Thursday morning, November 25th, 5:00 a.m. Zzzz… Slumber… it’s a beautiful thing… November 25th… brain is slowly powering up… Chuck… it’s Thanksgiving Day… Get out of bed now… No, I mumble… roll over… snooze… I open one eye and blearily gaze at my alarm clock. 5:30 a.m. Crap. I overslept. Equinox Thanksgiving Dinner day… and…
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Thanksgiving with Victoria Howie
As I get ready this Thursday to drive another set of dinners to families around the Capital District, as part of the Equinox Thanksgiving Day tradition, I am reminded of a time – back when I was in college – when Thanksgiving took on a special meaning. Background. I was a freshman at Hamilton College,…
Read MoreThe White Label Computer Tower
Back in the 1970’s, Johnny Cash had a hit song called “One Piece at a Time,” the story of which involves him smuggling parts out of a General Motors factory to build his own car – only because it took so long to smuggle every part, all the parts didn’t fit together when he tried…
Read MoreA prayer for the safe return of Jenni-Lyn Watson
This isn’t my normal area of expertise. My blog isn’t equipped to do things like hunt down missing teenagers or reunite lost family members. I’m Chuck Miller. I’m not John Walsh. But someone brought me an article about a missing Syracuse college student, and asked if I could at least help spread the word. Take…
Read MoreThe Check Engine Light
It’s Sunday afternoon and I’m trying to get some errands done. I have to go to Crossgates Mall and print out a photograph for an upcoming art show, then I have to go to Jo-Ann Fabrics and purchase an appropriate frame for same. Let’s Go, Cardachrome – Next stop, Crossgates Mall. Everything’s fine, my Saturn…
Read MoreJFK’s Assassination on the Twilight Zone
Before I begin my post, let me state for the record that as far as I’m concerned, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was murdered by Lee Harvey Oswald, who acted alone, who acted of his own volition, and whose motives were those of a deeply disturbed madman. And to answer the next question, “Where were you when…
Read MoreA final preservation for Harriet Gibbons High School
The yearbooks and graduation programs are in one box. Two other boxes contain binders of photographs, 40 years of smiling students and proud teachers. Yet another box contains the videotapes of graduations and school functions. I need to do this. So much has happened to my old high school (Street Academy of Albany / Harriet…
Read MoreThe legacy of the Technics SL-1200 MK2
If you looked at that headline and gave a general “What in the world is Chuck rambling on about” response, I can understand. If you looked at that headline and your heart sank, then you – like me – are witness to the passing of an era in recorded sound. As of October 31, 2010,…
Read MoreWeek 11 of the $2,500 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
So here’s the deal. With nine weeks to go before the final playoff round is commenced, there are three teams – the Flabbies, Street Academy and the Sneaky Petes – that can lock themselves into the final game with a win tonight. But it was going to be a tough run. My Street Academy team…
Read MoreTen Examples of Rube Goldberg’s Influence
Rube Goldberg was an illustrator and cartoonist who is best remembered for creating designs that would take tons of carefully-angled and balanced items – one tipping into the other – to complete a mundane task. He drew cartoons to illustrate these points, and today something that shows various tips and tricks to reach an end…
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