier,…
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