NOTE: the following story, which will be serialized on this blog, was originally written in 1985 as my senior project in creative writing at Hamilton College. 25 years later, it has been updated. New chapters will appear Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Previous chapters are listed with hyperlinks below. PROLOGUE CHAPTER 1 – THE NEW MAN…
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Star Trails and Contemplative Reflection
The evening sky is beautiful and clear. Stars from a million light-years away twinkle in the inky night. And here I am, sitting in St. Agnes Cemetery in a clear May evening. The moon is new. The stars are twinkling. My Nikon D700 is capturing a series of 30-second exposures, which will be assembled into…
Read MoreArt Auction for Tess’ Lark Tavern
A community comes together. There’s no question about that. And whatever it takes to rebuild and restore Lark Tavern, then that’s what a community does. That’s why I’m donating some of my printed and framed photographic artworks to Samson Contompasis’ upcoming art auction for Tess’ Lark Tavern. I stopped over to the gallery at The…
Read MoreThe Robins of Iverhill: Chapter 21 – Norton
NOTE: the following story, which will be serialized on this blog, was originally written in 1985 as my senior project in creative writing at Hamilton College. 25 years later, it has been updated. New chapters will appear Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Previous chapters are listed with hyperlinks below. PROLOGUE CHAPTER 1 – THE NEW MAN…
Read MoreThe Importance of Being an Earnest TU Blogger
Kevin Marshall is one of the Times Union lifestyle bloggers for this page. In the short time he’s been with the TU blogiverse, he’s snapped off some great observations about everything from dating in the 21st century to the idiocy of the People of Wal-Mart website. He’s also driven people nuts with an April Fool’s…
Read MoreThe Robins of Iverhill: Chapter 20 – Stench
NOTE: the following story, which will be serialized on this blog, was originally written in 1985 as my senior project in creative writing at Hamilton College. 25 years later, it has been updated. New chapters will appear Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Previous chapters are listed with hyperlinks below. PROLOGUE CHAPTER 1 – THE NEW MAN…
Read MoreRemembering artist and illustrator Fred Fixler
When I used to collect vintage CBA and Eastern League memorabilia, I had boxes and boxes of game programs, including some from the Eastern League’s first season (1946-47). But between the 1950’s and early 1960’s, many Eastern League teams – along with college sports teams and high school teams – used a series of generic…
Read MoreWeek 13 of the 2010 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
Before I begin this week’s recap of the trivia tournament at Elbo Room, I need to let all trivia teams in the Capital District know about an upcoming event. A charity fundraising trivia competition, which will benefit the Relay for Life, will be held on Wednesday, May 26, at the American Legion North Albany Post…
Read MoreRocky Mountain Film Lab – an update on my antique camera film
A few months ago – February 27, 2010, to be exact – I found an undeveloped roll of Kodacolor-X in an old Kodak Brownie Super 27 camera, a camera that was found in a New Hampshire antique store. I bought the camera with the understanding that something might be on the roll – and that…
Read MoreCongrats to Street Academy / Harriet Gibbons HS Hall of Famer Milton Horne
Yesterday, the Albany City School District made their announcements for the 2010 Albany City School District Hall of Fame. I watched the announcement with great anticipation – last year, I caught a mistake on their initial application form, which states that although the potential nominee must be associated with an Albany public high school, the…
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