As part of my duties with the Premier Basketball League, I travel to some of the eight cities that currently host teams (at least to the cities where I can comfortably drive in under 8 hours). So last Thursday, I went to a place called PEPS. No, I’m not hanging out with Salt’s rapping partner. …
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Downtown Albany in XPRO
Every so often, I think about traveling outside the normal, accepted boundaries and rules of film photography. I’ve crammed two rolls of 35mm film into a 120 camera and taken pictures that expose both rolls at the same time. That was fun. I’ve left a camera shutter open for hours so that I could capture…
Read MoreRest in peace, Jim Fisk…
So much of our childhood disappears over time. The friends we made in our young years have shaped our future… but those friendships have become bittersweet memories as time goes by. And today, we lost another one. Rest in peace, Jim Fisk. Fisk was the host of WRGB’s “Breadtime Stories,” a 15-minute children’s program that…
Read MoreDownton Abbey – is this new British period drama better than Upstairs, Downstairs?
This has all the earmarks of a classic battle between two television networks, each showing what essentially looks like the same program – Chicago Hope versus ER; Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories versus the 1980’s Twilight Zone; I Dream of Jeannie versus Bewitched. I’ve previously blogged about the return of Upstairs Downstairs, and it looks as…
Read MorePeaceful winter photography Sunday morning in Vermont
It’s 8am Sunday morning. Before I head on my journey home, I wanted to photograph some beautiful winter scenery in central Vermont. I mean, I’m here in Vermont, I have my Nikon D700 with me, not a good idea to waste an opportunity like this. There’s a river that runs along the Barre main road,…
Read MorePrayers for a Tragedy in Tucson
It’s Saturday afternoon. I’m in Vermont, having lunch at the Soup ‘n Greens in Barre, talking the minor league life with the guys from the Saint John (N.B.) Mill Rats before their game that evening against the Frost Heaves. I went back to the hotel room to gather my gear and catch up on the…
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And it’s time for some Caption Time! Photo by Chuck Miller… caption by you!
Read More“Can I ask you a couple of crazy questions?”
The other day, I related a story about how I was almost sucked into a multi-level marketing scheme. There were several reasons why I didn’t want to get involved in that kind of stuff. Not the least of which was – a few years earlier, I actually participated in one of those programs. Background. It…
Read MoreWeek 17 of the $2,500 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
Well, this is a fine kettle of fish. Due to illness, work-related projects and a trip to Quebec City (me), there wasn’t any Street Academy players at Elbo Room last night. But fear not, O followers of team trivia. General James was kind enough to alert me to the top three, and apparently Team Schooled…
Read MoreTeaching and Inspiration: Remembering Bonnie Diefendorf
There were several teachers at my high school, teachers who inspired and challenged me to never settle for “just good enough.” Eileen Kawola. George Mastrangelo. Peter Balint. Bill Neumann. Ahmad Naqi. Beverly Eisenstadt. Dorinda Davis. Vince Pennisi. Principal Lillian Tillman. Even Big Dave Williams, the toughest hall monitor around. But if I had to select…
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