Back in 2009, when I first signed on with Facebook, I just figured it was another social media outlet, an alternative to the optical nightmare that was MySpace.ย Eventually, I made several friends on Facebook, and everything was well.ย Today, I’m up to nearly 300 Facebook friends, and I’m happy with that amount. A year…
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Remembering Carnevale’s Supermarket
Between 1970 and 2010, my high school, the Street Academy of Albany / Harriet Gibbons High School, made its home in several different buildings. ย Beginning inย ad hoc locations in South Pearl Street, spending a couple of years on Columbia Street, then over a decade in Arbor Hill at the intersection of Clinton Avenue and North…
Read MoreFather’s Day guest post by Cassaundra Miller
Today’s post is written by my daughter, Cassaundra Miller, for Father’s Day.ย Hope you enjoy it. ย Meanwhile, I’m going to sleep in today. ย It’s Father’s Day. ย I have the right to do so. ===== Mr Miller? The doctor asked in a nervous voice. He had been staring at this man pacing around the waiting room.…
Read MoreAnswering the challenge: sสษวl ววษนษฅส ษฅสฤฑส uษนnส สษฅฦฤฑษน ษ
Fellow photographer Bennett Campbell has taken a keen interest in my slitscan pictures, noting that the photos I’ve posted – harness races, baseball pitchers – have all been shot with action traveling from left to right. ย Here’s his comment: Interesting that [Tom] Dahlinโs photo faces left. As youโve figured out by now when you crank…
Read MoreWhat amusement park would you bring back?
With the latest news that Hoffman’s Playland on Route 9 in Latham is offering their land for sale – and by the way, there’s a Facebook page dedicated to saving that amusement park – I started thinking about all the great amusement parks, zoos, getaway places that were so close to the Capital District. ย Just…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Up, Up and AWAY!!
Okay, there’s this movie coming out this weekend. ย You know… Man of Steel. ย Another retelling of the legend of Superman. ย Ought to be a good film. But this isn’t my movie review piece of the blog. ย This is the K-Chuck Radio piece of the blog. I’m not concerned about how the film will do at…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, June 13 2013: Ten for Thursday
It’s Thursday, and you know what that means. As the Times Union’s print edition continues to ignore the efforts of our community bloggers at the expense of promoting their staff bloggers, once again I issue the clarion call and support my fellow hardworking community bloggers. So it’s my pleasure to show ten more examples of…
Read MoreEvan Welcher shot a dog to save $350
Let me introduce you to Evan Welcher of Arcadia, New York. ย Nice upstanding citizen, eh? Not really. ย As far as I’m concerned, this is the front-runner for the most disgusting slimeball of 2013. Because a couple of weeks ago, he killed his dog. With a rifle. Shooting at the dog five times. You heard me.…
Read MoreBye-bye CVS, hello Walgreens!
My love-hate affair with the one-hour photo studio at CVS has been well-documented in this blog. ย ย A few years ago, after one of their techs told me, “Oh yes, we can develop black and white film,” he proceeded to destroy a roll of efke film by washing it in C-41 chemicals. ย To CVS’ credit,…
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What do you do with a codfish box?
It’s not very big, maybe about three inches deep and six inches wide. There’s a brand stamped into its sides.ย “Absolutely Boneless // Windsor // Georges Codfish.”ย At one time, codfish fillets were sold in little wooden boxes.ย The boxes were either thrown away or used for storing small items like nails or pennies. The…
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