Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
In an effort to eat healthy food, I stopped yesterday at one of my local farmer’s markets.ย Purchased some strawberries and mushrooms and carrots – two bunches of carrots, to be precise. But as I separated the bunches of carrots and looked through my haul of veggies to see which ones were “snack” carrots and…
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It is the summer of 2016, and for the eighth consecutive year, I’ve entered photos in the New York State Fair’s Photography Competition in Syracuse.ย Whether you’ve read my blog for a day or for years, you know that I treat the NYS Fair’s photo competition as one of my “photo majors.”ย And essentially, I…
Read MoreI want to share something with you. Many years ago, one of my features in my blog involved rewriting and serializing an old college writing project.ย I spread the novella over several different blog posts, scheduling chapters to appear three times a week.ย It was a personal challenge for me – to not only update…
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Earlier this June, I was puttering around Silver Fox Salvage in Albany’s Warehouse District.ย I’m not much of a furniture person; if it didn’t come from Huck Finn’s Warehouse or Goodwill, then it was too expensive for my taste. But there it was.ย Tucked in behind dusty furniture and pipes and the like… I saw…
Read MoreLast week, a rainbow-hued pride flag outside the First Lutheran Church in Albany, the temporary home of the Albany Damien Center, was set ablaze.ย While plans are underway to replace that flag – in an effort to show that the Damien Center and its mission to help those with HIV and AIDS in the Capital…
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In an effort to make my Leica M3 (“Leica Green”) a multi-purpose 35mm shooter, capable of shooting everything from print film to slide film, from expired film to infrared film, from B&W film to distressed film, I need to get it in the field and test it. So last week, I stuffed Leica Green with…
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Because of space and format requirements, my Dream Window constructions are ineligible for the New York State Fair’s photography competition.ย Bummer. And I’ve already selected my six entries for the 2016 photo competition, so there’s no room for any Dream Windows in that category. But just for a lark, I looked through the listings of…
Read MoreI need a sofa-bed.ย I really do.ย The futon I bought a few years ago is seriously showing both its age and its shoddy construction.ย And unless you want to hear me griping about a sore back every other blog post, you’ll let me get this sofa-bed. A few weeks ago, I visited Huck Finn’s…
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Apparently Empire Consumer Services, the telemarketer that has been hassling me about purchasing an extended vehicle service contract for my dearly departed 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS, is now trying to convince me that no means yes and left means right. Which also means that today I received a telephone call from Judy. Judy, if you…
Read MoreFor over 25 years, the Albany Damien Center has provided help and shelter and support for those who suffer from the ravages and scars of HIV and AIDS.ย The charitable organization has been there through good time and hard times, with one simple goal in mind – to offer a broad view in a world…
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