One of my all-time favorite comic strips is the classic Little Nemo in Slumberland, the 1910-era full-color fantasy by legendary artist Winsor McKay. In the series, Nemo enters a magical world of fantasy and imagination, only to be awakened in the comic strip’s final panel – as he realizes that his magical world was only…
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Week 13 of the $2,500 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
In the 1980’s, there was a running joke about the NHL playoffs – with 21 teams in the league and 16 teams invited to the playoffs, it seemed as if the regular season was designed to eliminate the Winnipeg Jets from the postseason. This is what is currently happening in the current iteration of the…
Read MoreKeeping a 40-year-old promise
“I want to buy that picture.” That unsolicited statement was an unexpected beam of hope in what was one of my dreariest, most miserable days this summer. One of my blog readers actually wanted to purchase my diamond-framed picture of Nipper’s Polar Panorama – the one that I exhibited at the “you didn’t win anything,…
Read MoreMessing with Agfa Scala black and white slide film
Unlike my year-long love affair with Kodachrome, I’m not feeling the same amount of love for another slide film. Not that I didn’t try to feel something emotionally for it – I’ve grown to like working with slide film, and I thought this type of slide film might be just as interesting to work with…
Read MoreChristmas in Iverhill: The Green and Orange Flag
NOTE: To read Chuck Miller’s book “The Robins of Iverhill: A Minor League Fairy Tale,” as well as the short stories in the “Christmas in Iverhill” series, visit this link. Friday, December 21, 1973. Magedoma Lumber, the last major employer in the town of Iverhill, had already shut down for the day, with only a…
Read MoreTrivia Perfection at Brown’s Brewing
I’ve played trivia at Brown’s Brewing in Troy for two years. I played at Brown’s when the trivia competition was a 60-question game on Wednesday nights, when Ryan West was the host. I played there when Zach Hilton took over for Ryan, and it was at that time that my trivia teammates, Jeremy McNamara and…
Read MoreThe Facebook Cartoon Profile Show, and why I chose Davey and Goliath for my FB picture
Admit it. Over the weekend, you either changed your Facebook profile picture to a favorite cartoon from your past, or you know some of your friends who did so. You know, it was a project to raise awareness of child abuse by replacing human faces with cartoon faces. Or something like that. It got to…
Read MoreDavid-Paul
What’s in a middle name? We carry our middle names as the markers of grandfathers and grandmothers and relatives of long ago. We know of our middle names when our parents use them when calling for us – a sure sign that we were in big, big trouble. As we grow up, sometimes we use…
Read MoreCaption Time
Here’s a picture that needs a caption. I took this shot last May at Tulipfest. Are you feeling creative today?
Read MoreSome Forgotten Holiday Specials
As the Times Union is currently running one of their NCAA-style “what’s the best” holiday movie or holiday song or holiday whatever, I am reminded of some holiday specials that didn’t make the cut. Here’s four that missed the list – that you should search out if you get a chance. I remember that every…
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