I’m not sure what this McDonald’s drive-through employee expected would pull up to the window. Probably wasn’t expecting to see a Domino’s delivery vehicle. And probably wasn’t expecting that I was in the parking lot and took a picture of this cross-branding meet-up. Okay, it’s a still frame off of my video camera, but I…
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Black Starlight: A Sun Trails Photo
In Greek mythology, the god Helios drove the chariot of the sun across the sky. I don’t presume to be Helios. But I DO have a plan to chronicle the path of the sun across the sky. This took a lot of planning – at least a year. Back then, Greg Dahlmann, the “Greg” of…
Read MoreI want a Fluffernutter and I want it NOW!!
I still remember the sandwiches. They were a staple in our house – heck, I think my entire family ate them at one point or another. And the other day, when I was in the grocery store – I don’t even know why I was walking down that particular aisle in the first place –…
Read MoreBarry Manilow, you ruined my life!!
He’s the Sultan of Schmaltz. His songs are so square, one can divide them by four. It’s rumored that his music was played through loudspeakers in foreign countries to drive dictators out of hiding. And in the summer of 2001, Barry Manilow became a major hot-button topic in my marriage. Background. I was married from…
Read MoreTest Your Skills with the G.E. College Bowl!
Man, I wish a show like this was on the air today. Imagine if you took the top students from Duke and had them face off against the University of North Carolina. No, we’re not talking about a basketball game. Or maybe a matchup between Auburn and Alabama. And no, I’m not talking about football.…
Read More{CUT}+{PASTE}, Kitchen Sinking and the Dogpile
I’ve seen it too often, and with alarming frequency – especially in the blog universe. It’s not fun. Especially if you’re on the wrong end of it. Example. My friend Laura (she’s on the blogroll here as the Venn Librarian) sent me a link about what appears to be a significant controversy in the “young…
Read MoreYou want to sell a 1995 Pontiac Grand Am… all you need are unicorns and a tap-dancing messiah!
My bud Bailey Williams tweeted me this little gem. According to complexrides.com, someone in Seattle wanted to sell a 1995 Pontiac Grand Am. But if you’ve ever seen the bare-bones Craigslist format, you’re not likely to get that excited over the listings. So what this enterprising young soul did was to take pictures of the…
Read MorePrice Chopper and Wegmans… yawn… call me when we get a Grand Union and an A&P.
Again, the Capital District has gone into a tizzy and a topspin. And it all has to do with grocery stores. “Oh my God, we’re getting a second Shop Rite! Praise the Lord, we gotta get there on Opening Day, because if we don’t, the food won’t taste as good!” “Oh my God, Price Chopper…
Read MoreTulips with Kodak and Fuji, Rollei and Nikon…
So over the weekend, I took several of my film cameras – my Nikon F100, my Rolleiflex, and a Nikon EM that I borrowed for the weekend from another project – and packed each one of them with their appropriate rolls of Kodak or Fuji film. Since the tulips bloomed early this season, I knew…
Read MoreThe Black Bridge Photo Project
The following blog post is created in memory of Thomas Warren Belcher III. It’s quiet tonight. An icy, wet quietness that envelops my mind and my soul. And here I am. Standing on the shore of Van Schaick Island in the middle of the night. My Vivitar wideangle lens is strapped onto a Nikon EM…
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