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.ย Trust me, if you’re looking for that certain special someone, it can be intimidating. So before this week’s “Amish Mafia”…
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Basketball season begins again in the NBL, eh?
Many of you know that I have different facets in my life.ย Chuck Miller the writer.ย Chuck Miller the photographer. And during the winter months, I am Chuck Miller the stat-rat for the National Basketball League of Canada.ย 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.ย At first, I didn’t believe it.ย 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.ย 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?ย 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.ย I can’t replace it, and I need it right now. Oh, hi there, blog reader.ย You’re…
Read More“You need some art. Let me help.”
I live in the Town and Village of Green Island.ย Yes, it’s a town and it’s a village.ย Don’t ask me to explain.ย 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.ย 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.ย 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.ย About an hour earlier,…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, August 15, 2013: Ten for Thursday
Get up, stand up… stand up for your fellow Times Union community bloggers. Read their articles and blog posts, they’re worth your time and your attention. And this week’s bushel of bounty includes: Liz Lemery Joy’s “Joy In These Days” blog: “Careless: throwing family onto front page without any facts.”ย (Bravo!) Stephanie Snyder’s “A Professor’s…
Read MoreResults from the 2013 Altamont Fair photo contest
Every August, I invest everything I have into this local fair.ย Every August, I pick the images that I think have the best chance of garnering support, and bringing them to the Art Center on Sunday afternoon.ย And I don’t think people understand how important this fair is to me.ย All they see is just…
Read More“Amish Mafia” episode review: Wayward Sons
That’s right, they’re back.ย Season two officially begins. Yes, folks, it’s now time once again for the wacky adventures of Lebanon Levi and his cadre of footsoldiers: moody Mennonite sharpshooter Jolin Zimmerman, soft-spoken muscleman Alvin Lentz and dumber-than-a-bag-of-wet-mice footsoldier John Freeman Schmucker.ย And if we also add that crazy cast of plainfolk, including distaff schemer…
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