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.” (Bravo!) Stephanie Snyder’s “A Professor’s…
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Results from the 2013 Altamont Fair photo contest
Every August, I invest everything I have into this local fair. 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. And I don’t think people understand how important this fair is to me. All they see is just…
Read More“Amish Mafia” episode review: Wayward Sons
That’s right, they’re back. 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. And if we also add that crazy cast of plainfolk, including distaff schemer…
Read MoreMy 2013 Altamont Fair photography entries are…
It’s Tuesday morning. This is the day. This is my chance to find out how my pictures did this year at the 2013 Altamont Fair Photography Competition. And to say I’m nervous is to underestimate my feelings. Trust me, this isn’t being played up for blog drama. This is where I measure my work against…
Read More“Amish Mafia” epsiode review: The Resurrection
Yes, I know that a new season of Amish Mafia, the show that purports to shine a light on a secret society in South Central Pennsylvania’s “plain” community, premiers this Tuesday. However, that didn’t stop the Discovery Channel from putting together a quick “here’s what you missed last season” recap and promoting it as a…
Read MoreGrandma Betty is looking out for me again
Sunday afternoon. I’m driving to Altamont with four framed photographs in my car. I’ve taken care of every possible scenario. All the pictures are framed and wired up and ready. I’ve selected my best photos. And I’m arriving as early as possible, so that I can park near the Art Center and unload my pictures…
Read MoreThe Jumbuck and the Loophole
Remember this picture I took last year? Yep, it’s the Icelandic sheep that I nicknamed the “Jumbuck,” an Australian slang term for sheep. I’m definitely entering the Jumbuck in various photo competitions this year, that goes without question. And in searching for various competitions this year, I looked over the rules and regulations for the…
Read MoreThe best Three Stooges shorts of all time
A great man once said that the three most important men in American history were George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Moe Howard. And if you don’t know who Moe Howard was… then spread out, numbskull, or I’ll gouge yer eyes out. I enjoy watching Three Stooges clips. I think I’ve seen all 190 of the…
Read MoreMore fun with a Trio3D camera
Just because I don’t use a camera for a while, that isn’t necessarily the same as abandoning the camera. And, for the purposes of today’s blog, that includes my Trio3D triple-image film camera. Take a look. That’s right. It has three lenses. The Trio3D camera was designed to capture three simultaneous images, and then the…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, August 8, 2013: Ten for Thursday
So you’re probably wondering… “Chuck, do you actually READ these blogs that you’re promoting every Thursday in your own TU blog?” And I respond… “You betcha.” See, the basis of this regular blog feature is to share the best work of my fellow TU community bloggers. I’m not just going through the blogs and picking…
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