Two weeks left … and I’m still within shouting distance of the dreaded cut line. I know I’m not going to catch the top three teams – the Dans, the Woo Hoos and the Fist – but there’s still an outside shot of catching Nacho Punch. But what if I don’t? What if I finish…
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My submissions for the 2016 TRASK Art Show and Sale are…
For the third year in a row, I’ve submitted my Saratoga-themed artworks to a special charity auction and art show. The Saratoga Springs Preservation Society’s “TRASK Art Show and Sale” takes place on September 29 at the Canfield Casino, with the proceeds from each item sold earmarked for the preservation of Saratoga Springs’ buildings and…
Read MorePlay-by-play radio announcer calls epic “idiot on the field” broadcast
So last night, I watched the Pittsburgh Steelers completely dismantle the Washington Redskins 38-16. After that exciting game was a veritable snoozefest match, as the San Francisco 49ers pulverized the Los Angeles Rams 28-0. About the only exciting thing about that late-night matchup occurred during the fourth quarter, with the 49ers up 21-0, a red-shirted…
Read MoreThe hecklers who attacked Ryan Lochte on Dancing With The Stars were…
I don’t normally watch Dancing With The Stars, despite the successful appearance of several members of the Pittsburgh Steelers on the show. In fact, I had a better time watching Antonio Brown, DeAngelo Williams and Ryan Shazier completely demolish the Washington Redskins 38-16 last night. That being said, I woke up this morning and saw…
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Third place in a one-horse race?
On Saturday, I drove to Syracuse to pick up my award-winning creation The Cathedral of St. Philco, and the blue ribbon attached thereto. It was a bright spot in what has turned to be a dim Competition Season 2016, with my entries (outside of Altamont) receiving rejection throughout. But hey, I got a big blue…
Read MoreSome post-9/11 memories…
I have two stories to tell. One of the stories took place on the anniversary of 9/11, one only tangentially involves 9/11. So bear with me. The first story takes place on September 11, 2004. It’s the three-year anniversary of that somber date. At the time, I was freelancing for an antiques and auction publication…
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Where do goats and cathedrals go?
By the time you read today’s blog post, I will be on my way to Syracuse, as today is “pick-up day” for my award-winning dollhouse artwork, The Cathedral of St. Philco. And a few weeks ago, I picked up my award-winning photo of the three cute little San Clemente Island goats in a poultry shipping…
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Tying up loose blog post ends…
Over the past seven years, I’ve covered thousands of subjects in this weblog. Many of them are personal; others are tertiary or tangentially connected to life. And as I blog from day to day, sometimes I lose track of some of my blogging subjects. So today’s post will hopefully tie up some of those loose…
Read MoreRaskolnikov and the Colorizebot
As you can imagine, I’ve been having some fun with this layered-film attempt to photograph a switchback road in the Helderbergs. And in doing so, I snagged a great five-layer film shot with my Krasnogorsk FT-2 ultrawide camera (the one I’ve nicknamed “Raskolnikov”). I posted this shot of Intersection 5 on the social media site…
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When “Star Trek” was banned in Albany
On September 8, 1966, NBC aired a new science-fiction television drama. The show, Star Trek, went from a humble hour-long drama to a worldwide phenomenon, with spinoffs, sequels, movies, books, with generations of fans and devotees. On that September evening, NBC broadcast the episode ‘The Man Trap,” on a Thursday night lineup that started with…
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